Writing on Writing

If I have an interest in something, I've probably written about it. I'm gathering it all together on this site, and most of my better efforts are, or will be, linked below.

• World Literature
• Science Fiction
• New Media

On Education

Date	Essay	Notes/Summary
1997-12-20	Teaching Philosophy	Education must keep up with technology, and educators should help students build their own canons.
2018-02-15	“Developing Integral Writing Skills for the Digital Age.”	We academics seem to have a problem with Wikipedia. Guest blogger for WikiEdu.
2015-06-04	“Distributed DH.”	Hacking readymade components for Digital Humanities projects. The Synapse.
2015-03-28	“The Liberal Arts Are Dead.”	Should we educators just face the music and accept the fact higher ed is now just for job training? The Synapse.
2014-08-12	“Obsolete Education.”	In a new, digital world, why is education still firmly part of an old one?
2013-09-30	“How to Do Well in My Class.”	Students should engage learning with enthusiasm, imagination, and focus.
2013-08-18	“The Liberal Arts Education.”	Does college teach us the difference between working to live and having a life?
2011-12-11	“The Subversive Education.”	Real education is subversive. It’s about nuance and irony — challenging the status quo. This is what I do.
2009-02-22	“World.Lit.”	(Re)Visioning Literary Education Online. From Teaching Literature and Language Online.
2002-03-07	“Open Source and Higher Eduction.”	(Or, Ethical Concerns about Microsoft in the Academy)

On Writing

• “A Call for a Digital Citation Style.” December 18, 2013.
• “Open-Source Scholarship.” January 3, 2014.
• “Reader-Response Criticism.” January 12, 2014. Writing about literature.
• “Research & Response.” December 11, 2013.
• “Writing Today.” May 12, 2012
• “Writing Top Ten.” December 31, 2013.

Hack.Edu

• “Hack.Edu Manifesto.”
• “Be an Expert.” January 2, 2017.
• “Class Participation”
• “Claim Your Name.” February 9, 2014.
• “Energize Teaching with Social Media.” January 6, 2014.