Technology Readings

I think that some of the readings for Dr. P's class tomorrow will be helpful in our discussion about using computers in the classroom. Maybe after our class discussion tomorrow, we can discuss which ones we found most compelling and build from there. I thought the article by Dr. P was interesting in that it provided a type of timeline for the implementation, and the process that teachers must be willing to go through to experiment with new pedagogical methods (including technological ones) in the classroom. I think we already have a lot of information about challenges faced as students, and we can extend those into a discussion of what we may face as instructors.

I also thought the discussion this morning revolving about perceptions of developmental writers was pretty fascinating. Relating back to Dr. Penrod's discussion, there reallly is a strong stigma related to basic/developmental writers (we're going to have to identify precisely which term we want to use). As a teacher, I always found teaching these writers to be invigorating, and so I hadn't considered so much how others may have negative perceptions of these writers. I'm going to do some more thinking on that subject and will probably come back to post more.