Week One: Virtual Journal

Let's get to know each other!  

    This is the place to enter your weekly journal writings.  Aim for at least two posting each week and do not be afraid to play around with style, genres and plain old musings.  You may also respond to others who post.
    My first prompt or suggestion is for you to introduce yourself to the rest of the class by adding a comment to this post. Include your name as the title to your introduction. I have started by posting a biography about myself.
     If you have not done so, remember to join the class as a follower, post a picture and include a short statement in your own profile. You can view my profile as a sample.

Week One: Response to Reading

View the videos and read the week's assignments.  Take time to begin or contribute to a conversation about one of the readings.  Do you have any rules for students communicating online that differ from the ones from Phoenix Online? These guidelines should help us with good online ethics. What do you think of Richardson (Digital Footprint) on technology in education?  I am interested in finding effective uses of technology that augment our teaching rather than just adding more for the sake of technology.  What do you think?  Ponder a bit!
The report Writing Next published by the Carnegie Corporation is a heavy read, but one that we might consider referring to throughout the course.  The "meat' of the material is between page 11 and 34. You can skip or skim the rest.  It has eleven key recommendations that are worth "unpacking" as we move through our discussions. The report is considered one of the most comprehensive reports on writing since the 1990's. It makes a good companion to our text which we will start reviewing in a few weeks. Does this report contain ideas particularly true to your experience, ideas that you find puzzling, or ones that run contrary to your beliefs?