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I study rhetoric and composition as a PhD student in the English Department at Penn State University.
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Monthly Archives: March 2007
4C’s reflection: Thursday
a continuation of my notes from 4C’s: Thursday: A.23 Forging a Scholarly and Professional Identity Online: Blogging as Discovery and Externalization of Self Geoffrey Middlebrook, Sandra Ross, and LauraAnne Caroll-Adler (University of Southern California, Los Angeles) all discussed their use … Continue reading
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4C’s reflection: Wednesday
I had a lot of fun at 4C’s and went to quite a few talks (though I read on others’ blogs that this is typical of the first-timer’s trip: trying to fit it all in). Let’s see if I can … Continue reading
Posted in CCCC 07, Feminism, Uncategorized
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my hostel in manhattan
I’m in Pittsburgh now (at the Carnegie Library for some wireless work time), and I thought I’d post some pictures of my sparse hostel room in the upper west side of Manhattan. It was a nice enough place to sleep … Continue reading
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consequences in education, oh, and on that remixing stuff
I’m always being in my Harper’s reading. During my vacation (4C’s in NYC, and now in Pittsburgh), I was finally able to catch up on the September 2006 issue. There’s a pretty good Forum on using video games that might … Continue reading
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i’m in New York
I got into New York tonight and made it safely to my hostel. It’s on the north end of Central Park and west a few blocks, and I was surprised with how… sparse it is. I guess I shouldn’t have … Continue reading
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