Monthly Archives: September 2012

George Orwell, Ted Hughes, and Writing

Posted on September 10, 2012 by cmck

This is an excerpt from George Orwell’s “Why I Write”: Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by … Continue reading →

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John Lee – Feeling Like Charlie

Posted on September 10, 2012 by leemail

I enjoyed Flowers for Algernon earlier in life, but have found new connections as I grow older, especially as I feel my mental abilities fading. I have a 4 year old and a 6 year old and have just regained … Continue reading →

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Orality and Text

Posted on September 10, 2012 by smyers

“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.” ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Reading Walter J. Ong’s Orality and Literacy … Continue reading →

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Andrew Murray – Back To School

Posted on September 10, 2012 by murray12

The comic above really speaks to my first few days at work this school year and to some of the tones towards writing and technology that I have experienced in ETEC 540 so far. New technological advances come with loses and … Continue reading →

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Jody McKinnon – Architecture as text

Posted on September 10, 2012 by admin

Hello. My name is Jody McKinnon and this is my 4th MET course. I have found that I can really only do one at a time. I applaud those of you who are doing multiple courses! I just don’t have … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Schubert – Developing Relationships Through Varied Text

Posted on September 10, 2012 by jenniferschubertubc

Hello there fellow METers! My name is Jen; I’m a crazy American who is currently in London attempting to find a home to stay in for this term. (Hence my delay in posting… I left the morning this class opened … Continue reading →

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The Impact of Technology on Literate Environments

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Johanne Brochu

This image and quote from Richardson is representing technology and how it is evolving the complexity of the changing spaces or reading and writing.  New forms of representation are developing with the use of new media and it changes the … Continue reading →

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Hall of Records

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Adam Matthews

This is nothing like the image I wanted. The image I wanted had two major parts. A man and a commodity. As it was, that commodity was a record or record store bag containing vinyl records. I am somewhat caught … Continue reading →

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Technology defined

Posted on September 10, 2012 by jkotler

When I was searching for something to define what I think technology means, I came across this statement and felt that it captured exactly what I was looking for in one short phrase. That is, I believe technology comes in … Continue reading →

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Text in all forms

Posted on September 10, 2012 by jkotler

This image is actually of a ring I own, and I chose it to represent what the definition of text means to me because when I think of the word itself, I think of a means of communication. Beyond that … Continue reading →

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