Building bridges : : rethinking literacy teacher education in a digital era / / edited by Clare Kosnik [and five others] ; foreword by Neil Selwyn.

• TeilnehmendeR: Kosnik, Clare,; Selwyn, Neil,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] ;, Taipei, [Taiwan] : : Sense Publishers,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XVIII, 212 p.)

Literacy learning continues to be central to schooling, and is currently of major concern to educators, policy developers, and members of the public alike. However, the proliferation of communication channels in this digital era requires a fundamental re-thinking of the nature of literacy and the pedagogy of literacy teaching and teacher education. This text brings together papers by experts in teacher education, literacy, and information technology to help chart a way forward in this complex area. Because of their background in teacher education, the authors are realistic about what is appropriate and feasible – they do not just jump on a technology bandwagon – but they are also able to provide extended examples of how to embed technology in the practice of teacher education. “Taking a multi-disciplinary perspective (literacy, teacher education and digital technology) and informed by a range of empirical studies, policy analyses and scholarly reflection, this book makes a unique contribution to the literature on one of education’s most pressing challenges: how we prepare teachers of literacy at a time when understandings of literacy are expanding. Chapters by leading researchers are complemented by those offering illuminating vignettes of practice that, in turn, provide opportunities for interrogation by the rich theoretical toolkit that characterizes the field. The book is thoughtfully structured and manages a coherence that is rare in edited collections. An impressive and heartening read.” – Viv Ellis, Professor of Education at Brunel University, England and Bergen University College in Norway.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Clare Kosnik , Simone White , Clive Beck , Bethan Marshall , A. Lin Goodwin and Jean Murray -- Digital Technologies in Teacher Education / Shawn Bullock -- “Times Are Changing and You’ve Got to Keep up” / Lydia Menna -- The Impact of Policy on Teacher Education and Literacy Education in England / John Yandell -- Preparing to Teach 21st Century Literacies / Judit García-Martín , Guy Merchant and Jesús-Nicasio García-Sánchez -- Integrating Poetry-Focused Digital Technology within a Literacy Teacher Education Course / Sue Dymoke -- Lessons for Teacher Educators about Learning to Teach with Technology / Rajeev Virmani and Peter Williamson -- Different Approaches to Teacher Education / Sam Twiselton -- Multi-Modalities in Literacy/English Education Courses / Bethan Marshall -- Literacy Teacher Education and New Technologies / Scott Bulfin , Graham Parr and Natalie Bellis -- Fostering Professional Learning Partnerships in Literacy Teacher Education / Simone White and Jean Murray -- New Knowledges for Teacher Educating? / A. Lin Goodwin and Crystal Chen -- Intertwining Digital Technology and Literacy Methods Courses / Clare Kosnik and Pooja Dharamshi -- Literacy/English Teacher Educators Moving Forward / Clare Kosnik , Simone White and Clive Beck -- Rethinking Teacher Education Programs / Clive Beck -- About the Contributors / Clare Kosnik , Simone White , Clive Beck , Bethan Marshall , A. Lin Goodwin and Jean Murray -- Index / Clare Kosnik , Simone White , Clive Beck , Bethan Marshall , A. Lin Goodwin and Jean Murray.