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Congratulations to ​the previous winners
of the
2018 Divergent Award for Excellence in 21st Century Literacies!

Sean Connors, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of Arkansas

Bryan Ripley Crandall, Ph.D.
Director of Connecticut Writing Project-Fairfield University
Assistant Professor, Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation

Publication:
Handbook of Writing, Literacies, and Education in Digital Cultures
Eds: Kathy Mills, Anna Smith, Amy Stornaiuolo, and Jessica Pandya
Publisher: Routledge

given by the
Initiative for 21st Century Literacies Research






The fifth annual 21st Century Literacies Lecture Series co-sponsored by the Initiative for 21st Century Literacies Research, the Oklahoma State University College of Education, Health & Aviation, the Kim and Chuck Watson Endowment, and the Oklahoma State University Writing Project, will be held 10:00 am February 22, 2018 in Willard Hall 010. Beginning at 9:00 am, the 21st Century Literacies Graduate Student Poster Sessions will be presenting outside of Willard Hall.

The 21st Century Literacies Lecture Series promotes innovative, interdisciplinary research and scholarship on 21st century literacies.  This year’s theme is Literacies for a Better World i, featuring keynote speakers Dr. Bryan Ripley Crandall, Fairfield University, CT, Dr. Sean Connors, University of Arkansas, and the editors of The Handbook of Writing, Literacies, and Education in Digital Cultures.


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For additional information, email shelbie.witte@okstate.edu

Call for Proposals

Fifth Annual
21st Century Literacies Lecture Series
Graduate Student Poster Presentations
 
We invite you to submit a proposal to present a poster at the 21st Century Literacies Lecture Series at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, at the College of Education, Health & Aviation. The poster session will precede the 21st Century Literacies Lecture Series to be held February 22, 2018, with poster presentations beginning at 9 a.m. and the lecture beginning at 10 a.m. Two winners will be selected for recognition (Best Poster and People’s Choice) with a monetary award.
Poster presenters will be required to attend the event beginning at 8:45 a.m. for set up and 9:00 a.m. for presentations during the designated time to participate in a question and answer session regarding the poster being presented. 
Proposals are due by January 25, 2018.  In the event of poster submissions that exceed our allotted space, we will reach out for additional information to include a 300-word abstract of your poster.  Poster Presenters will be notified by February 1, 2018.
Poster Presentation Topics
Posters should address a topic which aligns with the definition of 21st Century Literacies, found here (NCTE, 2016).  21st Century Literacies attend to the need to:
  • Develop proficiency and fluency with the tools of technology; 
  • Build intentional cross-cultural connections and relationships with others so to pose and solve problems collaboratively and strengthen independent thought; 
  • Design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes; 
  • Manage, analyze, and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information; 
  • Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate multimedia texts; 
  • Attend to the ethical responsibilities required by these complex environments.
These topics lend themselves well to research within the fields of education, technology, information, communication, and rhetoric.  Submit your poster proposal here: https://goo.gl/forms/yoxgxV8jiiYfwXlk2
 
For questions regarding poster submissions, please contact Dr. Shelbie Witte (shelbie.witte@okstate.edu).
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