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My blog post this week is the second of three blog posts which profile a journal within the field of rhetoric and composition. My previous blog post of this nature featured The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, and this week a feature Computers and Composition: An International Journal. As I have mentioned in previous blog posts, my interests in composition studies research lie at the intersection of pedagogy and technology, so since Computers and Composition: An International Journalfocuses on the use of computers in writing programs, writing classes, and writing research, I feel as though understanding how this journal operates (i.e. the content of the articles they are publishing) will be beneficial to my success as a scholar working in the field of rhetoric and composition.This quarterly journal publishes articles in a variety of genres ranging from explorations of the ethical implications of using digital technology in the classroom to the discursive nature of digital interaction. High profile scholars in the field of rhetoric and composition such as Cynthia L. Selfe and Gail E. Hawisher have been associated with the journal, leading to, from what I gather, the journal, through its various reincarnations and name changes, remaining at or near the top of the field. By accessing the journal online, you will find tabs such as” Recent Articles,” “Most Downloaded Articles,” “Most Cited Articles,” and “Recent Open Access Articles.” One articles which stuck out to me under the “Recent Articles” tab is Uncovering Student Perceptions of a First- Year Online Writing Courseby Lisa M Litterio, which I might find useful since I a joining the ISU Writing Program as the ENG 145 Coordinator in the Fall of 2018. One of the goals for 145 in the next two years is to rewrite the curriculum, so it may be interesting to see how including an online component might play into that (I am excited about the possibility of adding a Service Learning component to the course.). Clicking on the “Most Downloaded Articles” tab will take you to some interesting articles, but one I found interesting is ‘Devilish Smartphones’ and the ‘Stone-Cold’ Internet: Implications of the Technology Addiction Trope in College Student Digital Literacy Narratives by Jenae Cohn. I find the premise of this articles interesting because I have taught the literacy narrative in ENG 101 before, and just this semester I began urging students to explore aspects of their digital literacy as well as print literacy. One of the articles found under the “Most Cited Articles” tab is FB in FYC: Facebook Use Among First-Year Composition Studentsby Ryan P. Shepherd. I plan on using this article as a resource for a conference presentation later this spring with the pre-colon title “Establishing Electronic Ethos.” The presentation focuses on how composition instructors can foster student awareness of the implications of their actions across a variety of social media platforms. I really love the content of this journal and I look forward to reading more of the articles published within the journal.
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Charles WoodsPhD student focusing on Rhetoric, Composition, and Technical Communication at Illinois State University. Archives
October 2019
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