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In Defense of Reason(s): Critical Digital Fluencies, Writing Studies, and the Importance of Explaining Why
21 Mar 2025
Chris Friend
Presentations
,
Teaching
digital fluency
,
heuristics
,
writing studies
0
Students need to apply reason to online engagement, building heuristics for critical digital fluency, which writing studies should teach.
#CritPrax Letter of Hopes & Intentions
01 Jun 2024
Chris Friend
Teaching
#critprax
,
dhsi
,
digital humanities
0
Our #CritPrax DHSI course begins tomorrow! What are your expectations for the week? Here are my intentions for the time we share together.
Teaching People: Human Connections in the Humanities
07 Mar 2024
Chris Friend
Presentations
,
Teaching
design
,
DH
,
digital humanities
,
Keynote
,
pedagogy
,
teaching
,
writing
0
Teaching people, not content or tools, builds lasting connections and aligns values. Can the human element save the humanities?
In Defense of Sound
20 Feb 2023
Chris Friend
Teaching
audio
,
orality
,
sound
1
The sound of student writing tells us more than the content alone. Reading text aloud brings life to the words.
Rhetorical Hyperlinks
15 Feb 2023
Chris Friend
Teaching
digital rhetoric
,
hyperlinks
,
hypertext
0
Teaching students to effectively use digital rhetoric starts with a simple tool: Students need to learn how to make good hyperlinks.
America Has an Authority Problem
14 Feb 2023
Chris Friend
Teaching
,
Writing
authority
,
composition
,
synthesis
0
We teach children to respect and follow authority without teaching them how to build their own authority. Can we afford to let that continue?
Personal(ized) Writing
01 Feb 2023
Chris Friend
Teaching
,
Technology
,
Writing
AI
,
first-person writing
0
Writing is a human invention that allows humans to connect and shape ideas. Removing the personal element (esp. with ChatGPT) ruins writing.
The Authorial Functions of Writing
24 Jan 2023
Chris Friend
Teaching
,
Writing
rhetoric
,
teaching
,
writing
0
Beyond merely conveying information, writing has many functions, many of which benefit the author, not just the audience. See how it works.
Navigating Writing Assignments
18 Jan 2023
Chris Friend
Teaching
,
Writing
assignments
,
essays
,
questions
,
troublesome knowledge
0
Assignments challenge students to find creative solutions to complex problems. Here's why that's good and how to embrace the challenge.
Participation, Introvert Style
17 Dec 2022
Chris Friend
Teaching
classroom
,
pedagogy
,
syllabus
,
teaching
0
Participation often terrifies introverted students. But they actually offer three unique contributions to class. Learn how here.
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