Keynote Presentatie

Elinet’s contribution to European Conference on Literacy 2026

Elinet’s contribution to European Conference on Literacy 2026

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I’m co-founder and Board member of Elinet. Elinet attended 24th European Conference on Literacy, Literacy. The Door to a Better World, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from July 6 to 8 July 2026. For more general information about the conference, see this earlier post on the Elinet website.

Elinet organized two symposia, which were well attended and evaluated. I was one of the organisers of the Elinet symposia and contributed also a presentation.  

  1. Learning Together Across Borders: International Perspectives on Adult Education
  2. Rethinking Digital Literacies for the AI Era: International Perspectives from ELINET

We would like to share information about the symposia.… Read the rest

Groeten vanuit de 23rd European Conference on Literacy!

Groeten vanuit de 23rd European Conference on Literacy!

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Ik was 24-26 juni 2024 als lid van FELA en Elinet op de tweejaarlijkse European Conference on Literacy op Kreta. Persoonlijke noot: ik wil niet meer vliegen, dus was van Nederland naar Kreta gereisd met trein en boot. Zie Polarsteps.

Oorspronkelijke blog op de website van Elinet door Sari Sulkunen, Sandra Langer en Colin Harrison (vertaald uit het Engels)  Engelse tekst staat beneden.

De Europese Conferentie over Geletterdheid werd gehouden in Chania, Griekenland, op 24-26 juni 2024. Ongeveer 300 wetenschappers en leraren uit 40 landen kwamen bijeen om hun werk te presenteren en te discussiëren over geletterdheid. De conferentie werd mede georganiseerd door de Hellenic Association for Language and Literacy en de Federation of European Literacy Associations (FELA).… Read the rest

Seminar Reading and Learning for all Ages

Seminar Reading and Learning for all Ages

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U bent van harte uitgenodigd om deel te nemen aan het seminar Reading and Learning for all Ages in Ljubljana op 29 oktober, ook beschikbaar via Zoom. Ik geef zelf ook een presentatie. Die zal ik later ter beschikbaar stellen.
You are cordially invited to join the seminar Reading and Learning for all Ages in Ljubljana, October 29, also available through Zoom.

READING AND LEARNING FOR ALL AGES

Date: Venue: Friday, 29 October, 2021
16:00 Ljubljana/ Amsterdam  / 15:00 London, Dublin / 17:00 Helsinki, Athens
Venue: Filozofska fakulteta/Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 2 Room 2
Online (Zoom):  https://uni-lj-si.zoom.us/j/91257945101
Meeting ID: 912 5794 5101

Programme

16:00 Opening Savina Zwitter, Bralno društvo Slovenije
Máirín Wilson, Federation of European Literacy Associations

16:05 Greg Brooks (United Kingdom Literacy Association/Zoom),
Voces paginarum: Origin and limits of the notion that most reading in antiquity and the Middle Ages was oral

We are so used to reading (beyond the initial stages) being silent that it seems strange that some scholars thought that most people in antiquity and the Middle Ages who could read, routinely read aloud, whether they were alone or in company.… Read the rest

Presentatie conferentie van CroRa in Zagreb

Presentatie conferentie van CroRa in Zagreb

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The Croatian Reading Association (CroRa) organized the successful conference Digital literacy and strategies for digital inclusion, on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 in Zagreb. I talked, as a special guest, about Digital literacy: a challenge for all of us.

In the last few decades, in modern society, we have been witnessing many significant changes in reading and writing initiated by the digital revolution. Since digital world is becoming more and more dominant over physical world it is important to pay attention to digital inclusion, so that every member of society, including those in unfavourable positions, would have access to informational and digital technologies.… Read the rest

FELA Webinars Literacy and Online Education

FELA Webinars Literacy and Online Education

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FELA organises a series of free webinars with leading researchers and practitioners exploring interesting topics in the field of literacy. Topic: Literacy and Online Education. From Technology to Critical Thinking. Dates: May 12, 13 & 14 at 17.00 – 19.10 CET.  You can download the long version HERE.
I’m member of the Webinar Steering Group of FELA, and one of the organisers of the webinars. I will give a presentation on May 12, 17.45 on Digital Literacy, Rethinking the Curriculum of Language teaching.

WEBINAR REGISTRATION (closed):

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Language Education for Social Justice Conference. Jyväskylä, Finland

Language Education for Social Justice Conference. Jyväskylä, Finland

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The 37th Conference of Applied Language Studies, Education for Social Justice Conference will take place completely online on June 1-3, 2021 in Jyväskylä, Finland. Join the conference and register on the Conference website.

Fabio Nascimbeni en ik, co-chairs Digital Literacy van ELINET, geven een presentatie tijdens een colloquium van ELINET op de deze conferentie. Kom ook.
Fabio Nascimbeni and I, co-chairs Digital Literacy at ELINET, will be giving a presentation at the ELINET colloquium during this conference. The conference is highly recommended. Please participate.

During this conference ELINET organizes a two-hour interactive colloquium in which we will introduce a framework digital literacy means for children ages 0-10, the ways digital tools and activities can contribute to the development of children’s literacy skills, attitudes and compile the best practices that can be used at homes and schools and request feedback and good practice examples from the audience members.… Read the rest

International Conference ‘Literacy and Contemporary Society’ Cyprus

International Conference ‘Literacy and Contemporary Society’ Cyprus

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(Nederlands/ English) Ik ben spreker op de 4th International Conference ‘Literacy and Contemporary Society’ op 12 mei 19.30 in Nicosia, Cyprus. Mijn focus zal zijn: Digital Literacy and the Role of the Language Teacher. Fabio Nascimbeni, samen met mij chair van de Digital Literacy Working group van ELINET zal daar ook spreken. Registratie is  nu open via de Conference website. Zie daar ook het programma. Kom ook.

The 4th International Conference Literacy and Contemporary Society: Transitions in Digital Learning, May 12 and 13 in Cyprus, focuses on the transformation of learning, being, and communicating, as an inherent characteristic of modern societies but as yet intensified due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the past year.… Read the rest

Keynote Conferentie Reading Association of Russia

Keynote Conferentie Reading Association of Russia

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(Nederlands/English) Ik gaf een Keynote op de The 6th International Conference in Moskou. Reading and Literacy in Education and Culture: Letters in Digits van de The Reading Association of Russia op 19-11-2020. De titel is: Digital Literacy. Rethinking literacy and learning. A big challenge for education and culture.
Nu virtueel via een opgestuurde videopresentatie. Je kan de drie keynotes via Youtube terugzien: (1) Colin Harrison start om -2.40 min., (2) Bill Brozo om -1.48 and (3) Jeroen Clemens om -43 (Vreemde tijdsnotering, maar zo gaat het. Strange timetable, but you’ll find it this way). Mijn Keynote is beschikbaar via Slideshare.… Read the rest

Keynote Speaker at Conference on Literacy, Moskou

Keynote Speaker at Conference on Literacy, Moskou

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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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