How We Teach This: Season Eight

Season 8 of How We Teach This has a wide range of guests and topics - Listen to inspiring ideas from members of the 2023 Kansas Teacher of the Year Team, school safety advice for classroom teachers with Dr. Jim Persinger, and much more.

Season 8, Episode 8 - December 6, 2023

Part 2: Improving Our Digital Literacy Skills to Be More Effective in Finding Answers to Our Questions

Dr. Beth Dobler, Professor at Emporia State University, defines digital literacy and explains why it is critically important that everyone in a child's life teaches youth how to effectively locate and learn from information found on the internet. She explains how research has found that even adults are often not effective at creating a plan when looking for information on the Internet. We should not assume that students have effective digital literacy skills just because they spend a lot of time on their digital devices.  

brunette with glasses smiling, portrait of Dr. Beth Dobler

Beth Dobler, PhD.

Professor

Emporia State University

About Dr. Dobler:

Dr. Beth Dobler, a professor in The Teachers College, has been an elementary teacher, school librarian, and now teaches undergraduate and graduate literacy courses and supervises student interns at ESU. Beth serves on the Kansas Book Festival Board and the Topeka Shawnee County Public Library Board.

Dr. Beth Dobler was recognized in The Teachers College as the John E. King Endowed Professor for the 22/23 school year and the 2023 Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor at Emporia State University. 

Resources:

book cover, "REading the web" by Dr. Beth Dobler

Want to be a guest on our show? Contact us at  email: HWTT@emporia.edu