The premier professional development program in digital literacy since 2012.
** Each day of the Summer Institute experience builds on the previous day, so all participants attend all four virtual sessions and the three full days in-person in Providence.
Thank you for joining us in 2025!
Together, by embracing the theme "Finding Our Voices, Sharing Our Stories," you helped us unlock the power of digital storytelling at the University of Rhode Island’s 12th Annual Summer Institute in Digital Literacy,
This immersive seven-day experience empowered educators, storytellers, and change-makers to harness digital tools and craft compelling narratives designed to inspire and inform. Through hands-on workshops, expert-led discussions, and collaborative inquiry projects, participants developed skills to amplify diverse voices, create meaningful media, and translate knowledge into action.
For educators, librarians, and content creators, the institute provided a collaborative space for building relationships and exploring innovative strategies to engage learners of all ages in today's digital world. Click here to learn more about the schedule from 2025 and we hope to see you next year in June & July 2026!
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What makes our Design Studio process so special?
A hands-on, minds-on
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Inspiring keynotes, hands-on creative & collaborative workshops, plus time for rich community conversations.
Tailored to your
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You can participate in the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy whatever your level of experience, for credit or non-credit.
Here I go again, for the fourth time! Why? This is my story.
My first summer, in what is known as Tier One, was nothing but a leap of faith. I was sure that I needed support to become “digitally literate” but was not even sure what those words meant to me personally or career-wise. To my great delight ... read more
Susan Unger, K-8 Science Teacher
Summer Institute in Digital Literacy? Yes please!
Everyone learns from everyone.
The Summer Institute in Digital Literacy at the University of Rhode Island is the nation’s premier professional development program in digital literacy. Join us in 2025 for a hybrid seven-day interdisciplinary gathering designed especially for educators, librarians, and digital media professionals from around the country who work in K-12 schools or higher education contexts.
Together, we envision new ways to build relationships and take a deep dive into hands-on, minds-on experiences that emphasize inquiry, collaboration, creation, and learning. Reflective walking tours through the city and evening social events across the week will ensure we make the most of our time together.
