Culture and Technology

Hello everyone! We have begun working on a website that will offer updates on our research project including the data collection and analysis. Please visit our site and sign our guestbook to post your feedback. Thanks!
http://www.geocities.com/languagewithtechnology/
 

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I enjoyed reading “Hypermedia Authoring as Critical Literacy” by Meyers and Beach (2001) because it offers useful examples of how students can benefit from hypermedia tools. One of the pluses of using hypermedia is exposing students to multiple viewpoints in relation to history, literature, current events, etc. The article illustrated this point with the example [...]

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Hello everyone!
Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about the validity of wikipedia information, particularly because of the false death notice of comedian Sinbad. Here’s a link to one of the articles that got this discussion going:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-03-16-wiki-sinbad_N.htm?csp=34
Lori

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My letter to Jens:
Dear Dr. Kjeldsen,
I am a doctoral student at —University
and I recently read your article “The Rhetoric of
Power Point.” I think it’s a very important critique
of how teachers may fail to realize that Power Point
can stifle the creativity and clarity of their
instruction. I had a few thoughts and questions about
your suggestions regarding media [...]

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One of the best and most amazing things about podcasts is how they can improve language learning. When reading Hargis and
Wilson’s article, I saw their link to a Spanish learning site (under real life examples). http://tryingtolearnspanish.blogspot.com/
This site is run by a man named Rich who gives tips on learning Spanish. However, the really interesting part [...]

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“We don’t eat cake with a hammer and we don’t play volleyball with a knife.”
–Jens Kjeldsen
I love this quote because it summarizes part of the author’s argument quite succinctly -that technologies reflect ideologies. However, I still think his other point –that technology is a tool to be used to complement entertaining and enlightening instruction –is [...]

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Effective blogs are those that challenge readers or introduce them to new concepts and ideas. In addition, effective blogs explain these concepts clearly and provide meaningful examples for readers who are less familiar with the ideas. For example, a blog on technology may contain links to vlogs but should be prefaced by a clear explanation [...]

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When thinking about what’s new for me about e-research, I realized that I hadn’t previously thought enough about researchers with disabilities and their limited access to the internet or other tools. I had thought about poorer students (the digital divide) but not those who may have limited access due to a lack of technological accommodations.
I [...]

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Welcome to my blog! This blog is managed by an ESOL/EFL teacher who is also a doctoral student. I hope that this blog will explore various aspects of new technologies in relation to literacy and culture(s). Please feel free to contribute your thoughts on how technology affects our teaching, learning, and other aspects of our lives! [...]

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