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MOOC Free Course on Digital Literacy starting September 16, 2020

13/09/2020 Comments 0 Comment

The Digital Literacy Lab for Educators announces their next project, a 5-week free online course on digital literacies, in partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning and Dilectae. You can enrol here.
I think this to be an interesting MOOC. I will participate [JCL].
The uncertain future facing society at large due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis makes the need for widespread digital literacy even greater. We believe this is an essential course of personal and professional development for instructors, mentors, learners, and anyone interested in making sense of our society’s reflexive relationship with technology. The first five modules of the course are the building blocks for the Digital Literacy Lab for Educators (or DLLE).… Read the rest

Keynote Speaker at Conference on Literacy, Moskou

31/01/2020 Comments 0 Comment

I’m proud to be invited as a keynote speaker on the 6th international conference “Reading and literacy in education and culture: A digital dimension” in Moskou April 2-4.
In the famous National Library

Title of my keynote : Digital Literacy, Rethinking literacy and learning. A big challenge for education and culture.

Will keep you informed.

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4th Baltic Sea Conference on Literacy 16-21 January 2020

11/08/2019 Comments 0 Comment

You are welcome to the
4th Baltic Sea Conference on Literacy “Searching for a Common Language”
16-21 January, 2020 in Tallinn, Estonia! Visit the Conference homepage on http://4bscl2020.ee

The organisers of the Conference are the Estonian Reading Association in cooperation with the Federation of European Literacy Associations together with:

p style=”text-align: left;”Baltic Sea countries have much experience with multilingual education, communication and culture and are also facing new challenges for social coherence within increased immigration as other countries.
We are looking at how to respond adequately to the needs of diverse student populations. The language learning and access to quality education are the prerequisites of communication and social inclusion supporting the diverse cultures and minorities.… Read the rest

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

09/08/2019 Comments 0 Comment

International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. Lees op en.unesco.org/commemorations/indigenouspeoplesday… Read the rest

2019 Unesco Literacy Prizes

03/05/2019 Comments 0 Comment

Dear experts,
We are pleased to inform you that the call for applications and nominations for the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes has just been launched. The theme for this year is ‘Literacy and Multilingualism’.

Since 1967, UNESCO International Literacy Prizes have rewarded excellence and innovation in the field of literacy. Over 490 projects and programmes undertaken by governments, non-governmental organizations and individuals around the world have been recognized. Through these prestigious Prizes, UNESCO seeks to support effective literacy practices and encourages the promotion of dynamic literate societies.

Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, invites you to submit nominations ”widely in your country, among local public education, learning and training institutions, public and private organizations and other stakeholders involved in literacy programmes”.… Read the rest

21st European Conference on Literacy Registration

07/04/2019 Comments 0 Comment

The conference is only four months away. We are reminding you to register for The 18th Nordic Literacy Conference & the 21st European Conference on Literacy under the heading of Learning from the Past for the Future: Literacy for All.

These are the important dates now

December 1st 2018: Registration opens for all

February 1st – 15th 2019: Letter of acceptance of contributions

May 1st 2019: Latest registration of presenters

May 1st 2019: Latest registration for early birds

August 1st 2019: Latest registration for others than presenters

August 4th – 7th 2019: Literacy Conference in CopenhagenE

December 1st 2018: Registration opens for all

February 1st – 15th 2019: Letter of acceptance of contributions

May 1st 2019: Latest registration of presenters

May 1st 2019: Latest registration for early birds

August 1st 2019: Latest registration for others than presenters

August 4th – 7th 2019: Literacy Conference in Copenhagen… Read the rest

FELA seminar European Literacy Declaration

28/01/2019 Comments 0 Comment

18 On Friday January 2019, 14.00-18.00 Fela had a seminar at Hamburg University. The Theme was The European Literacy Declaration- good practice examples for its realization.
We like to share the presentations with you. All presentations will be available soon. Some are already (see links). So come back for more information.

14.00	Prof. Dr Renate Valtin, Humboldt University, Berlin: Introductory remarks
14.05	Prof. Dr Anke Grotlüschen, University of Hamburg: The Second German Level-One Survey (LEO 2018): Testing Literacy and asking for Literacy Practices
14.35	Prof. Dr Máirin Wilson: A National Literacy Strategy: the Irish Experience
15.05	Prof. Dr Greg Brooks, University of Sheffield: Joseph Neef (1770-1854): forgotten pioneer of phonetics and phonics
15.35	Cand.

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21st European Conference on Literacy: Last Call for Proposals

28/10/2018 Comments 0 Comment

We are very pleased to invite you to register for The 18th Nordic Literacy Conference & the 21st European Conference on Literacy under the heading of Learning from the Past for the Future: Literacy for All. This is a last call for submitting a proposal. You can submit your proposal on the site of the Conference here.The deadline is November, 1 The conference is in Copenhagen, August 4th – 7th 2019

You can submit a proposal for a presentation or you can register without giving a presentation. But please do consider submitting a proposal for a presentation, so that we can share our knowhow and experiences across country borders, whether you are a teacher, a school leader, a librarian, a researcher or just in general interested in literacy.… Read the rest

Press Release International ELINET Symposium Köln

14/07/2018 Comments 0 Comment

I hope to see you July 23 in Cologne on the International Elinet Symposium. I will be the co-chair Digital Literacy. Please share the press release with your friends and colleagues.
Tot ziens in Keulen op 23 juli op de interessante conferentie van Elinet, waar ik co-chair Digital Literacy mag zijn. Deel deze oproep met je vrienden en collega’s.

Press Release (download press release in PDF in English or German)
The European Literacy Policy Network Association organizes the second International ELINET Symposium: “Literacy in the 21st Century: Participation – Inclusion – Equity” on 23./24. July at University of Cologne

“Literacy is an essential prerequisite for all kinds of learning and human development.

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Call for applications 2018 UNESCO-King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa ICT in Education Prize

29/06/2018 Comments 0 Comment

UNESCO is pleased to invite you to submit applications and nominations for the 2018 UNESCO-King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa ICT in Education Prize.

Created in 2005, the Prize rewards individuals and organizations who are promoting innovations in leveraging ICT for achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 on education.

This year’s theme is: ‘‘The use of innovative Information and Communication Technologies to ensure education for vulnerable groups”. The winning projects should particularly focus on out-of-school children, non-literate or under-skilled youth or adults suffering from various barriers, personal disabilities, gender inequalities or crisis-affected situations. Special attention will be given to projects that use integrated ICT solutions that blend commonly used technology with frontier ICT applications relating to Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, machine learning, robotics, big data, etc.… Read the rest