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Book Review Editor
Diane Martinez / Western Carolina University
ROLE book reviews focus on books associated with multiple literacies, most especially digital and critical literacies, as well as books on online teaching and learning.
Diane Martinez / Western Carolina University
ROLE book reviews focus on books associated with multiple literacies, most especially digital and critical literacies, as well as books on online teaching and learning.
This issue’s feature is a book review series from Facet Publishing on four books associated with digital and critical literacy. Individual book reviews cover a wide range of online teaching and digital literacy titles.
Contact Diane Martinez for book titles you want reviewed or to be a reviewer.
Contact Diane Martinez for book titles you want reviewed or to be a reviewer.
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The continual evolution of technology has presented difficulties in how teachers, librarians, and practitioners analyze and understand communication in the digital age. The following reviews examine work that attempts to investigate technology through a range of literacies—literacies that can help us better understand technology and use it more critically. Read the series review
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“Does reading onscreen (whether on a desktop, a tablet, or an E-ink display) encourage fundamentally different practices than reading in print?” Read the review
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Teaching and Learning in Virtual Environments: Archives, Museums, and Libraries
By Patricia C. Franks, Lori A. Bell, and Rhonda B. Trueman, Eds. Reviewed by Remington Jones “Teaching and Learning in Virtual Environments: Archives, Museums, and Libraries explores the emerging world of virtual reality in the context of education.” Read the review |
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Making Hybrids Work: An Institutional Framework for Blending Online and Face-to-Face Instruction in Higher Education
By Joanna N. Paull and Jason Allen Snart Reviewed by Michelle A. Payton “Face-to-face discourse and interactions have been considered essential in certain academic circles, but with 21st century technology, college and university student needs are redefining higher education and effective teaching.” Read the review |
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Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century
By Maryanne Wolf Reviewed by Lauren Stepp “Jaded by our literacy, we ignore one simple assumption: Humans are not designed to read.” Read the review |
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The Sage Handbook of E-learning Research
By Caroline Haythornthwaite, Richard Andrews, Jude Fransman, and Eric M. Meyers, Eds. Reviewed by Kurtis Clements “[A] comprehensive collection of chapters that explores the essential areas in the field of e-learning.” Read the review |
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Online Learning and Its Users: Lessons for Higher Education
By Claire McAvinia Reviewed by Joni Boone “[E]xplores the impact of online learning by focusing specifically on VLEs in campus-based institutions through a study involving language learning classes in 8 institutions in Ireland.” Read the review |
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Digital Literacy: A Primer on Media, Identity, and the Evolution of Technology
By Susan Wiesinger with Ralph Beliveau Reviewed by Diane Martinez “Readers and educators should not be fooled by the word “primer” in the title...as this book is rich with potential for exciting, deep, and meaningful learning and discussion for both undergraduate and graduate students.” Read the review |