Instructor Nikki Chasteen Elected Secretary of Global Society of Online Literacy Educators' (GSOLE)

Congratulations to instructor Nikki Chasteen on being elected as Secretary of the Global Society of Online Literacy Educators' (GSOLE)!

Chasteen has been an active member of GSOLE since Jan. 2019 and has previously served as GSOLE's membership officer (ex-officio). She began her two-year term as secretary this past July (and she successfully defended her Ph.D. prospectus at UCF a few weeks ago!!)

GSOLE is an international organization connecting those who teach reading, alphabetic writing, and multimodal composition as digital literacies in online educational settings. Dedicated to diversity, inclusivity, and access in literacy-based online education, GSOLE disseminates peer-reviewed research and information through its annual meeting, online conference, research support, educational and community-building webinars, website, and two open-access online journals, Research in Online Literacy Education (ROLE) and the Online Literacy Open Resource (OLOR), as well as planned online literacy certification programs. As an organization, GSOLE recognizes that online literacy instruction (OLI) in reading, alphabetic writing, and multimodal composition is taught in traditional and digital settings, engaging teachers and scholars of reading and composing across a range of disciplines.