Suzanne Smythe, Simon Fraser University

Research

digital literacy algorithms automated inequality disinformation community-based education

Latest papers

The Faure report, Sylvia Wynter and the undoing of the Man of lifelong learning.
International review of education. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Erziehungswissenschaft. Revue internationale de pedagogie · 2022 · first author
Inventive pedagogies and social solidarity: The work of community-based adult educators during COVID-19 in British Columbia, Canada.
International review of education. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Erziehungswissenschaft. Revue internationale de pedagogie · 2021 · first author

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Latest funding

The new literacies of automation: pedagogies, theories and possibilities
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$210,711
Connecting international and Canadian scholars, teachers, and community educators to address digital equity: access, ethics and engagement in digital language and literacy research and practice
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$22,600
Adult literacy and digital inequalities
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$33,184

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

The Faure report, Sylvia Wynter and the undoing of the Man of lifelong learning.

Smythe S

International review of education. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Erziehungswissenschaft. Revue internationale de pedagogie2022First author

DOI: 10.1007/s11159-022-09980-8 PMID: 36540774

02

Inventive pedagogies and social solidarity: The work of community-based adult educators during COVID-19 in British Columbia, Canada.

Smythe S, Wilbur A, Hunter E

International review of education. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Erziehungswissenschaft. Revue internationale de pedagogie2021First author

DOI: 10.1007/s11159-021-09882-1 PMID: 33688100

The new literacies of automation: pedagogies, theories and possibilities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020PCH-SSHRC Initiative for Digital Citizen Research (Insight)

Principal investigators: Smythe, Suzanne K.M.

Keywords: digital literacy; algorithms; automated inequality; disinformation; community-based education

$210,711

Connecting international and Canadian scholars, teachers, and community educators to address digital equity: access, ethics and engagement in digital language and literacy research and practice

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Anderson, Jim

Keywords: digital literacies; education; literacy; equity in education; digital access; digital engagement; digital ethics; youth; children; adults; community engagement; learning in communities; digital literacies in schools

$22,600

Adult literacy and digital inequalities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Smythe, Suzanne K.

$33,184

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: digital literacy Dear Professor Smythe, 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]. I read your paper "The Faure report, Sylvia Wynter and the undoing of the Man of lifelong learning." (2022), and it 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 "The new literacies of automation: pedagogies, theories and possibilities" (2020), 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]