Author Archives: Amy G.

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This article, from the March 2009 issue of Educational Leadership, provides a clear overview of the changing nature of literacy and argues that teachers at all levels should more effectively …

I just came across this presentation while looking for more cool things to do with EverNote. EverNote is quite possibly the most handy digital tool I’ve ever used, and I …

I came across this image a while ago and saved it on my computer, but I forgot to record where I found it, so I didn’t post it here. And …

Good question! I suspect what they really college graduates need most are skills and knowledge that (a) are incredibly hard to measure; and, even more to the point, (b) are …

From the January 14, 2011 edition of Inside Higher Ed: “Editing Matters” by Carmen Werder and Karen Hoelscher Editing — oh, whoop-de-do — hardly a topic of intense interest in …

Post moved to: TEACHING TIPS – Working Definition of Digital Literacy for College Students

Controversial idea! http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/05/03/grading

Interesting analysis of issues that come up when we ask students to blog: http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/07/27/arvan

News: Technologically Illiterate Students – Inside Higher Ed   tags: digital literacy Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Interesting cautionary tale http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/06/28/tomasch

If you’re looking for practical information and guidelines for implementing multimodal composition assignments, I highly recommend that you check out Cynthia Selfe’s book, Multimodal Composition: Resources for Teachers. Here is …

The WIDE Research Center Collective. “Why Teach Digital Writing?” Kairos 10 (Fall 2005). This article helps to clarify the differences in the theory and practice of writing for print vs. …

“Searching For Better Research Habits” September 29, 2010, Inside Higher Ed NEW YORK CITY — Should colleges teach students how to be better Googlers? Educators who see the popular search …

Atkins, Anthony; Anderson, Daniel; Ball, Cheryl; Homicz Millar, Krista; Selfe, Cynthia; & Selfe, Richard. (2006). Integrating multimodality in composition curricula: Survey methodology and results from a CCCC Research Initiative grant. …

I went over the notes below at the 2010 PWR Mobile Lab workshop. The document further down provides another variation on similar information, from a related workshop. You can find …