Research Interests
Critical Digital Literacies; Technology in Teacher Education & Professional Development; Literacy Identities & Digital Storytelling.
Research Projects
Current
I’m currently studying a critical digital literacies project (currently in its second year of data collection) in my teaching methods courses with pre- and in-service English teachers and analyzing data from a study at ImaginOn.
Past
I’ve done research projects on digital storytelling at five different sites with elementary and secondary school students in both schools and after-school programs (some of which I’ve published). I’m co-editor of Critical Digital Literacies as Social Praxis: Intersections and challenges, and have also published on digital literacies and the Common Core English/Language Arts State Standards.
Teaching Projects
Current
I’m currently teaching “Communities & Identities in Digital Worlds.” I’m also continuing to collect data in my methods courses (mentioned in the current research projects section).
Past
I think you may want to know how I use digital technologies in the classroom. I use them extensively. My course website is here: http://webpages.charlotte.edu/~atoscano/.