Thinking Aloud
Techknowledgey
I discuss how running or executing text influence my understanding and implementation of rhetoric. It's a conversation about “techknowledgey”.Read More
Design(ed) Rhetoric
In digital spaces, platform developers and social groups form the available rhetoric. Design choices create social pressures for online writing.Read More
Socially Determined Meaning
When you know something, how is that knowledge determined? In other words, how do you know that you know something? As you might expect, I assert that rhetoric plays a large role in the process of meaning creation and negotiation. I want to walk you through how it all works. But first, let’s see the...Read More
Twitter is Dead, Long Live the Twitter: Medium and the Extents of Rhetoric
McLuhan claimed that “the medium is the message.” This post explores how rhetoric influences mediums much like it applies to the messages they carry.Read More
When Admin Says “Jump”
Long after arriving at my current institution, I’ve heard some tenure & promotion details. I now know how high to jump, but questions remain.Read More
Process Analysis Essay
The writing process is never clear-cut, yet we often teach it as though it is. We should teach students to experiment with their own processes.Read More
Accidental Pedagogies
If we orient our teaching practice toward student agency, minor decisions can become accidental paradigm shifts, bringing joy to our work.Read More
Distinguishing Platforms, Mediums, and Genres
Understanding the distinctions among genres, mediums, and platforms will help you navigate both your technology and your writing.Read More
On Heroism: Or, Why Academia Needs More Boldness
Superhero movies are all the rage these days. We enjoy escaping reality for a while to watch larger-than-life characters fight high-stakes battles for the survival of the planet, or the species, or the universe, or whatever. In these movies, we expect great things of our heroes. They conquer evil and vanquish vexing villains, sometimes with...Read More