Category: Conferences
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Pledge to Support #EducatorEquity
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So much has been said in the past few weeks since the death of George Floyd that any additional words would be wasted. So, let me get to the point. As we see protests in America and around the world, I feel the need to act. To that end, I am personally committing to three…
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Teaching and Learning (Digital) Literacy in Higher Education
[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTWpK0-lUuMENwoVep64p3jVPQHq4dSR6R9XyBbz5uA1VwDaEc5yrIbDdw_ASdrosbhW-mqYXExYscU/embed” query=”start=false&loop=false&delayms=5000″ width=”480″ height=”299″ /] This morning, I am honored to present for the College Reading Educators during one of their session at the New York State Reading Association’s annual conference. My talk will focus on the idea that, without question, learning continues to change in the twenty-first century. Higher education faculty have…
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Digital Diligence (SIDL 2019 Keynote)
For the fourth consecutive summer, I am honored to present the Thursday morning keynote at the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy. Over the past year, I have become increasingly concerned about dire headlines that move beyond the “kids these days” kinds of arguments we have heard in the past to a deeper, more disconcerting tone…
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NWP Midwest Keynote
Can I Cite That? Examining What Counts as Evidence in a Digital World “Students have a greater role and responsibility in creating new knowledge, in understanding the contours and the changing dynamics of the world of information, and in using information, data, and scholarship ethically.” ~ ACRL [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vT5vcTs8dzJKPj5AMBjKqhzXPPLtdqoRlzkvWlA5uDuDjQg3hLoarAZfNDL-Ltf69i9kCCz9lBwJcsA/embed” query=”start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000″ width=”480″ height=”299″ /] Intro…
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Now I See It – ISTE 2018
[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTRjsOFB7_PMtjT2rm3xulhH34NzYI3IBP-VT9Q3H3RdEYU49L0qqhB_vj0p051osUqx9SA4Jk-gIGm/embed” query=”start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000″ width=”480″ height=”299″ /] Participants will explore a variety of digital tools for video that can be used for instruction, remediation, and discussion, as well as student creation of video artifacts to demonstrate understanding. What kind of thinking do we want students to do? Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy – (CELT), Iowa State University Copyright Questions?…
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Ramping Up Revision – ISTE 2018
[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSa7gSsWnE1ma98UxSqx-sFdXUwd0D2xdgRa22s6i3rk_WdQ4-D3009cFEBlQJ_QdRU7WXJQe5wG9Mw/embed” query=”start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000″ width=”640″ height=”389″ /] Wray’s RISE model for offering meaningful feedback (Reflect, Inquire, Suggest, Elevate). Emily Wray’s “Five Minutes of Fame” Talk about the RISE Model What Research Says About Driving Growth for Writers With Practice, Feedback and Revision by Troy Hicks NCTE: “Professional Knowledge for the Teaching of Writing” NCTE/NWP/CWPA: “Framework for Success in Postsecondary…
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Preparing to “Turn the Corner” at DMAC18
The days do go fast at DMAC. As a participant, I am reminded of the many, many moving parts that the facilitators for such an institute need to plan, and I have been fully engaged in the workshop for the past few days. Couple that with needing to continue working on all my regular tasks…
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DMAC18: The Image Assignment
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Yesterday, Scott DeWitt introduced to our first task for DMAC, the Image Assignment. The main goal of the assignment is “to work with a collection of information that you can use to compose a persuasive piece of displayable and/or distributable multimodal media.” In short, we are making an infographic. Our task yesterday afternoon was to…
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Prepping for DMAC 2018
Today, I made my way to Columbus in preparation for the Digital Media and Composition Institute, also known as DMAC. In more than one way, this has been a career aspiration of mine for well over a decade, and I’m very much looking forward to the immersive, sustained experience of working with colleagues over the…
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My New Metaphor: Being the (Hyper)Link
Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to lead a workshop for teacher consultants at the Oregon Writing Project at SOU. Fall in Oregon is beautiful, and I am thankful to have had the opportunity to be here. Like all the workshops I do, it was a unique experience in the sense that I begin with some idea…