Trudi Jacobson and Tom Mackey at ELES 2017

Tom Mackey and Trudi Jacobson presented a collaborative keynote on metaliteracy at this year’s ELES 2017 at the University of Guadalajara, México. This year’s Second Encounter of Reading in Higher Education focused on the theme Literacy and everyday life, and took place on November 23, 24 and 25 in Guadalajara Jalisco, México. The conference featured experts from around the world, including Yolanda Gayol, Peter Smagorinsky, Enrico Bocciolesi, and Felipe Garrido. The conference was held in association with the 2017 Guadalajara International Book Fair, the second largest book fair in the world.

Tom and Trudi at the University of Guadalajara’s public library

Metaliteracy: Reflective and Empowered Lifelong Learning, Tom and Trudi’s keynote, defined metaliteracy as a lifelong learning practice, and how it complements/extends literacy. The presentation also explored the applicability of the learning goals and objectives, and discussed the metaliteracy learning projects, including the competency based digital badging system and three MOOCs. In addition to the presentation, Tom’s and Trudi co-authored a paper for the conference proceedings.