The world is growing, shifting, and developing daily, and at times the more traditional writing field takes a long time update. With many theories still developing about the writing process, basic writing ideas, and how to teach writing (or for some, can it be taught), I believe that sometimes we don't look to the resources around us. As teachers, we should become proficient in these new technologies, and allow students to explore them and utilize them in their papers.
This is preparation for the real world, where businesses are using global technology in order to make international trade easier. Communication in multiple languages not only helps make the global community more interactive than it already is, but it strengthens the classroom in building cultural experiences into writing discourse.
Hi Mark, I agree with you when you say that sometimes we teachers don't take advantage of the resources that are within our grasp. We don't see them as resources, or we don't value them, or we fear them because they are new to us and challenging to learn. This is especially true of technologies that we might use as teachers and writers. In fact, this is the reason I have asked you to write on your own blog this semester: it might be helpful for you to try out this resource for yourself as a learner before you attempt to use it as a teacher.
ReplyDeleteI'd be interested in learning if you do try using blogs in your future teaching career. Please let me know if you do.
--BG