Yesterday we held our final (funded) event at the Frontline Club in London, a venue with an interesting history which provided the perfect backdrop for our discussions. The event was designed to bring together fellow academics working on related projects, digital writers, publishers and representatives of reading organisations to explore digital reading from a variety of … [Read more...] about News from the Frontline
Events
Engaging Readers Event October 2014
The third of our workshops brought together scholars researching digital literacies with teachers and students from the locality to discuss what use might be made of digital platforms and social media in the classroom. DRN members Joachim Vlieghe and Geert Vandermeersche from the University of Ghent outlined the ways in which the emergence of new platforms and … [Read more...] about Engaging Readers Event October 2014
Accommodation and Travel Information for the Symposium
Accommodation When making a booking, it is always worth asking for a discount by mentioning that you are attending a conference hosted by the University. As a general rule, anything on East/West Cliff should be within walking distance of the EBC, but delegates are advised to check location of hotel online as distances may vary. Links to hotels previously used by the … [Read more...] about Accommodation and Travel Information for the Symposium
Draft Programme for DRN Symposium 19 June
Draft Programme – Digital Reading Symposium. 9.30-10.00 Arrival, teas and coffees and Welcome (Bronwen Thomas and Julia Round, University of Bournemouth). 10.00-11.30 Ereaders and Ereading Anne Mangen (University of Stavanger, Norway) Reading on Paper and Screens: Empirical Research. Simon Rowberry (University of Winchester, UK). Used … [Read more...] about Draft Programme for DRN Symposium 19 June
Big Data and Readers – the Sheffield Workshop
The second of our scheduled workshops took place at Sheffield Hallam University on 6 March. In the first session, Andrew Salway and Daniel Allington offered their perspectives on current debates around 'Big Data' and introduced us to some illustrative case studies. We also discussed how some of the tools and methods discussed could be utilised for research on reading, … [Read more...] about Big Data and Readers – the Sheffield Workshop