Author Archives: literacymanagement

Edited by Mireille Bétrancourt, Giulia Ortoleva, Päivi Tynjälä and Stephen BillettThe volume Writing for Professional Development is projected to be published in the edited collection Studies in Writing. Series Editor Gert Rijlaarsdam.Brill: Studies in Writing Series This volume will present … Continue reading →

From the perspective of literacy management, this is maybe the most exciting conference. Students are being asked to reflect on their own experience of becoming a writing tutor and working in a learning environment as tutors. I am hoping this … Continue reading →

Overview:  For the third year, AAEEBL members and eportfolio practitioners from around the world will gather at the Seaport World Trade Center on stunning Boston Harbor for the AAEEBL Annual Conference (July 16-19). Once again, AAEEBL is co-locating with Campus Technology, … Continue reading →

We invite you to help establish a new resource for everyone who is interested in writing research. The Research Exchange Index, or REx, will be a digital compendium of contemporary writing research that features information collected, edited, and published every … Continue reading →

Authors are invited to address issues in relation to: development of lifelong learner / professional / citizen identity; integrative learning and holistic development; individual / community /organisational ePortfolios and identities development; distributed communities of practice: continuing professional development and sustainable employability; assessment, recognition and accreditation … Continue reading →

Das Schreibzentrum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum lädt ein zum Open Space zu den Themen „Vernetzung und Qualitätskriterien in der Schreibdidaktik“ am 22./23.3.2012: In den letzten Jahren haben wir, die Mitarbeiterinnen des Schreibzentrums an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, im Gespräch mit Kolleginnen und … Continue reading →

Writing Development in Higher Education 2012 Enacting thoughtful pedagogies and inclusive values in writing development Faculty of Education, Liverpool Hope University (UK) Conference keynotes: Gunther Kress, Professor of Semiotics and Education, Institute of Education, University of London, UK Joan Turner, Director, … Continue reading →

This workshop (November 18/19, 2011) brought together colleagues (in person and virtually) from Austria, Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. Involved were secondary schools, colleges for vocational training, research universities, private enterprises for … Continue reading →

Drawing on sources is a central task in academic writing, and one which often creates difficulty for novice writers. Yet despite a considerable body of literature addressing isolated pockets of this area (notably plagiarism/patchwriting and reporting verbs) student source use … Continue reading →

Another small group of participants of the International Literacy Management certificate program is starting its work today. After the first group of participants has been on its way since March/April, another three participants decided to form a team that will … Continue reading →