Category: Digital Writing Tools

Framing an Approach to the Digital Writing Workshop

Dec 2, 2009

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Troy Hicks

in Cyber Infrastructure, Digital Storytelling, Digital Writing Workshop, Multiliteracies, New Literacies, New Media, News and Notes, Professional Development, Teaching

After a wonderful week in Philly and while reflecting on my experiences at the NWP Annual Meeting, “Digital Is” Conference, and NCTE Convention, I was fortunate enough to engage with a Michigan colleague who, as a part of her master’s program, is doing an inquiry project on establishing her own digital writing workshop. She had…
Reflections on NWP and NCTE 2009

Nov 26, 2009

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Troy Hicks

in CCCC-IP, CEE, Copyright, Creative Commons, CRWP, Digital Is, Digital Writing Workshop, Media and Pop Culture, NCTE, NCTE 2009, News and Notes, Presentations, Professional Development, Reflections, Social Networking, Teaching, TM07, TPACK, Writing

As the holidays begin, another conference season comes to a close. For the past week, Sara and I have been in Philadelphia at the National Writing Project‘s “Digital Is…” pre-conference, the NWP Annual Meeting, and the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention. As it is each year, we enjoy spending time with colleagues…
Notes from “The Social Media Portfolio: Using Technology to Promote Meta-cognitive Skill Development” at NWP’s Digital Is

Nov 18, 2009

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Troy Hicks

in Assessment, Choice and Inquiry, Collaboration, Composition, Copyright, Digital Is, Fair Use, Literacy, New Literacies, New Media, Notes from Other Presentations, NWP, Social Networking, Teaching, Writing

The Social Media Portfolio: Using Technology to Promote Meta-cognitive Skill Development At NWP’s Digital Is Rafi Santo, Amana Kaskazi, and Shonell Richmond Global Kids 20 Years in existence and focusing on significant global issues Issues: Local to global and global to local understanding Leadership: Skills necessary to affect change Technology: How does new media contribute…
Notes from Danielle Nicole DeVoss’s Opening Keynote at NWP’s “Digital Is…”

Nov 18, 2009

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Troy Hicks

in Composition, Copyright, Creative Commons, Cyber Infrastructure, Digital Is, Digital Storytelling, Fair Use, Internet Research, Literacy, Media and Pop Culture, Multiliteracies, New Literacies, New Media, Notes from Other Presentations, NWP, Professional Development, Teaching, Writing

Danielle Nicole DeVoss asks us to think about what digital was then and is now… Digital is… Networked — we compose in networked spaces Collaborative — people are able to connect and create through these networks (LolCats) Multimodal — typography, kinetic type, digital stories Re-Mediated — taking a media object and recreating it so it…
Looking for Feedback on the Idea of a Digital Writing Project

Nov 8, 2009

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Troy Hicks

in CMU, Collaboration, Composition, CRWP, Digial Writing Project, English Education, Literacy, Methods, NCTE, News and Notes, NWP, Professional Development, Teaching, Wiki, Writing

As we prepare to head to the NWP Annual Meeting and NCTE Convention in just about a week, I am also plugging away at our Chippewa River Writing Project Continued Funding Application. I have come to one of the most compelling parts of the report, at least for me… the point where we reflect on…
Reflecting on the Purposes of Digital Writing and Professional Development

Sep 29, 2009

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Troy Hicks

in Collaboration, CRWP, Digital Writing Workshop, English Education, Methods, NCTE, New Literacies, New Media, News and Notes, Professional Development, Reflections, Social Networking, Teachers Teaching Teachers, Writing

Over the past few weeks, I have had a few opportunities to reexamine my thinking about the purposes of digital writing and professional development. As Sara begins her doctoral program at MSU and has started to share her own thinking through her “Connecting, Collaborating, Continuing to Learn” blog, it has given me pause to think…
Back to School, Back to Digital Writing

Sep 7, 2009

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Troy Hicks

in NCTE, News and Notes, Professional Development, Social Networking

Well, the summer has certainly slipped by, as they all tend to do, and I am now getting back in the swing of things. To that end, I have exciting news to share — the publication of my new Heinemann title, The Digital Writing Workshop. Building on the writing workshop principles of choice and inquiry,…
Teaching Blogging with Kathi Yancey

Jul 2, 2009

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Troy Hicks

in Blogging, Composition, English Education, New Literacies, Notes from Other Presentations, Writing

Today, I am at Fordham University, presenting at their summer literacy institute focusing on 21st Century Literacies. I am honored to have the opportunity to present with Kathi Yancey, and she is currently in the middle of her session about “Blogging Alive,” asking participants to think about the purposes and audiences for blogging. She began…
Story on CRWP from The News @ Central

May 19, 2009

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Troy Hicks

in CMU, Collaboration, CRWP, News and Notes, NWP, Professional Development, RCWP, Wiki, Writing

From our site visit earlier this winter, the media and public relations team at CMU has put together an article and podcast about the Chippewa River Writing Project. I find it fitting that as we pursue digital writing within the project that the way in which it was announced to the CMU community comes in…
Notes from “Digital Storytelling: Enhancing Language, Visual, and Media Literacies”

Mar 15, 2009

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Troy Hicks

in Collaboration, Digital Storytelling, Literacy, MRA 2009, Multiliteracies, New Literacies, New Media, Notes from Other Presentations

Digital Storytelling: Enhancing Language, Visual, and Media Literacies MRA 2009 Presentation Ledong Li, Tingfeng Luo, Wen Wu, Fan Zhang, Oakland University What’s Your Story? Stories Surround Us What is digital storytelling? Daniel Meadows: “short personal multimedia tales toldfrom the heart” Educational Use of Digital Storytelling Focus on specific topic and contain a particular point ofview…