Author: Juliana Hays
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A Meme is Worth a Thousand Words
Have you heard of the popular idiom “a picture is worth a thousand words?” Well, I say a “meme is worth a thousand words.”
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Digital Rhetoric 🤝Online Shopping
This week we take what we’ve learned from Eyman and analyze the digital rhetoric behind popular online shopping websites and how they affect consumerism.
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Overusing the Term “Interactive” When Discussing New Media
This week we overanalyze a term yet again. Let’s take a look at Applen’s book, and dissect the term “interactive” and how it relates to new media.
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Will Digitized Print Replace Traditional Print?
Will digitized print make traditional print obsolete? Let’s explore the term remediation and the pros and cons of each form of print.
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‘Text’: Let’s Complicate the Term
Writing scholars love to complicate terms and give undergraduates headaches. Let’s discuss the term ‘text’ and how it’s much more than the physical medium.
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The Cons of the Spoken, Written, and Electronic Word
I take a look at Applen’s work on the spoken word, the written word, and the electronic word and discuss everything negative about each one.
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Digital Rhetoric: How to use Digital Tools to Persuade an Audience
What is digital rhetoric? Lets have a quick refresher on traditional rhetoric then discuss how digital tools have made the art more complex.
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Am I Digitally Literate?
What is digital literacy? What makes someone digitally literate? I explore the terms and how they relate to the classroom and my life.
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What the Hell is a ‘Digital’ Space?!
‘Digital’ is a term that takes on various interpretations. In that case, what does it mean to write in a ‘digital’ space?
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Master of Puppets: How the Web Controls Us
Most of us view the Web as a tool we have control over. However, we are not the puppet masters… we are the puppets. Let’s take a look at why.