2016 Asian Literacy Conference based on the theme “Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Promoting Reading and Developing a Learning Society” was held in Mumbai, India on 28th & 29th January 2016. The conference is organized by Reading Association of India (RAI) an affiliate of International Literacy Association (ILA) in collaboration with Gujarat Research Society, and The World Education Fellowship (WEF) Indian Section at Gujarat Research Society, Dr. Madhuri Shah Campus, Khar, Mumbai, India. The International Literacy Association strongly believes that literacy has the power to change people’s lives by helping individuals enhance their knowledge and potential. RAI strives to provide a common platform for members to network and exchange innovative practices so as to transmit the transformative power to every individual. World Education Fellowship believes ‘Education has a crucial role to play in the promotion of individual excellence with global perspectives.’ Distinguished keynote speakers for the plenary sessions included world-renowned educationists: Professor (Dr.) David Turner, Treasurer and Communication Secretary, World Education Fellowship International, London Professor (Dr.) M.M. Pant, Founding Chairman, Planet EDU Pvt. Ltd., India Tan Sri Dato’ Emeritus Gajaraj Dhanarajan, Chairman, Board of Governors Wawasan Open University, Malaysia Dr. Ramesh Sharma, Educational Technology Consultant, New Delhi, India

1. Learning Society and ICT:
Going beyond school and creating
communities of connected learners
Reading Association of India – West Zone
Gujarat Research Society
Mumbai
29 January 2016
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Voyage through Time!

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Reading Speed: Did you know it?
http://www.swamivivekanandaquotes.org/2014/05/swami-vivekanandas-reading-speed-and-memory-power.html

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Reading Speed: one full page at a
glance
http://www.swamivivekanandaquotes.org/2014/05/swami-vivekanandas-reading-speed-and-memory-power.html

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In the Eyes of beholder!!
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=A94DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA535&lpg=PA535&dq=reading+full+page+in+one+glance&source=bl&ots=pnIEdpTENm&sig=kSri_FmLxra23X
MgJJyX1_XTFvA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4zoSdh83KAhUUSo4KHeuXBaYQ6AEIIjAB#v=onepage&q=reading%20full%20page%20in%20one%20glance&f=false

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http://www.infographicpost.com/interesting-facts-reading-infographic/2012/01/03

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http://www.infographicpost.com/interesting-facts-reading-infographic/2012/01/03

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10. Learning's always a painful process
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11. Spillover Effects
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12. Internet Global Population
http://sdasia.co/2015/05/28/mary-meeker-predicts-internet-trends-for-2015/12

13. New Modes of Communication
http://sdasia.co/2015/05/28/mary-meeker-predicts-internet-trends-for-2015/
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Efficient Education Systems
http://yle.fi/uutiset/yet_another_study_finland_has_worlds_most_cos
t-efficient_education_system/7454319
http://www.hollyclark.org/2012/09/18/teachers-have-to-be-
innovators-in-the-classroom-lessons-from-finland/

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PISA 2012
http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/pisa-2012-results-overview.pdf

16. New Literacies
http://elearningindustry.com/big-data-in-elearning-future-of-elearning-industry
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ICT Literacy
http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2015/26727/projected-2015-2017-ad-spend-growth-by-region-and-channel

18. Paradigms of literacy
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© Kaisa Leino and the Finnish Institute for Educational Research

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Online and Offline Reading
http://www.thewriterteam.co.uk/how-to-promote-your-website-online-and-offline-this-year/

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Reading Strategy
https://cl2639.wordpress.com/tag/online-shopping/

21. decoding symbols, building broad vocabularies, skills related to locating, organizing and retaining
information, and the ability to use the tools of technology
the ability to make use of categories, concepts or ideas, such as determining the genre of a work,
making inferences about cause and effect, and identifying the author’s purpose and point of view
judgments about the relevance and value of messages for the reader
the ability to understand the audience to whom one is communicating, the effective use of symbols,
the ability to organize a sequence of ideas, and the ability to capture as well as to hold the attention
and interest of the message receiver
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Media / ICT Literacy Processes
Renee Hobbs, 1997
Access
Analyse
Evaluate
Communicate

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Reading strategies for books and the
Internet
Schmar-Dobler 2003

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Students prefer print formats
Source: ©National Association of College Stores, Oberlin, Ohio.

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As they are easier to read, make
notes and can be re-sold
Source: ©National Association of College Stores, Oberlin, Ohio.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/01/24/10-facts-about-americans-and-
public-libraries/

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Changing nature of education
market
Deutsche Bank

26. Online Horizon
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Internet offerings
http://www.oecd.org/fr/internet/

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Online Reading: Evaluating
information
http://www.techlila.com/protect-wireless-broadband-internet-hacked/

29. Exegetical Dogmatic
Agnostic Dialectical
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Critical Readers of Web: Profiling
Walter Kaufmann’s (1977)

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New Education Model
http://www.slideshare.net/HuaweiEnterprise/innovative-ict-building-better-connected-education-52369852

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Going Beyond School
http://www.slideshare.net/HuaweiEnterprise/innovative-ict-building-better-connected-education-52369852

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Learning Society
http://www.slideshare.net/HuaweiEnterprise/innovative-ict-building-better-connected-education-52369852

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http://kwizoo.com/kids-say-thank-you.aspx