tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082226991800167507.post9113023845631178278..comments2023-12-08T03:29:25.202-05:00Comments on Adult Literacy @ VCU: Viewing My TeachingSusan Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03203951366654414340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082226991800167507.post-27414344915585448912013-04-16T12:56:41.853-04:002013-04-16T12:56:41.853-04:00My bad. That is my wrong perspective - I don't...My bad. That is my wrong perspective - I don't know why, but I have a tendency to think authors are male. I have NO idea where that comes from, but it's a bad mental behavior. And the shift is slow but coming. When I teach Excel, I've seen that students have to understand the 'why' of the skill or else they won't understand the 'how'. <br /><br /><br />Joyce M.cpscathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269967223534383786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082226991800167507.post-3626641195429297312013-04-15T22:16:07.419-04:002013-04-15T22:16:07.419-04:00Joyce, Coiro is a she--Julie Coiro! And I am glad ...Joyce, Coiro is a she--Julie Coiro! And I am glad you are elevating your sense of self from instructor to teacher. Does this reflect a shift from skill instruction to more of an emphasis on comprehension?<br />Also, Coiro's ideas are just scratching the surface of "critical" reading. Lessig wrote years ago about the ideological and HIDDEN nature of code (internet text). Bill Muthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295192908023335854noreply@blogger.com