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The Class: Living and Learning in the Digital Age

This presentation draws on a year – long ethnography into the ‘learning lives’ of 13-14 year olds in London published as The Class Living and learning in the Digital Age by Sonia Livingstone and Julian Sefton-Green (New York University Press 2016).

Elusive Inclusion: Public Libraries Serving Families of Children with Disabilities

Jo Kaeding and Tess Prendergast invite you to a short presentation about their doctoral studies that both explore inclusion of children with disabilities in public libraries.

Video – The African Storybook in Global Perspective: Children’s Literacy and Teacher Identity

The African Storybook (ASb) is a ground-breaking South African initiative, begun in 2013, which promotes early literacy for African children through a powerful interactive website (africanstorybook.org/). There are currently over 500 unique stories in over 60 African languages, as well as English, French, and Portuguese, which can be downloaded, translated, and adapted for use. Espen […]

Understanding Academic Freedom from the African Perspective: The Case of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Join us on July 19 as Demoze Degefa, Instructor and PhD candidate at the University of Ethiopia, speaks on academic freedom from the African perspective.

Giving good feedback on research writing: Supervisor and student perspectives

Join us for a seminar with visiting academic, Dr. Susan Carter, on July 11, 3-4 p.m., to discuss giving good feedback on research writing.

Multi-ethnicity and Multilingualism for Indigenous Language Teaching and Learning: The Case of Ethiopia

Join us on July 12 as Dr. Haregewoin Fantahun Eshete, Assistant Professor at the University of Ethiopia, speaks on multi-ethnicity and multilingualism for Indigenous language teaching and learning.

Contact! Unload [Symposium]

On June 16 and 17, 2016, as part of Men’s Health Week, join us for a symposium on Contact! Unload.

Equity in Digital Literacies

These keynotes, which are part of a two-day closed conference, will be open to the public during times specified here.

LLED Picnic on the Beach

We’ve reserved a cluster of tables near the beach!

The African Storybook in Global Perspective: Children’s Literacy and Teacher Identity

Join LLED’s Dr. Bonny Norton, Espen Stranger-Johannessen, and Liam Doherty on Tuesday, April 26th from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. in Scarfe 310.


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