Xing Lu says one of the problems with the existing research on Chinese rhetoric is a dependency on translations. The texts we have read so far were not originally composed in English; they were written in Greek or Latin or…
English 5001
Rhetoric vs. Poetic
by Kent • • 0 Comments
Rhetoric and poetry have been linked for millenia. Aristotle treated both subjects in works that are still read today. For much of history rhetoric has been considered to be superior to poetry. In section XVI, Cicero declares oratory to be…
From the Field
Participation culture, creativity, and social change
by Kim De Vries • • 0 Comments
In this video, David Gauntlett, a British scholar of audience studies, talks about the potential impact of Web 2.0 on education. In addition to explaining why he thinks the kinds of activities fostered by Web 2.0 foster active learning, he…
English 5870
Wk 3/CM#2
by arussell • • 1 Comment
Adam Russell Professor DeVries English 5870 1 May 2009 Week #3/Commentary #2 The Distribution of Power in the Classroom The successful teacher understands that the learning process is something that never ends. However, a power relationship should exist…
English 5870
by nweidner •
Ruth Ray is optimistic about “the influence of teacher research on education” (187). I like Keri and others am surprised that teacher research is a new movement. However, I am learning that ‘new’ ideas in the world of education are…
English 5870
Commentary 2
by Amble • • 1 Comment
Ruth Ray focuses on the context of the classroom and the community when talking about effective teacher research. University research that deals in mass generalizations and standardized testing does little to help in teaching students. The main reason for this…