LACOL Reading Group – Fall 2021

Attention Faculty and Staff! Consider joining a multi-campus reading group this fall based on the new book,

Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading

Reading Group Meeting Dates, Fall 2021:

• October 27
• November 3
• November 10 discussion with the author Jenae Cohn 

Reading Group Registration: closed

Reading on a screen is a different experience than reading off of paper. But is it necessarily worse, more distracted, or more superficial?  In her new book, Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading, Dr. Jenae Cohn make the case that there are distinct strategies readers can employ for reading in a variety of spaces, from on the screen to off.  This book makes a call for readers to embrace a range of reading practices available to them and to make choices about where, how, and why they read based off of their purposes for reading.

Jenae Cohn writes and speaks about digital pedagogy and online teaching and learning. A trained writing instructor, Jenae has taught online, hybrid, and face-to-face composition courses, and supports faculty in the development of courses across modalities. She offers workshops on topics related to online instruction, humanities pedagogy, and digital literacy. Her research interests include digital/information literacy, metacognitive thinking, and reading and writing across the curriculum. Prior to her appointment at CSU-Sacramento, Dr. Cohn was an Academic Technology Specialist at Stanford University for 4 years where she helped foster remote learning and technology-enriched curriculum for 40+ instructors. At Stanford, she also designed in-person, online, and blended workshops for 120+ students per year. She also developed a Teaching With Technology page for Stanford University.

Jenae received a doctorate in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition from the University of California-Davis and a BA in English with an emphasis on creative writing from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Book Group Info & Materials

Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading

• Table of Contents (PDF)
• Copies of the book are available for purchase prior to the book group: 
  • Publisher Website (WVU Press)
  • Amazon