As part of my ongoing efforts to build an impact case study for the next REF, and to put together another funding application, I’ve been doing some research on local reading groups and book clubs, and perhaps naively have been surprised at the diversity of groups on offer in our locality. To give you a flavour, there are groups for readers who have dementia (and their carers), … [Read more...] about Digital Reading and Wellbeing
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Thoughts on researching digital reader response in children by Jim Pope and Julia Round
Digital devices with e-reading functionality, such as the Kindle and the iPad, are now commonplace, seen in buses, coffee shops and classrooms. We know, from simple observation and from research studies (Researching Readers Online, 2012) that young people read increasing amounts of literature of all types on digital devices, and that more and more reading material is being … [Read more...] about Thoughts on researching digital reader response in children by Jim Pope and Julia Round
Sharing Reading in 140 Characters
(Cross-posted from Barbara Fister's Place) Twitter is kind of hard to explain to those who don’t use it regularly. Originally described as a “micro-blogging platform,” it’s often dismissed as a trivial pursuit. How can you possibly say anything meaningful in 140 characters? Why do I care what somebody ate for breakfast? How does this thing even work? What a useless … [Read more...] about Sharing Reading in 140 Characters
My Acts of Reading – Andrew Prescott
In an earlier post on this blog, Sue Thomas asked us to consider where and how we read. She reminded us of Alberto Manguel’s comment that ‘the act of reading in time requires a corresponding act of reading in place, and the relationship between the two acts is inextricable’. Sue reflected that this sense of reading and place is being further transformed by … [Read more...] about My Acts of Reading – Andrew Prescott
Reading Digital Comics – first impressions from a sometime sceptic
While I’m certainly no expert on digital comics (*bows to Ernesto*), I thought I’d use my first entry on the blog this month to share a few first impressions from a (previously sceptical) reader’s perspective. I’m sounding out a few digital creators I know for a follow-up blogpost and hope to use my next entry to put forward the opposite side and offer some perspectives and … [Read more...] about Reading Digital Comics – first impressions from a sometime sceptic