Literature in an Online World: Using Digital Resources to Apply Literary Skills in the Classroom: Webinar
21st century learning requires resources that are more varied, more interactive, and more flexible than what traditional textbooks have to offer on their own. Students in English classes from elementary school through college need to gain critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills. Supplemental resources offer windows to the world that can help instructors and librarians:
- Engage students with the power of choice
- Empower students to explore their interests
- Elevate struggling students with additional support
- Extend high-achieving students to new heights
Join Bloom’s Literature Editor-in-Chief Jeff Soloway and Instructional Designer / former English teacher Waneta Hebert for an in-depth discussion on how supplemental resources like Bloom’s Literature can support deeper application of the skills your students need to be successful in your class – and in life!
In this webinar you will learn:
- How you can support the application of essential skills in your classroom
- Ideas for teaching specific skills in literature and language
- The wide variety of resources available in Bloom’s Literature to aid in skills learning
About the Presenters:
Waneta Hebert is an instructional designer and lecturer with a Bachelor of Science in Education from Kent State University, a Master of Education from the University of Houston, and she is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Education at Sam Houston State University. With experience on all sides of instruction—as the designer, the instructor, and the student—Waneta is an expert in course design and instructional technology in K–12 through higher education, online, face-to-face, and nearly everything in between.
Jeff Soloway, Executive Editor of Literature and Language for Infobase, is responsible for the Bloom’s Literature and Writer’s Reference Center databases. A graduate of Harvard University, he gave the Broad Lecture at Florida International University in 2015 on the subject of “Humanities Publishing in the Database Age.” He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.