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ENG 640 Week 3: Heidegger, Worsham, Questions Concerning Technology, Invention, and Inventional Technology

Today’s Plan: A few questions Discuss Worsham Break Discuss Heidegger Prep Levinas and company A Few Questions What does it mean to teach writing? Why is it important to teach writing> When did you learn to write? (And, perhaps, who … Continue reading

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ENG 201 3.F: Questions

Today’s Plan: Your Questions Thinking Through This Stuff Homework What’s your favorite word Wow. Tough one. I use “however” a lot, probably because I am trying to see another side of a thought as soon as I’ve traced out one … Continue reading

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ENG 201 5.F: Katz’s “Ethic of Expediency”

Today’s Plan: Discuss Katz Homework Katz’s “Ethic of Expediency” I asked four questions: What problem does Katz believe the memo exemplifies? Duh, the answer is expediency, but what does that term mean for Katz? What other terms/ideas/forces are operating with/through … Continue reading

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Listening, Passivity, and/as Ethics

This morning a tweet caught my attention: Loved hearing Albers and Harste speak about reclaiming writing #ncte14 #reclaimthejoy #literacies pic.twitter.com/ifqU0mEdTY — Jon Wargo (@wargojon) November 22, 2014 I haven’t read Albers and Harste before, so I’ll have to track down … Continue reading

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