Hello colleagues, The College and Career Standards integrate technology in a variety of purposeful ways. I've been thinking about how reading online employs some of the same skills as reading paper-based materials, but also requires some different skills. How would you characterize the similarities and differences between reading online and other reading? What specific skills do students need, especially when researching online?
Julie Coiro from the University of Rhode Island is one of the researchers who has been exploring this question. Those who are interested can view a of video of Coiro discussing the issue here.
Cheers, Susan Finn Miller
Moderator, College and Career Standards
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At the moment, I don't have and hour and fifteen minutes free to view the video, so I did a search to see if Julie Coiro had posted her slides online. She did. Here's the link if anyone wants a quick overview to help decide if they want to watch the video: http://www.slideshare.net/jcoiro/online-reading-comprehension-opportunities-challenges-and-next-steps
Hello Robert, Thank you for linking us to Professor Coiro's slides. I think the question of how reading is different online is such an interesting one. Coiro poses these questions in her PowerPoint, which would be great to discuss here in our community.
"Think about your own experiences reading on the internet. How do they compare with reading printed materials? What is one thing that appears to be different? What do you notice you (or your students) struggle with?" What do you all think about this?
(By the way, Julie Coiro is quite generous with her materials. Interested members can find her published papers here.)
Cheers, Susan Finn Miller
Moderator, College and Career Standards CoP