Last week we read Stuart Selber’s “Reimagining the Functional Side of Computer Literacy” in which Selber outlined four points that he considers vital components of functional computer literacy: control over technological resources, understanding of the ways that writing and communication…
English 5010
5010 W2 Reflection:Promising Future of Writing
by Jeong Kinser • • 0 Comments
Marc Bousquet’s article, The Figure of Writing and the Future of English Studies hit the nail on my head. One example I really like from this article was his comparison and analysis between literature and writing in historical practices, and…
Postman
by aarias1 • • 0 Comments
Aaron Arias English 5010 Dr. Devries Fall 2007 Postman What culture is he talking about? Is he talking about academic culture or cultures in general? Languages are alive and growing as we speak. The definition of a living language is…
As English Departments Change So Must Change the Writing Teacher
by Mike • • 0 Comments
The face of the English department is changing. Rhetoric and writing are replacing literature as the department mainstay. According to Marc Bousquet there has been a decline in tenure track English teaching positions due in part to a shift from…
Digital natives need admin support!
by Ryan • • 0 Comments
I think Prensky writes a very commanding article. So does Jenkins. But both men speak outside of their own personal experience. I wonder what a young student, say perhaps a 7th grade girl, would have to say about the use…
Snack Wrangling
by Kim De Vries • • 9 Comments
Please refer to the class schedule and in a comment here, tell me which day you’d like to provide food and drink–each date will have 2 people. 9/24 Kim and Mike 10/8 Nobody 10/22 Alex Janney 10/29 Ryan and Mariana…
Oh God! Is that a mushroom cloud in the horizon?
by mbond • • 0 Comments
Postman and Prensky really got me thinking about the fear and caution kinda inherent in technology. Reading Prensky allowed me to diagnose my fear as a symptom of Digital Immigrant status. By this I don’t mean to demean immigration as…
English Allies
by Mariana • • 0 Comments
I ended my blog with this question: To me, since reading and writing go hand-in-hand, shouldn’t they be allies in the digital takeover? “The Figure of Writing and the Future of English Studies” made me wonder about the content of…
Questions inspired by my blog: Culture’s Price
by Mariana • • 1 Comment
At the end of Postman’s “First Idea” section of his article, he says, “Idea Number One, then, is that culture always pays a price for technology”. This inspired a lot of material for my blog in addition to a lot…
Installing and Using a Chat Client for IRC
by Kim De Vries • • 5 Comments
To meet in a chatroom, everyone in class will need to install a “chat client.” This is a little program the will connect to the chat, show you what people are saying in one window, and allow you to add…