http://hickstro.org/2010/02/27/report-from-rcwps-wide-paths-2010/ Integrating New Literacies into the Teaching of Writing Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:33:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://hickstro.org/2010/02/27/report-from-rcwps-wide-paths-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-2111 links for 2010-02-27 « Fusion Finds Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:01:28 +0000 http://hickstro.org/?p=515#comment-2111 [...] Digital Writing, Digital Teaching – Integrating New Literacies into the Teaching of Writing »... There were a number of issues that came forward, and the conversation was rich since, as a group, we were talking as knowledgeable peers, many already engaged in digital writing practices. Most notably, we thought about a number of issues related to the actual composition of digital texts, moving beyond the logistical questions that often come up (as important as they are) and into conversations about how and why students compose digital texts. Maggie captured one idea (and I am paraphrasing) in the idea that digital media allow us to create texts that are “long enough to accomplish goal, but also short enough to keep interest.” Then, throughout the day, there were three strands: social networking, collaborative writing, and visual studies. -Troy Hicks, author of Digital Writing Workshop (tags: hicks digital.writing socialnetworking collaboration comarts writing) [...] [...] Digital Writing, Digital Teaching – Integrating New Literacies into the Teaching of Writing »… There were a number of issues that came forward, and the conversation was rich since, as a group, we were talking as knowledgeable peers, many already engaged in digital writing practices. Most notably, we thought about a number of issues related to the actual composition of digital texts, moving beyond the logistical questions that often come up (as important as they are) and into conversations about how and why students compose digital texts. Maggie captured one idea (and I am paraphrasing) in the idea that digital media allow us to create texts that are “long enough to accomplish goal, but also short enough to keep interest.” Then, throughout the day, there were three strands: social networking, collaborative writing, and visual studies. -Troy Hicks, author of Digital Writing Workshop (tags: hicks digital.writing socialnetworking collaboration comarts writing) [...]

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