Monthly Archives: September 2006

what is reading and writing?

Posted on September 22, 2006 by Michael

Will Richardson has written an article on The Pulse called “These Days, Reading Means Editing.” I think Richardson raises great points about the blurring of reading, editing, and writing in a digital age where the validity of something written isn’t … Continue reading →

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bloglines finally

Posted on September 22, 2006 by Michael

Many months ago when I was looking for a good blog aggregator I set up a Bloglines account, but I wasn’t really satisfied with it. Actually, I couldn’t really find a single blog aggregator I liked. I attempted setting up … Continue reading →

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apathy in the student mill

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Michael

I’m still reading Gerald Graff’s Clueless in Academe: How Schooling Obscures the Mind. He’s coming to campus in October to speak, and I’d really like to finish the book by then. In fact, Sara Jameson has urged all the TA’s … Continue reading →

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risky teachers, shifts in thinking

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Michael

In composition we are often trying to get our students to come up with something provocative. I’ve struggled a few times with students who want to write an argumentative paper as a report and a few times with students who … Continue reading →

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a little pro vlog tirade

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Michael

I’ll preface this post by admitting that I have not “read” many vlogs. In fact, I may know the URLs to only two, but it’s a medium that I find pretty interesting. I’ve always loved the mixture of media, and … Continue reading →

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