Integrating Multiple Models of Literacy
My goal here is not simply to celebrate my use of hypertexts; rather, I seek to provide models and examples for ways of integrating multiple modes of literacy in a writing course. By moving from the construction of a class hypertext to the analysis of its effects, a teacher can begin to connect various methods of information production and consumption that occur in and out of the classroom. Moreover, in moving from online writing assignments to class discussions, writing faculty are able to show the power and importance of combining new technologies with older models of instruction. This combination of old and new educational models is essential when defending why educators should maintain a faculty presence in a technological environment.
My call for an integrated hypertextual model is thus predicated on the idea that we do not have to sacrifice the particular expertise of composition faculty when we turn to new modes of writing and education. I believe that the introduction of new media into higher education actually requires a greater sensitivity to the important roles that compositionists play in postmodern universities. Due to the intense interest in pedagogy and literacy in the field of composition, writing faculty are positioned to become one of the intellectual centers of our new higher education environments.4
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Student Writers as Hypertext Users
Changing Conceptions of Academic Writing
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