Comments on: Using the readymade web http://wrecking.org/cbd/2009/03/27/using-the-readymade-web/ Software studies, technical communication, writing studies, web accessibility, and new media. Life with my girls. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:21:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michelle Wardlow http://wrecking.org/cbd/2009/03/27/using-the-readymade-web/comment-page-1/#comment-31540 Michelle Wardlow Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:02:13 +0000 http://wrecking.org/cbd/?p=850#comment-31540 Wow, I suppose I took writing for granted then. I never really thought about the process of writing...the pen to paper magic, as a form of technology. So previous civilizations' use of the pen/quill/etc was much more civilizing than what we in the "west" give credit for! Hypothetical question: Do you think if students were to totally "forget" or not learn the proper penmanship, that they could very well be sacrificing their own advancement for the sake of the computer, since computers are only as reliable as the users in front of them? Wow, I suppose I took writing for granted then. I never really thought about the process of writing…the pen to paper magic, as a form of technology. So previous civilizations’ use of the pen/quill/etc was much more civilizing than what we in the “west” give credit for!
Hypothetical question: Do you think if students were to totally “forget” or not learn the proper penmanship, that they could very well be sacrificing their own advancement for the sake of the computer, since computers are only as reliable as the users in front of them?

]]> By: cbd http://wrecking.org/cbd/2009/03/27/using-the-readymade-web/comment-page-1/#comment-31529 cbd Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:42:27 +0000 http://wrecking.org/cbd/?p=850#comment-31529 Glad you asked. I get these questions often. My interest and expertise in journalism is minimal; that's just the name of my department. As for the larger questions, I have to disagree with all three things you say. I've been an "English geek" since I entered graduate school, and I'm not alone; most of the folks whose weblogs I link to fit that description. As much as I wish all English majors were into books, that's just not true; my undergraduates complain about the reading loads in my classes all the time. And it's easy to think of non-entertainment uses of the web. As far as an underlying theory, it would be grammatology, the history of writing as a technology. In that regard, studying computing, networked writing, the web, etc. makes perfect sense since they are just the newest new media to come along. Easy to forget that's why the novel was named as such... Glad you asked. I get these questions often. My interest and expertise in journalism is minimal; that’s just the name of my department. As for the larger questions, I have to disagree with all three things you say. I’ve been an “English geek” since I entered graduate school, and I’m not alone; most of the folks whose weblogs I link to fit that description. As much as I wish all English majors were into books, that’s just not true; my undergraduates complain about the reading loads in my classes all the time. And it’s easy to think of non-entertainment uses of the web.

As far as an underlying theory, it would be grammatology, the history of writing as a technology. In that regard, studying computing, networked writing, the web, etc. makes perfect sense since they are just the newest new media to come along. Easy to forget that’s why the novel was named as such…

]]> By: Michelle Wardlow http://wrecking.org/cbd/2009/03/27/using-the-readymade-web/comment-page-1/#comment-31499 Michelle Wardlow Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:16:00 +0000 http://wrecking.org/cbd/?p=850#comment-31499 Question: Are you engaging in this form of research to facilitate a better use of technology for Journalists? Or is there an underlying theory you adhere to which informs your choice of material for coursework? I'm curious, since the area of technology in "English and Journalsim" seems relatively new. Most English majors are into books, and the web is another animal entirely. Solely for entertainment. Question: Are you engaging in this form of research to facilitate a better use of technology for Journalists? Or is there an underlying theory you adhere to which informs your choice of material for coursework? I’m curious, since the area of technology in “English and Journalsim” seems relatively new. Most English majors are into books, and the web is another animal entirely. Solely for entertainment.

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