Journal of Literacy and Technology 
Volume 22, Number 1: Spring 2021

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 Expanding Family Literacy through Video Game Playographies

Leslie Haas, Ed.D.
Buena Vista University
HaasL@bvu.edu
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Sheri Vasinda, Ed.D.
Oklahoma State University
sheri.vasinda@okstate.edu

Julie McLeod, Ph.D.
Good Shepherd Episcopal School
jmcleod@gsesdallas.org

Jill T. Tussey, Ed.D.
Buena Vista University
Tussey@bvu.edu


​What Supports Do Teachers Need on Effective Instructional Technology Integration?

Atikah Shemshack
Learning Technologies Department, University of North Texas
atikahshemshack@my.unt.edu


The Digital Poetry Machine Supporting Lower Secondary Students’ Poetry Writing

Arja Kangasharju
University of Helsinki
arja.kangasharju@helsinki.fi

Liisa Ilom.ki
​University of Helsinki
liisa.ilomaki@helsinki.fi

Auli Toom
University of Helsinki
auli.toom@helsinki.fi

Minna Lakkala
University of Helsinki
minna.lakkala@helsinki.fi

Anna Kantosalo
Aalto University
anna.kantosalo@aalto.fi

Hannu Toivonen
University of Helsinki
hannu.toivonen@helsinki.fi



Data Science Reveals US Higher Education and Student Loan Systems are Failing Students Who Need Them Most

Nancy Rubin, Ph.D.
nancy.rubin@gmail.com

Karina Alexanyan, Ph.D.
karina.alexanyan@gmail.com

​Thank you to the following participants in the ShapingEdu Omdena challenge for their contributions to the research referenced in this report - especially Juan Jaramillo and Jun Yi Goh for their work on the app.  Abhishek Dasgupta, Abhishek Unnam, Aditya Vyas, Ahmed Jyad Rafik Ahmed, Akila Sashith, Alexander Mukunzi, Amardeep Singh, Anshaj Khare, Ashwin Krishnasamy, Dave Bunten, Dipesh Gyawali, DzeFang Richard, Edwin Mukhebi, Estefanie Govea, Ewa Marczewska, Gabriel Jai, Galina Naydenova, Harsh Sakhrani, Henry Ndubuaku, Jane Samwel, Jaspreet Kaur, Joseph Itopa Abubakar, Konstantinos Zeimpekis, Laisha Wadhwa, Laura Gaspar, Maaheen Jaiswal, Mahmoud Ali, Meenakshi Bhandari, Mukur Gupta, Pedro Lichtle, Peter Zebrowski, Raghhuveer Jaikanth, Rebecca Alexander, Shawkat Mohamed, Snehha Padmanabhan, Stephany Wanjiru, Wame Raseonyana

Read more about the Applying AI to the Student Debt Crisis project on the ShapingEDU website. ​​ ​