Category: Collaboration
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Two Open Access Publications in 2024
2024 has nearly slipped by, yet it is worth noting two recent open access publications, one in which I served as a co-editor and co-author, and another in which I served as a co-author. Earlier this year, the WAC Clearinghouse released Better Practices: Exploring the Teaching of Writing in Online and Hybrid Spaces, co-edited with…
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Podcast Episode: Conceptually Speaking
With thanks to Trevor Aleo for the opportunity to think through some new ideas related to new literacies and teaching digital literacies, please enjoy this recent episode of “Conceptually Speaking.”
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Pivoting the Conversation on AI in Writing
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in Academic Life, Ahead of the Code, Assessment, Best Practice, Collaboration, Composition, Critical Perspectives, English Education, Literacy, Multiliteracies, New Literacies, News and Notes, NWP, Presentations, Professional Development, Reflections, Teaching, Writing, Writing Assistance TechnologiesAs ChatGPT has heralded the “death of the college essay” and “the end of high school English, we could be well served to lean into the idea that we need to both rethink our writing assignments and to invite our students to “cheat” on them.
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Invitation to an Inquiry: Intentional Integration of Digital Literacies into an ELA Lesson
My colleague Kristen Hawley Turner and I have been thinking about the integration of technologies into instruction, specifically toward the development of digital literacies, for a long time, and we are looking for collaborators for our next project.
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Embracing the “Both/And” of Digital Writing
Embracing a “both/and” stance toward technology, we can push back against the kinds of dichotomies that characterize most language arts instruction. What might you do to move any of your ELA assignments toward a “both/and” stance, embracing the opportunities that you have right now to utilize the technologies available to you and your students?
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Fellowship with NCTE and TPS: New Perspectives on Primary Sources
The National Council of Teachers of English, in partnership with the Library of Congress, invites high school teachers to apply for a fellowship in the New Perspectives on Primary Sources (NPPS) Project. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, December 1, 2021.
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Using Digital Texts to Deepen Understanding
Join Brandon Abdon (@BrandonAbdon), Alice Wu, Andy Schoenborn (@aschoenborn), and Troy Hicks (@hickstro) as we explore ways to give students a choice in topic and approach, all as they develop their digital writing skill. Watch the Live Stream Here on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM Eastern
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A Fall Full of Conversation: Three Recent Podcasts
Time to binge on some edu-listening! This fall, I have been fortunate enough to be invited to three different podcasts, sharing my passion for teaching writing with technology. Find the links here.
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CCIRA Podcast (July 22, 2021)
Troy Hicks, professor of English and Education at Central Michigan University, former middle school language arts teacher, and Director of the Chippewa River Writing Project shares about New Literacies in the classroom.
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The “Roumy Cheese Analogy” for Teaching Writing
As part of her keynote, Dr. Maha Bali invited us to build on Ian M. MacKay’s “Swiss cheese model applied to COVID19 prevention” to think about application to writing pedagogy and the use of these tools, as well as systematic and individual challenges that might inhibit our work.