It would be easy to imagine that the conversations of ancient Greek philosophers, while certainly of historical interest, might have little relevancy to our lives today. Such an assumption would, however, be a mistake. As I read through the four…
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Week 1 Read On
by Joel • • 1 Comment
All of the readings this week had me agreeing with them. I found myself on the side of Socrates and Isocrates without having much knowledge about their opponents. I looked at some of the techniques that allowed me to agree…
Week 1 Commentary
by Alex Janney • • 0 Comments
A key component of any successful rhetoric is the ability to acknowledge the opponent. This is something I learned back in 8th grade when I had to give a Pro/Con speech. If you want to seem knowledgeable, be convincing, and…
Week 1: “This post will fill your mind with wonder! Read it, it will make you better” . . . Rhetoric: The art of persuasion, not of truth.
by kmontero • • 0 Comments
Now that I have grasped the reader’s attention through the employment of rhetoric, though I am no famous rhetorician like Gorgias , I will use the aforementioned attention to discuss Plato’s Gorgias. Having one-half of the class title (i.e. History of Rhetoric)…
Kyle’s Final Essay: “My Face on Space Book: A Study of Social Networking Sites and their Significance”
by kmontero • • 0 Comments
My Face on Space Book Maintaining a notion upheld the length of human history, human beings are naturally social. According to the 2009 Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word social is defined as: “the interaction of the individual and the group, or…
Star Trek Stops Women From Becoming Computer Scientists
by Mariana • • 1 Comment
I thought some people in this class might find this article interesting: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/12/star-trek-keeps-women-computer-science/
Final Project: TOEFL website
by Mariana • • 0 Comments
Here is the link to the website Ryan and I developed over the course of the semester: http://toefltech.webs.com/ You should be able to view everything except the blog (because the site is set to private). Thank you so much for…
What is this madness?: Wiki Scouting Report
by mbond • • 0 Comments
Hearing the collaborative potential for Wikis gave me an image of a democratic classroom’s, lead by a “facilitator,” collaborative search for knowledge and truth. After experimenting with the classroom use of Wikis and a “facilitator” instead of controller role in…
Final Presentation – Link to Website
by chayden • • 0 Comments
Here is the link to my website for my speech & debate class that was used for my final project. http://www.enochsdebate.webs.com/ Chris Hayden
Social Bookmarking tools
by aarias1 • • 0 Comments
Social Bookmarking tools Computers are a way of life in the educational setting, unfortunately there a too few teachers who can successfully integrate computer technology effectively in the classroom (1). What Selber is alluding to is the shortage of technologically…