Literacy
notes from the interblags
• Ira Socol’s post The Width of the World is an interesting read about social media tools. I don’t entirely agree with all his points, but he’s started a decent discussion about groupthink, time-wasting, and human relationships (arguing, largely, against Larry Sanger’s blog post here).
• Via someone on Twitter: I LOVE these clowns, who confronted [...]
Alexander (2008): Literacy, Sexuality, Pedagogy
Literacy, Sexuality, Pedagogy: Theory and Practice for Composition Studies by Jonathan Alexander
My review
rating: 5 of 5 starsIn Literacy, Sexuality, Pedagogy, Jonathan Alexander argues that literacy and sexuality are intricately linked and argues that composition should pay attention to a critical sexual literacy. He defines sexual literacy as “the knowledge complex [...]
Sony Reader reflective commentary
I’ve finished my reflective commentary on using the Sony Reader in my graduate seminar and on possible redesigns for the Reader. I thought I’d share my commentary here. It’s a bit long (11.5 pages), so I’m attaching it to this post as a PDF file if you are interested in reading it.
Final Reflective Commentary on [...]
sidewalk blogging
I took these pictures about a month ago, but thought of them again tonight. Someone on campus, “Nathan,” has started sidewalk blogging. This involves a “post” a day on a square of sidewalk in front of the library on campus, often detailing a small part of the day, something he enjoys, or some musings of [...]
future of the book: as artifacts
The New York Times covers the new XKCD book:
So, are we seeing an all-too-rare example of the triumph of print books over digital content? Does even an online legend like the 24-year-old Mr. Munroe crave the respectability of print? (Mr. Munroe once before climbed the respectability ladder when in October he competed against the [...]
“literacy” list
The biggest annoyance I have1 is when I tell someone I’m a PhD student in English and they assume I have read every canonical text there is, even after I explain that I study rhetoric and composition. Via Dennis, here’s a Facebook (now blogging — perhaps it was blogging first?) “meme”:
BBC Book List
Apparently the BBC [...]
English 30 reflections post #3 and my own reading experiences
I’ve been meaning to journal about teaching English 30 a bit more frequently this term, but just haven’t been forcing myself to write this term like I have in the past. So far, I’m excited about the strong conversations my students are having in class — my students are smart, nuanced, and pick up on [...]
yo comments are whack!
notes from the interblags: literacy, dangerous courses, change.gov
• The NEA reports that reading literature is on the rise. Millie Davis summarizes:
This week the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) reported the first rise in the number of adults reading literature since they began their survey in 1982. In fact, 16.6 million more adults reported reading literature (novels and short stories, plays, or [...]
banning wikipedia: irresponsible
David Perry has an editorial up on Science Progress in which he argues that it’s irresponsible to ban Wikipedia at a school:
And this is why digital literacy is so crucial for educational institutions: we do a fundamental disservice to our students if we continue to propagate old methods of knowledge creation and archivization without also [...]
