CCR711 – Hawisher et.al. – Becoming Literate in the Information Age

Hawisher, Gail E., et al. “Becoming Literate in the Information Age: Cultural Ecologies and the Literacies of Technology.” College Composition and Communication 55 4 (2004): 642-92. Print. On the broad view, this paper is a juxtaposition of two literacy narratives by individuals a generation apart.  The authors use this generational gap to highlight the importance of situating literacies of technology acquisition in specific cultural,... Read More

CCR711 – Hawisher et.al. – Globalization and Literacy

Hawisher, Gail E., et al. “Globalization and Agency: Designing and Redesigning the Literacies of Cyberspace.” College English 68 6 (2006): 619-36. Print. The authors are operating on the assumption that computer networks are increasingly the sites where people from a global context constitute their digital selves through literacy practices; furthermore, individuals located within a complex constellation of “existing social, cultural,... Read More

CCR760 – Spilka et.al.

Digital Literacy for Technical Communication:  21st Century Theory and Practice – ed. Rachel Spilka Introduction – Rachel Spilka The author notes that the collection is valuable because work contexts and modes of production have changes so much over recent memory.  As technical communicators, Spilka notes that the need to adopt evolution is necessary to survive. Evolution not only in technical skill, but productive flow and socializing forces... Read More

CCR760 – As We May Have Thought: Dreaming Technological Hypertextuality

Bush, Vannevar. “As We May Think.” The Atlantic Monthly. July 1945. Reprinted in Life magazine September 10, 1945. Main Claims / Executive Summary Before starting, it is interesting to note that Bush’s article was published before and reprinted after the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While acknowledging that professionals involved in life sciences will continue to work toward better understandings and cures... Read More