Comments on: what is reading and writing? http://michaeljfaris.com/blog/2006/09/what-is-reading-and-writing/ rhetorics, compositions, technologies, literacies, sexualities Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:32:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sara Jameson http://michaeljfaris.com/blog/2006/09/what-is-reading-and-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Sara Jameson Sun, 24 Sep 2006 03:51:27 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/~farism/blog/?p=247#comment-128 Where to start - when I read online, how I read depends on what / where I read. For example, when I read your blog, I read eagerly looking for the ideas to engage with and ready (or at least) hoping to continue the conversation. I always know I will find something interesting. Sometimes I don't have the time to write back right then - but I intend to. So, sometimes, I print out the post to read later when I can compose my thoughts. First thoughts are not always best thoughts (whose quote is this?). Right now I have two or three of your recent posts printed out to read at my leisure and ponder. This blog of yours is a wonderful place for ideas. And if we collage together your posts with our responses, we co-create ideas. As for the question of whether we teach reading - certainly in my composition classes I help students interrogate the texts - ask what is the author saying and how and how well is it being said. I prod students into cultural literacy and situating the authors and texts they are reading. I try not to be a snob about the things that many students don't know - just as I hope they are not snobs about my cluelessness about pop culture (but I have asked for a tutorial on the Simpsons later in the week so I will be a bit more conversant on the subject). My sense is that many students at Oregon State do not read much that is not required, and what is required is textbooks largely. And they read either for the information to do well on the test, or for escape, and not so much for intellectual stimulation. As far as I can tell, few read the news either online or in print. In fact, I'm not sure where or if they pursue the news. I read newspapers in print, but do check online a bit. I see some TV news in the evenings as I walk through the den, but rarely sit down. My sense, also, is that most OSU students read print for their courses and don't read content online. But how typical are they? When you ask who is on the read/write web - do you mean who reads websites? maybe half the world? which websites? do you mean who writes and engages with audience? maybe 10%? who engages in co-creating information with others - such as in commenting on blogs or collaborating on wikis etc? Maybe 1%? Wild guesses here. I'll have to do more thinking - Sara Where to start – when I read online, how I read depends on what / where I read. For example, when I read your blog, I read eagerly looking for the ideas to engage with and ready (or at least) hoping to continue the conversation. I always know I will find something interesting.

Sometimes I don’t have the time to write back right then – but I intend to. So, sometimes, I print out the post to read later when I can compose my thoughts. First thoughts are not always best thoughts (whose quote is this?). Right now I have two or three of your recent posts printed out to read at my leisure and ponder. This blog of yours is a wonderful place for ideas. And if we collage together your posts with our responses, we co-create ideas.

As for the question of whether we teach reading – certainly in my composition classes I help students interrogate the texts – ask what is the author saying and how and how well is it being said. I prod students into cultural literacy and situating the authors and texts they are reading. I try not to be a snob about the things that many students don’t know – just as I hope they are not snobs about my cluelessness about pop culture (but I have asked for a tutorial on the Simpsons later in the week so I will be a bit more conversant on the subject).

My sense is that many students at Oregon State do not read much that is not required, and what is required is textbooks largely. And they read either for the information to do well on the test, or for escape, and not so much for intellectual stimulation. As far as I can tell, few read the news either online or in print. In fact, I’m not sure where or if they pursue the news. I read newspapers in print, but do check online a bit. I see some TV news in the evenings as I walk through the den, but rarely sit down.

My sense, also, is that most OSU students read print for their courses and don’t read content online. But how typical are they? When you ask who is on the read/write web – do you mean who reads websites? maybe half the world? which websites? do you mean who writes and engages with audience? maybe 10%? who engages in co-creating information with others – such as in commenting on blogs or collaborating on wikis etc? Maybe 1%? Wild guesses here.

I’ll have to do more thinking -
Sara

]]> By: Mike http://michaeljfaris.com/blog/2006/09/what-is-reading-and-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Mike Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:01:55 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/~farism/blog/?p=247#comment-127 Mariolina Salvatori has pointed out that "Reading and Writing" was dropped as a category from the CCCC proposal form around 1996: apparently, after the brief hubbub raised by Iser and others, we are now no longer disciplinarily interested in reading. Which is unfortunate, given the questions you and Richardson raise. Mariolina Salvatori has pointed out that “Reading and Writing” was dropped as a category from the CCCC proposal form around 1996: apparently, after the brief hubbub raised by Iser and others, we are now no longer disciplinarily interested in reading. Which is unfortunate, given the questions you and Richardson raise.

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