LRA Show
I had the pleasure of participating in the LRA Show affiliated with the Literacy Research Association. Both episodes were bookended with #literacies chats on Twitter. Below, I have archived the […]
Dear New Teacher
For a while now, I have been meaning to write a “Dear New Teacher” open letter that acknowledges the challenges that teachers face but reminds all of us what an […]
Ferguson Now
During the first class of a graduate English education course designed to develop critical approaches to teaching literature, I asked: How would you teach about Ferguson, right now? We had […]
Transmedia Storytelling
If we accept Henry Jenkins’ argument that transmedia navigation is an important literacy practice since the advent of new media, then it’s not much of a leap to wonder about […]
Puzzle Solving & Modding
Sean Connors asked me to join him in writing a piece on close reading and New Criticism related to the Common Core Standards for the journal Reader: Essays in Reader-Oriented Theory, […]
Affinity Spaces
In a technology and digital media course I teach for pre-service and practicing teachers, I ask the students to consider how people learn and make meaning together outside of school […]
Figured Worlds
Updated: September 15, 2014 We’re slowly getting back in the groove in the Atlanta area. A pair of winter storms shut down our university, so we’re a bit behind on […]
#hamletselfie
The selfie. Immediate groans from my veteran teachers…nervous excitement from my young, pre-service teachers. We started off the class talking about the social practices of taking a selfie. Who takes […]
#walkmyworld
I’ve asked some of my students and colleagues to join me in a collaborative project called #walkmyworld. The Project Ian O’Byrne (@wiobyrne) invited educators to join him and a group […]
Double Exposure
On Monday, the following photo went viral on social media. The photo of the Old Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier taken in September by Karin Markert was […]
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