Monday, October 17, 2016
Scholarly Article #4
This article talked about narratives people write about their experience of learning how to read and write. I agree with the reasons mentioned that those autobiographies are important. I think it would be very beneficial to society if more people read others' narratives. If someone reads more about those around them they are more understanding about their actions. The article touched briefly on how teachers can benefit from this. I think it would improve their teaching skills if they understood more about the different ways their students can learn. Thus when people write about their own experiences it can benefit others.
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I like the idea about sharing/reading narratives for people to learn about one another. If we could understand each other in a more personal, less general manner, we could know and love people so much better. I think this is especially important for teachers, as you said. If teachers can find a way to understand their students better as individuals than as just bodies filling seats, the learning and growth expected for a classroom would likely increase exponentially. Love your thoughts here, Brittany! :)
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your post. Selfe's call to share students' narratives and literacy background practices indeed serves a pedagogical purpose. I know I learned a lot when reading everyone's digital autobiography literacy early this semester -- i.e., I knew who might need more help with technology, who practically grew up as digital natives, what sort of digital writing assignments would benefit a varied group of writers, and so forth. The DALN project would sustain the argument that instructors should know where student writers are coming from and what skills they'd bring to the classroom in the beginning of each semester.
Dr. B
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