Linda Laidlaw, University of Alberta

Research

literacy technology maker spaces multimodality early years education digital technologies innovation elementary education

Latest funding

Making literacy through maker literacies: Building learning opportunities in early childhood
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$151,086
Reimagining literacy education: being literate in the twenty-first century
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$192,285
A comparative investigation of pedagogical possibilities of digital tools for family and school early literacy education
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$233,699

All 5 grants and awards

Making literacy through maker literacies: Building learning opportunities in early childhood

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Laidlaw, Linda

Keywords: literacy; technology; maker spaces; multimodality; early years education

$151,086

Reimagining literacy education: being literate in the twenty-first century

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Laidlaw, Linda

Keywords: literacy; digital technologies; innovation; elementary education; curriculum; childhood

$192,285

A comparative investigation of pedagogical possibilities of digital tools for family and school early literacy education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Laidlaw, Linda

Keywords: literacy; technology; innovation; touch screen technologies; mobile devices; elementary education

$233,699

Literacy learning in playful spaces: using multimodal strategies to develop narrative with young learners

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Laidlaw, Linda

Keywords: digital media; young learners; curriculum studies; innovation; theories of language and learning; complexity science; Reggio Emilia

$66,402

Changing families, changing schools: a study of international adoption and normative structures in education - phase 1 of a longitudinal study

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Laidlaw, Linda

Keywords: curriculum; family; diversity; learning; teaching; normativity; inclusivity; culture; narrative

$85,067

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: literacy Dear Professor Laidlaw, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on literacy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Making literacy through maker literacies: Building learning opportunities in early childhood" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]