Addison on Narrative Inquiry

Citation Addison, Joanne. “Narrative As Method and Methodology in Socially Progressive Research.” Practicing Research in Writing Studies: Reflexive and Ethically Responsible Research, edited by Katrina Powell and Pamela Takayoshi, Hampton Press Inc., 2012, 373-383 Summary Joanne Addison starts her article with a reflection on her experiences as a foster parent. This theme weaves throughout her […]

“Using Digital Rhetoric in a Multimodal Assignment to Disrupt Traditional Academic Writing: Conventions in a First-Year Writing Classroom” – Melanie Gagich, Cleveland State University

Citation: Gagich, Melanie. “Using Digital Rhetoric in a Multimodal Assignment to Disrupt Traditional Academic Writing: Conventions in a First-Year Writing Classroom /.” The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, 11 June 2018, https://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/using-digital-rhetoric-in-a-multimodal-assignment-to-disrupt-traditional-academic-writing-conventions-in-a-first-year-writing-classroom/.   Summary:   Melanie Gagich, proposes a new way of integrating multimodal, digital rhetoric into the first-year writing classroom. Gagich argues that […]

“The Trouble with Outcomes: Pragmatic Inquiry and Educational Aims”

Gallagher, Chris W. “The Trouble with Outcomes: Pragmatic Inquiry and Educational Aims.” College English, vol. 75, no. 1, 2012, pp. 42–60. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/24238306. Summary: Gallagher discusses issues surrounding “Outcome Assessment (OA)” based educational aims, and the construction of those aims in regards to the measurement of students work. He begins by conceding that, regardless […]