Please see new announcements about upcoming research meetings this spring and fall on the Meetings and Other Events page!
Graduate Student Opportunity
Calling Graduate Students! We are working to create opportunities for mentoring and connecting within the SIG. To that end, we would like to invite graduate students who are currently serving as reviewers for the 2027 conference and those who are interested in doing so in the future to join the ALAE SIG officers for conversation about reviewing procedures and expectations.
We had a wonderful graduate student session in August, focused on navigating the process of reviewing for AERA. If you missed it but are interested in the topic, you can watch the session here. We hope to have more graduate student involvement and mentoring opportunities going forward. For more information on grad student involvement, reach out to our graduate student liaison, Amber Rosamond.
Proliteracy Special Issue - Message from Liz Hi ALAE SIGers, Please see a call for a special issue in the ProLiteracy Adult Literacy Education Journal. This journal publishes many types of articles (e.g., research, viewpoints, digests on important research topics) and the focus for this special issue is on technology-based tools along with the broader challenges of teaching adults with academic difficulties, including real-world program contexts, the range of learner needs variability, and the constraints of doing research in this area. Letters of intent are due September 15 and first submissions are due Feb 15, 2027 (see timeline for earlier optional deadlines for feedback). Thanks, and hope you're having a great summer! Liz
Liz
Topics include: • Digital literacy, AI, and technology-enabled instruction • Learner engagement, persistence, and equity • Practitioner–researcher partnerships and co-design • Adult education, workforce, and postsecondary systems collaboration • Research methods and lessons learned from the field • Using research to inform policy and practice
We're especially interested in work that explores how technology can support adult learners.
From Jill Castek:
I wanted to share a call for a special collection titled Literacy development across age groups co-edited by Steve Reder and myself. All the details are at https://www.nature.com/collections/achbgejdje. Please reach out to Jill or Steve if you are interested.