About
Much hype surrounds digital literacy, mostly with a focus on the promise and problems of new tools. News reports inundate us with predictions of the future of reading or the future of education and, to be honest, these futures are getting a bit old. What underlies engagement with these technologies? While the technologies may seem new and different, much of the cognitive processes we engage are not.
Instead of hopping from one technological lilypad to the next, my focus is on the thinking behind the tool use. In particular, what cognitive skills do people need to practice literacy on the Internet? To identify a skill set for digital literacy, I currently study the thinking processes students engage when completing online academic research assignments.
I received my Ph.D. in Education in March 2009 and currently teach graduate writing at UC Santa Barbara. For details about my publications and research topics, please see my CV.
