UNI Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy

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Our mission is to promote comprehensive literacy of all learners by transforming literacy education through expanding preservice and in-service teachers' literacy knowledge and instructional expertise in professional learning communities.

The Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy  wishes you a rewarding semester filled with learning and new opportuniti...
08/24/2026

The Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy wishes you a rewarding semester filled with learning and new opportunities.

08/21/2026

Literacy is about finding our voices and engaging in lifelong curiosity.

08/14/2026

New Word Alert!

Here’s to those summer days we haven’t finished living yet, but somehow already miss. ☀️🌅

08/13/2026

New Word Alert!

08/04/2026

Is Screen Time Really the Problem?

In this conversation, Dr. Colleen S. Mulholland, Dean of the College of Education at the University of Northern Iowa, explores how children can develop literacy through intentional media experiences. Rather than viewing media as simply "good" or "bad," she discusses the importance of active engagement and the role parents and educators play in helping children navigate today's digital world.

Mine is Pause. It sounds like Paul, so it could pass as a person's name, but it also sounds like Paws, which would make ...
07/21/2026

Mine is Pause. It sounds like Paul, so it could pass as a person's name, but it also sounds like Paws, which would make it a perfect name for a cat.

What ordinary word would you choose?

07/20/2026

In this conversation, Wilson Rojas, Assistant Director for Emerging and Innovative Technologies at the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, explains why AI literacy goes beyond knowing how to use the tool.

He explains that it also requires understanding how AI systems generate responses, recognizing their limitations, evaluating their outputs, and making ethical decisions about when and how to use them.

The conversation also explores cognitive offloading and the importance of keeping a human in the loop. Finally, he speaks about how educators can design learning environments that encourage critical thinking rather than passive dependence on AI.

07/16/2026

This quote suggests that experiencing art is not always about immediately interpreting or explaining it. Sometimes, genuine engagement begins when we allow ourselves to wander and become absorbed in the artwork itself.

Reference:

Hood, E. J., & Kraehe, A. M. (2017). Creative matter: New materialism in art education research, teaching, and learning. Art Education, 70(2), 32–38. https://doi.org/10.1080/00043125.2017.1274196

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University Of Northern Iowa, 113 Schindler Education Ctr
Cedar Falls, IA
50614

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