Live Blogging: With LDR, Philippine Children's Literature Champion

It's not every day that I get to see and chat with Lina Diaz de Rivera (LDR). She's my teacher and mentor in graduate school at the UP Diliman. I remember her well and her discriminating taste when it comes to literature.

In some ways, she's an influence in my pursuance to dwell deeper into the word of children's literature and Young Adult literature. What an engaging conversation we had this morning! Sadly, I could not attend her session because, my presentation on the Early Readers Online project coincides with her session on the Enduring Relevance of Rizal's The Monkey and the Tortoise.

LDR, is an honorary awardee of the PBBY for her pioneering work in teaching children's literature.

Live Blogging: RAP Summer Conference 2011

It's the second day of RAP's (Reading Association of the Philippines) Summer Conference at Bayview Park Hotel. The morning kicked off as usual. Nothing eventful. But Dr. Serena Diokno's plenary presentation turned the tables around. Her lecture on Socio-Historical Ages and Literacy Context was substantial and engaging! Here are some notes I took down from her presentation and lecture.

Disciplinary Literacy = Learning in the diagonal 

History is not a mere collection of facts. Historical accounts are not produced in a vacuum. 

HISTORIAN - with context - with author - many voices - the past is reconstructed - evidences are used. But for the student, it is the opposite.

Halfway through, I was mesmerized that I no longer cared jotting down notes. I listened to her and I felt my head balloon with possibilities and hypothesis on the writing and reading of historical texts. Of course, the issue on textbook production was mentioned. It prompted questions from the floor.

The second plenary speaker has ended his lecture. Mr. Jose Maria Policarpio of Diwa Learning Systems, Inc. talked about technology and how it changes literacy and literacy behavior.