While preparing for exams, I realized the way I have been studying and taking notes the entire time had been completely, horribly, disastrously wrong.

I turn to massive open online courses — MOOCs — for some inspiration to reform our on-ground classes and resist the mechanization of our students.

I sincerely hope I never have my laptop stolen. But if I do, I know I have automatic, redundant, off-site, encrypted, recoverable backups. Do you?

Students should learn the functions of language, the interconnectedness of ideas, and the nature of technology as a tool — all with only a word processor.

By paying attention to our interactions with technology, we bring awareness to our process and our thinking. Ubiquitous technology makes this an imperative.

Math and English classes manifest the process/product dichotomy. What is more important: the thinking students do or the work they create?

Composition students should create digital portfolios using digital features (hyperlinking, embedding) of familiar tools (word processors).