Readings

With our focus on how digital technology influences our conception of what writing is and how it's accomplished, we will engage with three readings to frame our discussion.

(You should have access to the full pdf as a UNG student)

Tim McGee and Patricia Ericsson's "The Politics of the Program: MS Word ans the Invisible Grammarian."

Jonathan Alexander's "Out of the Closet and into the Network: Sexual Orientation and the Computerized Classroom."

Ryan Shepherd's "FB in FYC: Facebook Use Among First-Year Composition Students." 

Cynthia Selfe's "Technology and Literacy: The Perils of Not Paying Attention."

Keith Grant-Davie's "Rhetorical Situations and Their Constituents."

The readings below may be of use as you frame your argument for literacy task 1.

Writing Program Administrators' Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition

NCTE, CWPA, and NWP Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing

UNG's Strategic Plan, 2014-2019

Position Statements by the National Council of Teachers of English

Position Statements by the Conference on College Composition and Communication

English Language Arts Georgia Standards of Excellence

Pew Research Center's data on Internet & Tech