Electronic Reading Workshop: Beyond Books With New Literacies and Instructional Technologies

Abstract

In response to the challenge of meeting the needs of today's learners, teachers must know how to teach and facilitate new literacies and instructional technologies. This article introduces the concept of an electronic reading workshop (ERW), in which participants read eBooks, respond to literature in digital response journals, participate in online literature discussions, and create technology‐based literature extension projects. The article further explains how an ERW was introduced and implemented within a classroom community of preservice teachers and provides suggestions for adapting and implementing an ERW in middle‐level classrooms. لا بد للأساتذة من معرفة كيفية تدريس معارف القراءة والكتابة والتقنيات التعليمية الجديدتين وتسهيلهما كي يتم الرد على تحدي سد حاجات دارسي اليوم. لذا تقدّم هذه المقالة مفهوم ورشة القراءة الإلكترونية حيث يقرأ مشاركوها كتباً إلكترونية ويردون على قراءة الأدب في كتابة يوميات رقمية ويشاركون في مناقشات أدبية على الشبكة العالمية ويخلقون مشاريع أدبية موسعة مبنية على التقنية. وتتعمق المقالة في شرح كيفية إتمام تقديم ورشة القراءة الإلكترونية وتنفيذها في مجتمع صف الأساتذة ذوي صفة قبل الخدمة وتوفّر اقتراحات لتكييف ورشة كهذه وتنفيذها في الصفوف على المستوى المتوسط. 为要面对满足现今学习者需要的挑战，教师必须懂得如何在教导与促进新的读写能力和教学科技。本文介绍一个电子阅读工作坊(ERW)的慨念。这工作坊让参加者阅读电子书、回答在电子回应日志中有关文学的问题、参与线上有关文学的讨论，并且创作以线上科技为基础的延展学习项目。本文继而解释如何把这个电子阅读工作坊引进和实施于一个由职前教师组成的课堂群社中。本文更建议如何把这电子阅读工作坊修订，使之适用于中级程度的课堂教学。 En réponse au défi de faire face aux besoins des apprenants d'aujourd'hui, les enseignants devraient savoir comment enseigner et utiliser les nouvelles littératies et les technologies de l'enseignement. Cet article présente le concept d'Atelier de Lecture Electronique (ALE), dans lequel les participants lisent des livres électroniques, réagissent à des écrits dans des journaux électroniques, participent en ligne à des discussions par écrit, et créent des projets écrits basés sur la technologie informatique. L'article explique en outre comment un ALE a été introduit et appliqué dans une communauté de classes d'enseignants en formation initiale et apporte des suggestions pour adapter et appliquer un ALE dans des classes de cycle 3. Чтобы соответствовать потребностям современных учеников и студентов, преподаватели обязаны уметь развивать новые виды грамотности и владеть информационными технологиями. В статье вводится понятие электронного читательского семинара (ERW), в рамках которого участники знакомятся с электронными книгами, отзываются о прочитанном в блогах, участвуют в литературных онлайн‐обсуждениях и создают литературные проекты с использованием возможностей Интернета и компьютера. Подобный семинар уже был осуществлен в работе со студентами педагогического факультета. Приводятся предложения по адаптации этого формата для других возрастных групп. Como reacción al reto de satisfacer las necesidades de los aprendices de hoy, los maestros tienen que saber cómo enseñar y facilitar las nuevas competencias y tecnologías de instrucción. Este artículo presenta el concepto de un taller de lectura electrónica (ERW por sus siglas en inglés), e...

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