Monthly Archives: January 2007

prewriting and collaboration become easier online

Collin Brooke wrote about free online prewriting and brainstorming software that looked pretty cool, so I checked them out. Both of the two websites he sent readers to had to do with mapping, and I’m pretty pleased with both. The … Continue reading

Posted in Collage, Queer issues and theory, Teaching Composition, Writing 516: Advanced Composition (Winter 2007) | 1 Comment

on “The Rhetorician as an Agent of Social Change”

Lisa also suggested that I read Cushman’s article “The Rhetorician as an Agent of Social Change,” which I enjoyed a lot. She advocates for crossing the ivory tower/reality divide that separates universities and their work from the real life work … Continue reading

Posted in Critical Pedagogy, Desire, Education, Literacy, Suggestions from others, Teaching Composition, Thesis work, Victor Vitanza | 2 Comments

“Imagined Geographies”

In my thesis, I am arguing for the metaphor of viewing the blogosphere as the ideal city, drawing from the work of Iris Marion Young. Lisa suggested I read Reynolds’s article, and I’m really glad I did. Reynolds is concerned … Continue reading

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on the ecology of education

It seems that ecology is a hot topic when it comes to education. Recently Kevin Brooks blogged about the links between Marshall McCluhan and Rachel Carson, quoting from Marc Leverette’s Towards an Ecology of Understanding: [...] we can see that … Continue reading

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grounding my thesis in material practice

I think my thesis is coming along, perhaps a bit slowly, but it’s been wonderful thinking about it and working on it in small chunks. My major professor, Lisa Ede, continually reminds me to ground my theoretical work into material … Continue reading

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