Can We Do It?: SMS in EDU Dawn Hamilton – English 5001 May 28, 2009 Rhetoricians and educators have been trying for centuries to develop learning methods that encourage dialogic and participatory classroom settings. The struggle to create…
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Hooks and Shaughnessy
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bell hooks – “Rebel’s Dilemma” The sociality of error is a concept aptly exemplified in bell hooks’ “Rebel’s Dilemma”. This theory, modeled and coined by Mina Shaughnessy in her Errors and Expectations, provides a justification for writers of advanced…
Dawn’s review of Mike C.
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Mike’s review: These are all my thoughts while reading. No conventional stuff. Okay, I lied. One conventional thing: too many prepositional endings! Clearly stated point to this paper. Culture and language joined at the hip. Nicely worded. Easy to recall.…
Hearing the distant voices
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Distant Voices. Ironically, in this class that’s all I seem to be able to hear because of the huge computer screens every student sits in front of. The topic of the pros and cons of technological advances in our schools…
The Battlefield
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A battlefield can provoke many different images in one’s mind. We see open fields amass with Redcoats and Bluecoats; painted warriors charging upon the enemy; snipers poised in their high towers, taking down one man at a time; bombs…
Ethereal Education › Tools — WordPress
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Ethereal Education › Tools — WordPress. Dawn Hamilton learning styles
Learning Styles Survey
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Here’s the link: http://www.learning-styles-online.com/inventory/ Click on the link and find the free survey.
Mid-term Responses
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Dawn Hamilton Mid-term Questions: Set A: The relationship between the study of rhetoric and the development of virtue or an ethical sense has been debated since classical times. A3. In writing classes today, how might a perception that studying…
The Visual Learner
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I am a visual learner. In order to truly grasp the meaning of any piece of writing, I must be able to image it. If my I am unable to produce a conceptual image, I’m lost. This fact has led…
The three heads of persuasion
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In On the Study Methods of Our Time, G. Vico intrigued me with his idea of eloquence. This was echoed by Alexander Bain in his English Composition and Rhetoric. I’d like to use this journal entry to analyze their mutual…