Facilitating Community Blogging Circles
Blogging is a different approach; the classroom is one space that blogging can occur for learners; the emphasis, however, needs to be to invite learners to step out of their well-worn shoes as students, and determine what they want to Continue reading Blogging Beyond Formal Writing
One of the greatest challenges I have had as a literacy educator is to reconcile the teaching of the strictly academic writing curriculum with real needs of learners whose interests in academic writing are limited. The major obstacle for literacy Continue reading Blogging and Literacy Instruction
Oftentimes, the questions about using blogs have to do with how they fit in with the regular instruction of classrooms, or what sets them apart from other online tools as a medium of instruction. This is a frank discussion about Continue reading For Adult Literacy Learners
This post is inspired by Wendell Dryden’s musings about his decision to return to school. I guess I have also been inspired to post these thoughts thanks to Henry Giroux’s chapter Literacy, Writing and Voice from his book, Teachers as Continue reading Deciding to Go Back to School
I have some time away from teaching, (for the rest of the summer) and free now to explore literacy blogs and explore ideas. Story Sacks seems very interesting – and I was wondering how relevant it would be for adults, Continue reading Story Sacks, Family Literacy, and Being a Dad