E-READ COST – Page 10

What is E-READ?

Evolution of reading in the age of digitisation (E-READ) is a COST Action with the goal to improve scientific understanding of the implications of digitization, hence helping individuals, disciplines, societies and sectors across Europe to cope optimally with the effects. E-READ comprises a number of projects and initiatives at different levels and scientific scope. There are several strategic, within-Working Group projects. Read more

Working Groups

Working Group 1

Continuing/skilled (PISA-age) reading International assessments (e.g., PISA 2009, 2012; PIRLS 2011) have underlined that the increasing literacy demands of everyday life demand improvement of the reading skills of all students, not just those in difficulty. Individuals of all ages are increasingly exposed to information in a wide range of digital forms and sizes (smartphones, computers,…

Working Group 2

Developmental aspects of reading Today’s children are steeped in digitally dominated media; this digital exposure is likely to affect deep reading. Deep reading is a complex process that builds on the efficiency of lower level linguistic skills, such as orthographic, phonological, semantic, morphological and syntactic knowledge, to decode and comprehend text (Wolf, 2007; Wolf et…

Working Group 3

Experiential and emotional aspects of reading Empirical research shows that literary deep reading, by virtue of its appeal to first-person experience, yields potentially unique cognitive and emotional benefits (enhancing the capacity for empathy, social inference, emotional self-regulation, verbal abilities and intelligence). The increasing use of e-readers and tablets for literary reading warrants closer scrutiny of…

Working Group 4

The ergonomics of reading (physiology; haptic & tactile feedback) Reading has usually been considered as a purely cognitive process, only based on visual perception, and not really involving body actions except eye movements and, to a lesser extent, head movements. Yet, reading is a multimodal activity involving other body parts, particularly the hands, and hence…

“Ars et Ingenium: The Processes of Imagination”

Third NeuroHumanities Dialogue “Ars et Ingenium: The Processes of Imagination”, 26 – 28 May, University of Catania

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Training School in Empirical Methods for the Humanities, September 22 – 24 at Max Planck Institute.

We are officially launching the first call for Short Term Scientific Mission (STMS) proposals with a deadline of May 1st 2016.

Workshop “Consumerism and Prestige: The Materiality of Literature in the Postindustrial Age” will be held in Berlin, 30 June-1 July 2016.

Digital reading is not equivalent to reading on paper. For over twenty years, the data show specific deficits associated to digital reading especially in visual perception, attention and understanding/memory.

The International Association of Applied Psychology organizes its 2nd Spring School on the topic of “Using On-line Cognitive Techniques for field applications”.

The ABSTRACT SUBMISSION for the 7th Scandinavian Workshop on Applied Eye Tracking (SWAET 2016) from 19-21 June in Turku, Finland, is now open!

We are launching the official extension of the fifth call for Short Term Scientific Mission (STMS) proposals with a final deadline of February 20th 2016.

The Scandinavian Workshop on Applied Eye Tracking (SWAET) is an interdisciplinary meeting place for graduate students, researchers, industry, and other people using eye tracking as a measurement tool.

We are pleased to announce the official launch of the fifth call for Short Term Scientific Mission (STMS) proposals with a deadline of February 1st 2016.

Prof. Dr. Massimo Salgaro interview to swedish paper Liberal Debatt

ELIT network PhD positions

Dr. Ann Marcus Quinn talk about the importance of good design of digital resources

Summer School on the Psychology of Stories

Education minister says Bavarian education policy concurs with E-READ findings as laid down in the Stavanger Declaration

What is E-READ?

Working Groups

Working Group 1

Working Group 2

Working Group 3

Working Group 4

“Ars et Ingenium: The Processes of Imagination”

Training School “Empirical Methods for Humanities Scholars”

First call for STSMs

CFP: “Consumerism & Prestige”

New book on digital reading

2nd Spring School of the IAAP

7th SWAET 2016

5th STSMs call extension

SWAET 2016 First Announcement

5th call for STSMs 2016