Education Impact is a global consultancy focused on using information technology to transform education. It provides services like policy reviews, product evaluations, and capacity building to public and private sector organizations. Education Impact also operates as an independent fellowship of leading education technology consultants. The presentation discusses topics like eReaders in Kenya, digital reading literacy, and how emerging technologies can facilitate reading development worldwide.

1. Reading Literacy in a Digital
World
EI WISE Workshop 3 Nov 2011
Øystein Johannessen, Education Impact
#WISEW32
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2. eReaders in Kenya

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5. Cerpus AS
• Norwegian learning tech company founded
in 2002
• Main areas of business.
– Products and services
• Content Development (incl QA and ed. support)
• Strategies for ICT and Innovation
– R&D --> Cerpus Learning Garden 2012
– International collaboration
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6. PISA 2009 Reading Assessment
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7. PISA 2009 Reading Assessment
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8. Where are we on the MDGs?
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9. New features of digital texts
• From static pages to dynamic windows and
frames
• From linear arrangement to networking and
hyperlinking
• From illustrated texts to multimedia and
augmented reality
• From authored texts to online discussion
and social networks
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10. The 2011 Horizon Report K-12
Edition
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11. Horizon Report: Emerging
Technologies
• 1 Year or Less
– Cloud Computing
– Mobiles
• 2-3 Years
– Game-Based Learning
– Open Content
• 4-5 Years
– Learning Analytics
– Personal Learning Environments
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12. What is happening around the
world?
• eReaders in Kenya
• Handheld and mobile devices
• Subtitling cartoons, songs and movies in India
• Digital textbooks in South-Korea
• WritingToRead (Norway)
• Discussions on how reading on screen impact
our cognitive development and reading
literacy
• In Search for the Knowledge Base
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13. Questions for discussion
• What is the current knowledge base with regard
to reading literacy worldwide?
• How can emerging technologies such as mobile
and handheld devices facilitate the development
of reading literacy among learners?
• What are the hallmarks of successful
interventions for the advancement of reading
literacy among learners with socio-economic
disadvantages?
• Other questions?
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