Category: Unused Topics from Past Semesters
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Lost in Textlation: Elements of Digital Rhetoric in Text Messaging
Digital text is not limited to a public platform. We spend much of our lives texting and we often lose sight of its key function: effective rhetoric.
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What even is text?
“Text” is the sort of term I thought I understood perfectly fine, but now I see that it is far more complex than I ever would have thought.
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Digital Media Text
Digital media text has evolved from static printed material to interactive, evolving content shaped by audience engagement.
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A Text About Text
When we think about text, we often think of scholarly work and its content. Doug Eyman discusses text in a more analytical perspective.
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Digital Text
Digital text explores how the current text concepts has evolved and adapted in ways that traditional printed texts have not.
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Text: The Expansion Pack
Doug Eyman doesn’t want to limit the definition of “text” while it’s still growing. Yet, he spends five pages defining it. Why?
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There’s a lot knowing here…
I am not in the know of all that knowing. Sometimes I don’t know what to write.I mean sure I can pull something out of my ass in a pinch.
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Writing, Speaking, Literacy and Consciousness
An article discussing the relationship between writing, speaking, literacy and consciousness. Inspired by the article “Speaking, writing, and literacy”.
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Why Your Mom’s Voice Notes Are Actually Revolutionary
Ever gotten a long WhatsApp voice note from a relative when a simple text would’ve done? Or watched someone’s Instagram Story that’s basic…
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Literacy in Reading and Technology
We know how to read and what that means in the sense of being literate. How does one be literate in other areas and subjects?
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Technology in the Classroom
Applen inspired me to dig deeper into the benefits of digital and computer technologies in the classroom environment. Here’s what I found!
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Orality Vs Written
The difference between writing text and orality. How people conveyed information before written text using oral language
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Writing Technology
The importance of realizing that writing is a form of technology lies in its power to shape ideas, culture, and communication.
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Evolution of Communication from Orality to Secondary Orality
Orality refers to how people communicated before the invention of writing, relying on spoken word to pass down stories and ideas. Walter Ong’s concept of “secondary orality” blends spoken communication with written texts, which is evident in modern media like podcasts, radio shows, and social media. Today, many conversations are influenced by scripts or written…
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The Power of Writing…The Impact on Human Consciousness
How writing has transformed human consciousness, shaping our thoughts and communication in ways oral cultures could not.