Well, you will!
I want to take a second to formally thank the creator of this blog, Susan Watson. Susan is in her final year of the MEd in Adult Learning Program. Last spring the ADLT 650 class adopted this blog for our class discussions and it worked so well, we intend to do so this semester! Please scroll down to get a sense of the level of "discourse" your colleagues engaged in last year....
Also want to thank Susan for reminding me of an astonishing resource--Hilary Janks' blog, which you can access at: http://globalconversationsinliteracy.wordpress.com/
I see from Hilary's blog that there are three superb webinars coming up, and, as well, some superb archived ones, including one by Hilary Janks herself. I have no doubt we will be paying some visits to these "literacy events" as the semester unfurls.
I've decided to make "literacy event" my generative term for the week! We will discuss in class on Tuesday. Hope you enjoy using the blog and find lots of ways to expand our zone of proximal development, multimodally.
Bill
Hi Susan. I look forward to getting to know you better. Thank you.
ReplyDelete"Diversity” is my generative term for the week! I challenge my-self as well as the class to incorporate diversity in every available opportunity. Diversity of thought—the idea of more-than-one-way. Each of us interprets and negotiates the world around us through the lens of our own identity, culture and experience. Greater diversity means greater variation in perspectives and approaches. Talk to you soon.
Shannon
Excellent generative word, Shannon. I agree that the term diversity needs constant attention at "every available opportunity." It's when we think we have it figured out that we get in trouble, so definitely keep me honest as we go through the semester. Thanks for responding!!
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ReplyDeleteHello, everyone! I'm really happy to be a part of this class.
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time writing on a blog, so I thought I'd practice first by adding a comment.
My generative term for this week is "power relationships." I think that it is important to remember that literacy is an exercise in interpretive power. Not only does the text have the power to change the reader, but the reader also has the power to change the meaning behind the text as he or she interacts with it and interprets its meaning. Depending on relationships within the larger cultural or social context of a particular organization, workplace, etc., a particular literacy event may be understood in many different ways. I am sure that we have all experienced this kind of situation at one time or another.
Have a great week and see you in class on Tuesday!
Very well said, Rachel! And this helps to explain why "defining" the word literacy is so complicated (but also rewarding for those with a high tolerance for complexity!)
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Hello everyone, this is my first time writing on a blog, so please consider this a "test" input only. I look forward to learning how to Blog in our next class.
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