Different Mediums to Discover Different Perspectives
It's interesting being able to observe our classroom's dialogues from so many different perspectives. What we say in the classroom, what we post on Twitter, what people post in their Serendip blogs,...
View ArticleThe Social Construction of Literacy
In Gee's article, he broke down literacy in terms of being able to control our discourses. He discussed the social construction of literacy and how it is not simply a matter of the ability to read and...
View ArticleLiteracies in Different Contexts and Technologies
For this week, we read about the literacy and development from Street as well as Freire's piece, Cultural Action for Freedom. Street discussed the use of different languages in different contexts in...
View ArticleReflecting on Class Discussions, Higher Education in Ghana, Kathy Knowles,...
This week was quite the exciting week in terms of our class! On Tuesday, we had the chance to reflect on our progress throughout the semester and discussed what it meant to be writer. On Wednesday, I...
View ArticleGuest Speaker Reflections
This past week, we had two speakers come to class to speak about two vastly different topics: teaching reading and writing to students and women's agency through microfinance in Zimbabwe. These...
View ArticleTraveling the World while World Traveling
As our trip to Ghana draws closer and closer, I find it more and more necessary to revisit Lugones's piece on code-switching and world-traveling. I find myself torn between excitement and anxiety in...
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Reflections on Children's and Young Adult Literature in Ghana
My group did a presentation on children's and young adult literature in Ghana, in which I specifically focused on what was being read. It is interesting to be reflecting on my presentation on...
View ArticleCultural Capital Tool Kit
Tool kit cultural tool kit Media can be our windows and our barriersFiltering out undesirable images.Keeps things in and Keeps things outSanitized and pristineCultural toolkit used to unpackDominant...
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