Composition and Rhetoric I: Literacy, Technology & Techno-Literacy in Composition
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The Three Pillars of Writing Instruction. Rise B. Axelrod, University of California, Riverside
Learning to write in diverse rhetorical situations is especially important for students in the university where they are expected to enter various ongoing disciplinary conversations. Scaffolding students’ acquisition of literate practices requires metacognition about processes and genres.
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Literacy Just Ain’t What it Used to Be: Response to "Writing in the 21st Century". Emily Nye, University of Hawai'i, West O'ahu
The relationship between society and technology informs our definition of literacy in the 21st century. This paper reviews recent scholarship on emerging literacies and their implications for teaching writing, and presents a dialogue between new and established composition professionals.
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Beyond Googling: Techno-literacy and 21st Century Research. Michael Moreno, Green River Community College
This presentation examines the role and impact a college/university library can have when working closely with a humanities/social science course in order to integrate innovative research methodologies and web-tools that enhance 21st century scholarly assessment and activism.
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Who Cares if Big Brother is Watching: Privacy Issues in the Technological Age. Sharon Russell, Pierce College
When George Orwell published 1984, he envisioned a future that poses the frightening threat that “Big Brother is watching” our every move. In 2010, Big Brother watches and listens-and nobody cares. This paper examines how technological advances have eroded personal privacy-and how little students realize this.
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