Hiller+Spires

Dr. Spires was the founding director for the Friday Institute and now serves as Senior Research Fellow. She joined NC State University's College of Education in 1987 after receiving her Ph.D. in Literacy Education from the University of South Carolina. For her cumulative work in the area of literacy and technology, Dr. Spires received the International Reading Association Award for Outstanding Writing in the Field of College Reading. She received NC State's Outstanding Alumni Award in Outreach and Service for providing professional development seminars for teachers. Dr. Spires studies the integration of emerging technologies in order to illustrate research-based, best practices for digital literacy learning. She conducts research in the area of game-based literacies and learning on the NSF funded project, Crystal Island, and co-directs the Friday Institute’s New Literacies Collaborative (see newlit.org). See media type="custom" key="4012233" to view Dr. Spires homepage. || ||
 * **Name**: Hiller Spires
 * Email:** hiller_spires@ncsu.edu
 * Position**: Professor & Sr. Research Fellow
 * Company**: North Carolina State University
 * Sessions**: The New Learning Ecology: What's Really Happening in 1:1 Classrooms?; New Literacies, Inquiry, and Student-Generated Videos- Engaging the YouTube Generation
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