Category: Speaking, Writing, and Literacy
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Speech, Text, and Literacy in Media
Evolution of different types of communication like speech, text, and literacy through old media, new media, and knowledge
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Writing, Memory, and the Shape of Thought
Writing transformed human consciousness by fixing thought in text, while digital media reshapes how orality and literacy interact today.
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Communication is Key!
Communication takes many forms, some old and some new. Whether spoken or written, communication shapes how we view the world around us.
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Redefining Literacy in the Age of Old and New Media
Peaceful mountains with a winding path symbolize literacy evolving through social, cultural, and technological change over time.
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The Greek Tragedy: Spoken and Written Culture
The Greek aoidos are a powerful example, showing how culture first spread through oral storytelling and then was later adopted to writing.
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Waves of Knowledge: Old Media to New
Words are waves of energy, flowing from voice to ink to screen, shaping how we know, think, and create in a digital age.
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Human tone
Jokes are so much funnier when it’s told by a human rather than a machine, in a world of AI human voices are starting to be appreciated a bunch more.
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Old Media VS New Media
New media blurs writing and speaking, making digital literacy essential for evaluating sources and sharing information responsibly.
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Evolution of How We Share Knowledge
Humans & the way we communicate has evolved. Oral storytelling to writing & digital media, this expands how knowledge is shared & understood.
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Impostor syndrome: Finding My Voice
Using my voice in the classroom helped me overcome impostor syndrome, showing how orality shapes confidence and professional identity.
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How Language Shapes Us and is Shaped by Us
Despite what we may have been taught all our lives, it’s a core function of a language to adapt to its speakers. Let’s expand on that.
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It Was All A Game Of Telephone Before
Writing isn’t just communication; it reshapes thought, preserves knowledge, and frees ideas from memory, allowing them to last and grow.
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How Media Shapes Thought: From Speaking to Digital Literacy
Media influences how we think, learn, and communicate, shaping diverse digital literacy skills and highlighting the many ways people process information.
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New Media, Old Media What’s the Difference?
This blog explores writing as a form of technology as it extends human memory. It distinguishes between written language and computer language
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“Speaking, Writing, and Literacy”
Applen helps us to understand that digital rhetoric is linked to shift that has taken place in the realm of writing and literacy.