Techno-Rhetoric Cafe

“The first stage of Open Admissions involves openly admitting that education has failed for too many students” Mina Shaughnessey

“I cannot know for them what it is they need to free, or what words they need to write; I can only try with them to get an approximation of the story they want to tell” Adrienne [...]

I have an odd group of students this semester. I mean that in a nice way, really. The first week of class flew by and these kids are already deeply entrenched in the work we’re doing. They do their homework (something I can’t say for my other class) and they bring a diverse set of [...]

Summer classes have just begun. I’m teaching from a brand new textbook, taking two intense classes, studying for comps, preparing for a roommate and her six month old baby, and recovering slowly from a bad sinus infection. All in all, it’s been a rough few weeks. I meant to post way before now, but I [...]

In an attempt to get caught up on the masses of journals I am behind on, I read over Joseph Raben’s “Tenure, Promotion and Digital Publication” at DHQ last night. Raben’s article is right on target with the concerns that I’ve been having about where, as a doctoral student, to begin seeking publication.Raben explains the [...]

Brenston, Margaret. “Worlds Apart: Women, Men, and Technology.” Medias and Values, (Winter 1990).
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In “Worlds Apart,” Margaret Brenston argues that there is a serious gender divide when it comes to computer literacy involving men and women. Brenston explains that women prefer computers for more artistic meanings than men who wish to conquer the [...]