Category Archives: Education

this map stuff has hardly gone far enough

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Michael

Being in my own little bubble, I didn’t know about the Miss Teen South Carolina maps gaff until yesterday. It blew my mind. For those who haven’t seen it (via Morning Toast): Collin Brooke has a pretty good discussion about … Continue reading →

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consequences in education, oh, and on that remixing stuff

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Michael

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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grad school colloquium on wednesday

Posted on February 11, 2007 by Michael

The English Department is holding a grad school colloquium on Wednesday, and my proposal was accepted about a month ago. I’m struggling in how to narrow down a 30-page rough draft of a chapter into a 15-minute talk (which is … Continue reading →

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connected learning

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Michael

I am listening to Will Richardson’s presentation on connected learning (also available here). One of his most salient points for me was on making connections and pattern recognition. He says (I tried to transcribe this accurately): […]recognizing patterns is huge.[…] … Continue reading →

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on “The Rhetorician as an Agent of Social Change”

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Michael

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