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Divergent Lecture Series Features Conversation with 2024 Awardees!

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The newest book by Tom Mackey and Trudi Jacobson Metaliteracy in a Connected World: Developing Learners as Producers was recognized as part of this year’s Divergent Lecture Series for the 2024 divergent honorees. A recording of the “Divergent Conversation” is now available via YouTube. According to Shelbie Witte, Ph.D., from The Initiative for Literacy in a Digital Age: “Our desire for this new type of lecture event is to provide an opportunity for us all to come together and discuss the current state of digital literacies and where the field can go from here.” Tom Mackey participated in this open-ended dialogue with the awardees and explored a wide range of issues from the impact of generative artificial intelligence on literacy frameworks to teaching literacies in the K-12 and higher education environments.

This year, Metaliteracy in a Connected World: Developing Learners as Producers published by ALA Neal-Schuman received the 2024 Divergent Publication Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research.

Metaliteracy Book is the Recipient of a 2024 Divergent Publication Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research

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Metaliteracy in a Connected World: Developing Learners as Producers by Tom Mackey and Trudi Jacobson has been selected for a 2024 Divergent Publication Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research by the Initiative for Literacy in a Digital Age.

This latest metaliteracy book published by ALA Neal-Schuman joins an impressive group of honorees that were announced in May. As part of this award, Trudi and Tom will participate in an online speaking engagement/conversation with the other honorees in early 2024 at a date to be announced.  

According to this initiative:

The Divergent Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research was established in 2016 by the Initiative for 21st Century Literacies Research to recognize the indelible contributions of educators and scholars who have dedicated their careers to the theoretical and practical study of 21st Century Literacies.

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See the listing of all honorees as part of this YouTube video:

The Initiative for Literacy in a Digital Age is led by Shelbie Witte, Ph.D., School Head & Watson Endowed Chair, Senior Director of Teacher Education, Office of Educator Support, Adolescent Literacy & English Education, Director Emeritus, OSU Writing Project in the School of Teaching, Learning, & Educational Sciences, College of Education and Human Sciences at Oklahoma State University.

Thank you so much for this recognition of our fourth metaliteracy book!

Tom and Trudi