Several C&I students, alumni, and faculty contribute to award-winning journal issue

A special issue of Critical Literacies in a Digital Age, Pedagogies: An International Journal is a 2023 recipient of the Divergent Publication Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research. This award recognizes the most outstanding  publications that bring to the forefront the importance and impact of 21st century literacies.

Members of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction contributed to two articles in the journal including Associate Professor Cassandra Scharber, PhD alumni Lana Peterson, Yu-Hui Chang, Ramya Sivaraj, and Anne Crampton, PhD student Sarah Barksdale, and former Department Chair Cynthia Lewis.

The articles are available online:

• Scharber, C., Peterson, L., Chang, Y., Barksdale, S., & Sivaraj, R. (2021). Critical computing literacy: Possibilities in K-12 computer science education. Pedagogies: An International Journal. 16(2), 136-152.https://doi.org/10.1080/1554480X.2021.1914055
• Lewis, C., Crampton, A., & Scharber, C. (2021). The sociocultural role of imagination in critical digital literacy. Pedagogies: An International Journal, 16(2), 154-172.https://doi.org/10.1080/1554480X.2021.1914056 

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