This chapter was very interesting to read, and incredibly valuable for those of us in the Prof/Tech field. I was very impressed with the insights that the book offered. From the challenges you'll face as a writer to actually getting the job, it was all there. I appreciated the section on networking. That is one valuable tool that is talked about more and more as time goes on. Plus, the book even gives some networking sites applicable to students, beginners and those in our designated field. I appreciated reading this chapter as we all begin to look for opportunities to learn and grow outside of the student realm.
This has been a fun class. I gained so much information from the class and my peers. Good luck to each of you in your individual endevours! Oh the places we'll go! ☺
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Stories that Speak to Us
"We don’t always know what literacy experiences they bring to the classroom; we don’t know how or why they learn best; we don’t always know what identities they have forged for themselves as literate individuals, and we don’t know how these identities might affect the instruction we provide."
I liked this paragraph in the last assigned article. Students, and people in general, all learn so differently. This acknowledges and verifies this clearly. This was a fun article, because again, it was more personal. When telling stories of ourselves, we are sharing our history. But we can also become whoever we want to be. Personal narratives give us this opportunity.
I liked this paragraph in the last assigned article. Students, and people in general, all learn so differently. This acknowledges and verifies this clearly. This was a fun article, because again, it was more personal. When telling stories of ourselves, we are sharing our history. But we can also become whoever we want to be. Personal narratives give us this opportunity.
Alice In Wikiland
I enjoyed the fact that this author was much more personal in her writing. The fact that she used Alice as a comparison to the new student was fantastic. It was easy to view this confused new student because people have a reference to Alice. This made the entire paper more understandable.
As I read on I was interested in her ideas of the concepts she was writing about. The audience section gave a good definition of the audience, one that I had not previously thought of before. The author wrote, "Audience, defined in its broadest terms, is the body of readers who will interpret a text (for a wiki is a text-driven community). This body of readers can be imaginary or real, explicit or implicit." The most eye-opening part of that, for me, was the "imaginary or real." I have never thought of an "imaginary" audience. Yet, for those writing on the internet, how many people imagine who might be reading their blog? Probably quite a few.
As I read on I was interested in her ideas of the concepts she was writing about. The audience section gave a good definition of the audience, one that I had not previously thought of before. The author wrote, "Audience, defined in its broadest terms, is the body of readers who will interpret a text (for a wiki is a text-driven community). This body of readers can be imaginary or real, explicit or implicit." The most eye-opening part of that, for me, was the "imaginary or real." I have never thought of an "imaginary" audience. Yet, for those writing on the internet, how many people imagine who might be reading their blog? Probably quite a few.
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