Article Title: Defining Tools for a New Learning Space: Writing and Reading Class Blogs
Author: Sarah Hurlburt
In Sarah Hurlburt's article "Defining Tools for a New Learning Space: Writing and Reading Class Blogs" she mentions that blogs are discourse communities and that "a class blogosphere clearly meets all of the basic criteria for a discourse community and thus potentially experiences many of the same patterns as those studied in the context of composition courses". I had always viewed blogs as more conversational and not made the connection that they can be used as a tool for improving writing ability.
Do you think we will be seeing blogs in college freshman comp courses?
About Me
- Paula
- This introduction was written by Mary Lou Pagano. Thanks for the great intro! Paula Collins is an Academic Department Associate or ADA at UW Eau Claire. She works with the department chair in the scheduling of classes and is the first point of contact for students. She manages departmental budgets and grants, and coordinates student evaluation of courses and instructors. She is also the website coordinator. Currently, she is using Dreamweaver to update her department’s website, but will be switching to Common Spot. In addition, Paula serves as the operations manager for the speech, language, and hearing clinic. For those who have read her profile on our classlist, you might be wondering what constitutes an “apple peeling contest”. Being similarly curious, I was able to find out from Paula that the contestant must remove the apple peel entirely from the apple without breaking the peel. How did she do it? She used Swiss army knives to score around the apple first and then went back and removed the peel. Paula is now a retired champion of the Bayfield Apple Fest!
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