Writing 3870 – Post #1
Technology changes, moves, and advances at a higher rate every year. To continue to communicate effectively in our advancing world, we must constantly adapt to the new mediums of literacy. This is not an easy task for all involved and many get left behind. While learning a new medium of literacy can be difficult, it […]
Writing 3870 – Post #2
One of the most difficult literacy evolutions for my grandpa to grasp is texting. His response, every time I re-teach him how to send a text, is always the same, “Can’t I just pick up the phone and talk to them to get an answer right away?” Andrea Lunsford in Naming What We Know: Threshold Concepts […]
Writing 3870 – Post #3
Another example of adapting (or not adapting) to the evolution of texting as a literary medium, is a situation regarding my uncle. He asked me, a few weeks ago, to list some items on KSL.com’s classifieds for him. He made sure to tell me to include on the listing that he “does not accept texts.” […]