Writing is neither a process nor a product; it is an event that transforms those
who engage in it. Teachers must acknowledge not just the rewards but also the
risks inherent in the
While written assignments are typically growing in length in line with the
ever-expanding volume of resources available to student writers, platforms like
Twitter demand more succinct approaches to writing and offer a range
I’ve had my arse handed to me a few times online. Enough times to realise that
writing provocatively (whether intentional or not) is often worth the activity.
The most memorable and behaviour
We
[http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=headwaters]
like to talk
[http://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-space-for-risk-michael-thornton-cheryl-harris]
about risk
[https://iei.ncsu.edu/emerging-issues/ongoing-programs/generation-z/taking-action/teach-risk-taking/
“What oft was thought but ne’er so well express’d”
Alexander Pope’s eighteenth century advice to writers — now known as content
producers — has a new relevance for the Internet Age, although
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not
hear the music. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
When, exactly, do we want less eroticism? ~ Geoffrey Sirc
[https://muse.jhu.
Listen to this chapter here, or subscribe to the entire serialized audiobook.A
class discussion where the teacher pre-determines the outcome is just a lecture
in disguise, dressed up to feel student-centered while
This article is the first in a two-part series. “Envisioning the Radical
Syllabus: A Critical Approach to Classroom Culture, Part 2
[https://hybridpedagogy.org/envisioning-radical-syllabus/]” provides response and follow-up
from the author.
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The Challenge:Incorporate an open source community service project into every
class.
What happens to a student paper or project after the individual turns it in or
presents it in class? Where does
When faced with a complex, fluid, and potentially uncontrollable situation, I’ve
often heard people say, “It’s like herding cats.” I can think of no more
complex, variable, and fluid task than
With technological innovations come opportunities for students to compose,
communicate, share, collaborate, and express themselves in contemporary ways as
well as opportunities for teachers to harness potential academic possibilities.
Vlogging, or video blogging,
Every fall when I ask my first year students, “Why did you choose theCollege of
Environmental Science and Forestry [http://www.esf.edu/]?” at least one will
answer, “I want to save the
Too often, rather than inviting First-Year Composition (FYC) students into the
disruptive experience of being a writer, we try to shield them inside the safety
of the walled garden of neatly ordered paths
“We no longer have to separate our material technologies so radically as we once
did from our ‘cognitive strategies’. People-with-bodies participate in
activities and practices, such as jointly authoring a multimedia Web document,