Writing
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Generative Literature Project Update #1
Publishing
The murder of Theopolis College president Cadence Mackarthur has not yet happened. It’s Fall, and the college hasn’t yet made public their choice of ten “Distinguished Centennial Alumni”; indeed, Theopolis College
Humanists and Our Books, Pt. 2: Becoming Books
Digital culture
On Tuesday, June 3, Hybrid Pedagogy released an announcement and CFP [http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/page-two/cfp-generative-literature-project/] related to the first long-form project to be undertaken by Hybrid Pedagogy Publishing. Two weeks later,
Humanists and Our Books, Pt. 1: The Work of Humanism
Digital culture
On Tuesday, June 3, Hybrid Pedagogy released an announcement and CFP [http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/page-two/cfp-generative-literature-project/] related to the first long-form project to be undertaken by Hybrid Pedagogy Publishing. In the coming
Culture, Education, and Difference: Negotiating a Pedagogy of Shared Experience
Alterity CFP
“To the naked eye, I may seem normal just like another student or individual; however, behind the mask, I am constantly reminded that I am different from everybody else. I am not sure
Help Wanted: Supporting Graduate Student Writers
Graduate Education
On my first day of work, my supervisor and the assistant director walked me over to what would be my office for the next two years: it was a hidden office, an office
Multiple Personality Pedagogy: Varying Voice in the Classroom
identity
As teachers, we sometimes get tired of hearing our own voices. That’s why we show movies, bring in guest speakers, and encourage discussion. Plus, we want to bring in other views in
Bring Your Own Disruption: Rhizomatic Learning in the Composition Class
Composition
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
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Data Mining in the Trenches: Using Storify to Teach Research
Digital Literacy
It’s time to confront our bias against open sources and redefine how our students research in digital environments. We should both allow them to use the research sites that are most handy,
Organic Writing and Digital Media: Seeds and Organs
Collaboration
The act of writing is organic and generative. Ironically, this biological approach to writing is strengthened by digital environments that allow students and teachers to cultivate better compositions. Composing is a demonstration of
Theorizing Google Docs: 10 Tips for Navigating Online Collaboration
Tools
This sentence — this one right here — is the first sentence I’ve written in two months that wasn’t co-authored in a Google Doc. It’s the first sentence, outside of e-mails and
The Twitter Essay
Digital Pedagogy
Consider the tangible violence technology has wrought upon grammar. We rely on automated grammar and spell-check tools in word-processing software (so much that they’ve become a crutch). E-mail shorthand fails to live