After reading all of this week’s articles and talking to several classmates I was struck by many people’s resistance to the advance of technologies in the classroom and the promotion of technology as an avenue for learning composition. While I…
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Education and Technology
by Kristen Phipps • • 1 Comment
I found the arguments put forth in Anson’s article, “Distant Voices” intriguing, however, I wonder how much of it is driven by fear of change and the loss of the “academic institution”. I have experienced almost every form of education…
A Cognitive Process Theory of Writing
by Kristen Phipps • • 1 Comment
Finally!!!! An essay that truly resounds and makes sense to me. Linda Flower and John Hayes’s essay “A Cognitive Process Theory of Writing” coherently and logically describes the methods in which the process of writing takes place. Through the use…
Writing as a Mode of Learning
by Kristen Phipps • • 3 Comments
Janet Emig’s article, “Writing as a Mode of Learning” described the ways in which she considered writing to be a unique form of learning compared to other modes of talking, listening, and reading. She categorized writing into two categories. Writing…