In-Between Two Worlds: From Print to Digital

This is a version of the presentation I made at the January 22, 2012  “One Book, One State” event which Continue reading →

End of Semester Blue-Joy

Yes, grading papers is a slog, but it’s a precious moment when you stumble across an undergrad expressing the reverberations Continue reading →

MacArthur Foundation v New York Times

I’ve been surreptitiously enjoying the ongoing “spat” of sorts between the MacArthur Foundation and Matt Richtel and other New York Continue reading →

Why I Write

The National Writing Project is hosting Why I Write to increase the visibility of the power of writing through a Continue reading →

Tuning in to Media

I finally got around to digitizing my 1993 documentary, Tuning in to Media: Literacy for the Information Age, which I Continue reading →

Reflections from an English Major

Back in the day, when people debated about what to call this new enterprise, this practice of engaging learners in Continue reading →

Why Leadership Matters

I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership recently, and some of you know why. In January, I’m going to become Continue reading →

Building Bridges and Identifying Distinctions

I’ve been trying to build bridges between digital literacy and media literacy for a bit of time now because the Continue reading →