At the Intersection of Literacy & Technology: Research and Developments from the [name of Researcher Center deleted for blind review]

Chairs: Douglas K. Hartman, Michigan State University

Nell K. Duke, Michigan State University

The words literacy and technology are increasingly paired in today’s world of research, practice, and policy. The nature of this pairing can vary considerably from one study to another. In this alternative format session, we juxtapose eight studies that represent varying ways literacy and technology have been paired. This alternative format session begins with overviews of the eight studies, followed by poster sessions with multimedia elements, and concludes with an open discussion.

1. Introduction

Douglas K. Hartman, Michigan State University

Nell K. Duke, Michigan State University

2. Paper 1: The Transformation of Reading and Writing: >From Offline to Online Conceptions

Paul Mark Mark Morsink, Michigan State University

Jinjie Zheng, Michigan State University

Douglas K. Hartman, Michigan State University

3. Paper 2: Teaching Authentic Languages through New Technologies in the Elementary Grades

Guofang Li, Michigan State University

Alan Wu, Michigan State University

Jung Jin Kang, Michigan State University

4. Paper 3: Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Students Tutoring Younger Students to Evaluate Websites

Shenglan Zhang, Winona State University

Nell K. Duke, Michigan State University

5. Paper 4: Implementing and Evaluating a Web-based Technology to Support Expository Reading and Writing Performance in Middle School

Troy Mariage, Michigan State University

Carol Sue Englert, Michigan State University

Paul Mark Mark Morsink, Michigan State University

Nicole M. Martin, Michigan State University

Kara Sevensma, Michigan State University

Kimberly Fitzer, Michigan State University

Cynthia M. Okolo, Michigan State University

6. Paper 5: Writing About History: Effects of a Web-based History-learning Environment in Middle School

Cynthia M. Okolo, Michigan State University

Andrew VanEgmond, Michigan State University

Emily Bouck, Purdue University

Carrie Anna Courtad, Illinois State University

Carol Sue Englert, Michigan State University

Anne M. Heutsche, Michigan State University

7. Paper 6: Exploring New Literacies in a Teacher Education Course: Developing Conceptions and Instructional Approaches

Cheryl Rosaen, Michigan State University

Marjorie Terpstra, Calvin College

8. Paper 7: Video-Based Response and Revision: Preservice Teachers Using Web-based, Social-networking Tools

Samantha Caughlan, Michigan State University

Mary M. Juzwik, Michigan State University

9. Paper 8: Advanced Cognitive and Metacognitive Processes for Deep Learning on the Web

Rand J. Spiro, Michigan State University

Michael DeSchryver, Michigan State University