Received: from r02n05.cac.psu.edu ([146.186.15.15]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA03170; Thu, 6 Mar 1997 21:54:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from [146.186.19.36] (nb11ppp36.cac.psu.edu [146.186.19.36]) by r02n05.cac.psu.edu (8.7.6/8.6.12) with SMTP id VAA48060; Thu, 6 Mar 1997 21:55:51 -0500 Message-Id: <199703070255.VAA48060@r02n05.cac.psu.edu> X-Sender: blv1@email.psu.edu Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 22:03:15 -0500 To: WEC-L@intac.com, nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov, nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov, nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov, nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov, nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov, nifl-homeless@literacy.nifl.gov From: blv1@psu.edu (Barb Van Horn) Subject: CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS FOR READING ONLINE Status: RO Content-Length: 6973 Lines: 152 The editors of Reading Online, the International Reading Association's electronic journal, are seeking articles for future issues. A copy of the guidelines for authors may be obtained by contacting Wendy Russ, Assistant Director of Publications, International Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Road, PO Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139; fax: 302-731-1057; e-mail: 76734.3231@compuserve.com. Anyone interested in general information about ROL may also feel free to contact the Content Editor, Martha Dillner at dillner@cl.uh.edu. WHAT IS READING ONLINE? Reading Online (ROL) is one of five peer-reviewed journals published by the International Reading Association. The journal is intended to serve literacy educators working at all levels who are interested in using an electronic medium for explorations of research, instruction, and communication. The Association's network of members includes 93,000 individuals and institutions in more than 100 countries. WHO IS THE INTENDED AUDIENCE FOR READING ONLINE? Reading Online is intended to serve as an open forum for the exchange of information about literacy and its teaching. The audience for ROL includes literacy professionals representing many different interests, levels of expertise, professional roles, and geographical locations. This readership represents a range of expertise in the use of technology. Because of the interactive nature of the Internet, it is hoped that readers, authors, and editors will have opportunities to exchange ideas and establish dialogue with one another in new ways. WHAT IS THE CONTENT OF THE JOURNAL? Reading Online will be made up of seven sections, each with a unique focus on content, audience, and interaction. Each section will be overseen by a team of Section Editors, who serve to adjudicate articles appropriate for their sections and serve as monitors for the forum-based discussion elements included in each section. These seven sections are coordinated by the Content Editor of the journal, Martha Dillner who is a professor of reading and instructional technology at the University of Houston-Clear Lake in Houston, Texas. The Content editor has the final responsibility for determining the overall editorial balance of the journal. Sharon Kletzien and Susan Caroff of West Chester University of Pennsylvania, and Susan Neuman of Temple University in Philadelphia will serve as Section Editors for the DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY section. This section will contain general interest articles by literacy professionals working at all levels. Articles will reflect new developments in the field of literacy and will be written in a practical, informative style. The CRITICAL ISSUES section will be overseen by Michael McKenna of Georgia Southern University and Mark Condon of the University of Louisville. Their section will feature articles about critical issues in literacy and will serve as an interactive forum for discussion. During the first year of publication, articles will be by invitation only. Some articles will explore concerns related to society's transition to digital text and the implications this may have on reading, writing, and communication. Section Editor David Wray of the University of Exeter in Exeter, England, and Associate Section Editor Daniel R. Hittleman of the City University of New York/Queens College will oversee the INTERNATIONAL FORUM section. This section will address literacy concerns of wide cross-national relevance. Authors writing from an international perspective whose work examines issues of concern to several countries are invited to submit manuscripts. The section may also include articles that are jointly written by individuals from several countries and focus on a literacy issue of current concern to all. The RESEARCH section will be handled by William Rupley and Victor Willson, both of Texas A&M University. It will contain qualitative and quantitative research articles by authors working at all levels; articles will reflect current research in the areas of literacy and literacy acquisition. This section also will contain works in progress that include data, methodology, analysis, and conclusions. A team of educators at the University of Oregon led by Lynne Anderson-Inman, Director of the Center for Advanced Technology in Education, will oversee a section called ELECTRONIC CLASSROOM. This section will highlight educational applications of technology relevant to instruction in reading, writing, and studying, and will report on technology-based programs, projects, and materials of interest to classroom teachers and teacher educators. The term "Electronic Classroom" will be interpreted broadly to include all educational environments and endeavors supported by teachers and school organizations, not just those that occur inside a classroom. The GRADUATE STUDENTS section will be headed by Jamie Kirkley and Judith Thompson Lysaker of Indiana University. It will provide a forum for the support and development of emerging scholars in the field of literacy. Master's and doctoral-level students are invited to engage in dialogue about literacy-related issues, share concerns particular to graduate students, and take part in friendly critiques of ideas. Richard McCallum and Owen McGrath of the University of California at Berkeley will coordinate the PROFESSIONAL MATERIALS section. This will serve as the review section of Reading Online and will include reviews of nonprint and print materials of interest to literacy educators at all levels. Materials will include, but will not be limited to, technology applications for literacy teaching and learning. This section will also include reviews of Web sites of interest to ROL readers. READING ONLINE PREMIERE ISSUE TO BE UNVEILEDAT THE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL CONVENTION Mark your Convention calendars. The premiere issue of Reading Online, the electronic journal of the International Reading Association, will be highlighted at the Association's Annual Convention in Atlanta, May 4-9. TUESDAY, MAY 6: 2:00-4:00 P.M., Bonn Room, Marriott Hotel. Reading Online Workshop: The editors will demonstrate interactive features of the journal, describe its content, discuss hypertext form, and respond to audience questions. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7: 10:45-11:45 A.M., 165 W Georgia World Congress Center. IRA Technology Strand: Focus on Reading Online: Martha Dillner, Content Editor of ROL, presents a session as part of the Technology Strand. For additional information about Reading Online during convention, check Convention Highlights or visit the International Reading Association Bookstore. Barb Van Horn, NIFL-workplace list moderator blv1@psu.edu ***************************************** Barbara Van Horn Assistant Director Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy Penn State University 102 Rackley Building University Park, PA 16802-3202 (814)863-3777 (phone); (814)863-6108 (fax) *****************************************
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