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Future Of The Book

Who:
Chris Penny, Christine DiPaulo
When:
Session Four
Where:
Room 313

The Future of the Book is now! Tablet computing devices are being adopted in education at an amazingly fast rate. It is we, the early adopters and who, through trial and discovery, will help develop the best practices for the Future of the Book.

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Why Johnny Can't Read: A Conversation About What It Means to Be Literate...Today

Who:
David Jakes, Laura Deisley
When:
Session Four
Where:
Room 204

Nicholas Carr argues that we live in The Shallows. Clay Shirky writes that the literary world is now losing its normative hold on culture. So, is literacy changing? As we incorporate connective technologies in our classrooms, are the skills associated with deep reading and critical thinking being lost? What does it mean to be literate in 2010 and beyond?