Presentations

Abrams, S.S., Gerber, H.R. & Lammers, J.C. (2013, April). Digital Ethnography: The Affordances and Constraints of Conducting Research that Includes Online Spaces. Professional development and training course to be presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, C.A.

 Abrams, S.S. (2013, April). A Wealth of Modal Shifts: Reconsidering Directionality and Cross-Modal Understandings of Virtual and Place-based Practices. Symposium paper to be presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, C.A.                                         

Abrams, S.S. (2013, April). Co-Chair, Symposium, Multimodal Learning, Contemporary Design, and Socioeconomic Boundaries: Where Theory, Policy, and Praxis Meet. To be presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco. 

Guha, S., & Abrams, S.S. (2013, April). Literacy and Numeracy Despite the Deficit Model: Multimodal Opportunities for Special Needs Students. Roundtable paper to be presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco. 

Olmanson, J.D. & Abrams, S.S. (2013, February). Ethnographic inquiry into early technology integration dynamics: Sideways moves as counter narratives in educational technology research. Paper to be presented at the 34th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, P.A. 

Abrams, S.S. (2012, November). Teens, Language, and Digital Resources. Research roundtable paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Las Vegas, N.V. 

Abrams, S S. (2012, November). Next Generation Teachers of Vocabulary. Research roundtable paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Las Vegas, N.V. 

Abrams, S.S. (2012, October). Using Research to Understand the Vocabulary Challenge: Gamified Vocabulary Online, Inside and Outside the Classroom. Paper to be presented at the NYACTE-NYSATE Fall Conference, Albany, N.Y. 

Abrams, S.S. (2012, May). Fluid Literacies: Video Game Play in a Public Library.  Symposium paper presented at the International Reading Association 57^th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL 

Abrams, S.S. & Schaefer, M.B. (2012, April). Narratives of power: Students’ stories and situated practices in real and virtual spaces. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, B.C. 

Abrams, S.S. (2012, February). Digitalnarratives in an online forum: Ethnography in a third space. Paper presented at the 33^rd Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, P.A.

Abrams, S. S. (2011, November). New literacies, virtual worlds, and learning: Exploring semiotic domains in learning and literacy. Panel paper presented at the Literacy Research Association, Annual Conference, Jacksonville, F.L. 

Abrams, S. S. (2011, November). Video gaming and sustainable learning for the future: Reading, writing, and understanding through virtual experiences. Panel paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Chicago, I.L.

Abrams, S.S.& Gerber, H.R. & Burgess, M. (2011, May). What do video games and Second Life have to do with English Language Arts? Symposium paper presented at the International Reading Association 56^th Annual Convention, Orlando, F.L.  

Abrams, S.S. & Rowsell, J. (2011, April). Producers and consumers of power: Virtual imagination and social control. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, L.A.  

Turner, K. H., Katic, E.,Abrams, S.S., & Donovan, J. (2011, April). Digitalk: The digital writing of adolescents. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, L.A.  

Abrams, S.S. (2011, February). Learning outside the stacks: Video game playing in the library. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, P.A.  

Abrams, S.S. (2010, November). Gaming and knowledge acquisition. Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Orlando, F.L.  

Abrams, S.S., & O’Brien, J. (2010, October). Inclusive partnerships: University and high school students teaching each other. NYACTE-NYSATE Fall Conference, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.  

Abrams, S.S. (2010, April). Virtual artifacts: Video gaming and identity (re)examined. Symposium paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Denver, C.O.  

Abrams, S.S. (2010, April). Chair, Symposium: What identity can tell us about literacy education: Contemporizing literacy, pedagogy, and practice. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Denver, C.O.  

Abrams, S.S. (2010, February). Digital communication and ethnography: New pathways for qualitative research. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, P.A.  

Abrams, S.S. (2009, November). Virtual contexts, real connections: Video gaming and meaningful learning inside and outside the classroom. Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Philadelphia, P.A.  

Abrams, S. S. (2009, July). Keeping an eye on the game: Video gaming, visual literacy and cultural identity. Paper presented at the Third Global Conference: Visual Literacies, Oxford, England.  

Abrams, S.S. (2009, April). Learning in real and virtual environments: Interdisciplinary bridges among literacies. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, C.A.  

Abrams, S.S. (2008, June). Real connections from virtual experiences: The impact of video gaming on student learning. Paper presented at the International Conference on Multimodality and Learning, London, England.  

Abrams, S.S. (2005, June). Learning to play, playing to learn: Exploring new ways of knowing. Poster session presented at the Games, Learning and Society Conference, Madison, W.I.  

Abrams, S. S. (2005, February). Rite, write, right! Workshop presented at the National Writing Project Midwinter Conference, Piscataway, N.J.  

Stahl, E., Schamroth, M., & Schamroth, S. (2000, May). Evolving teachers/evolving students. Paper presented at the International Reading Association Annual Convention, Indianapolis, I.N.