I suggest you send the blog site and end the suspense. Thanks.
Michael
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Theresa Hyland <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> This is a great idea, Tania. I think blogs are a good way to map out
> issues that you may want to explore further in a different format, or as a
> research project. There is a good blog site attached to the NTCE
> newsletter. Here is the address for the newsletter: NCTE Inbox <
> [log in to unmask]> If you scroll down you can reach the blog site. Theresa.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tania Smith <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 12:38 am
> Subject: New blog on Rhetoric in Higher Education & Society
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> > Greetings, colleagues -- & apologies for cross posting
> >
> > Some of you may be interested in my brand new "Rhetoric in
> > Higher
> > Education & Society" blog. I started this weekend with a
> > bang: about
> > 18-20 short articles to choose from --
> > http://edurhetor.wordpress.com
> > But I'm not just writing to promote my own blog, but to
> > encourage good
> > quality rhetoric-blogging in general.
> >
> > And so ...
> >
> > 1. Please let me know of other good Rhetoric
> > / Discourse blogs I can
> > selectively link to ... especially others
> > that provide commentary
> > and insight into Canadian and International
> > rhetoric, not just
> > American rhetoric. I would like to see
> > how others blog on rhetoric
> > so as to improve my own technique & be more
> > useful, insightful and
> > readable.
> >
> > 2. If any of you (or a graduate student or
> > colleague) has an
> > interest in maintaining an active rhetoric
> > blog with me, I am also
> > open to persuasion on the idea of co-
> > authoring / co-administering
> > this or another blog, much like The Blogora
> > <http://rsa.cwrl.utexas.edu/> of the
> > Rhetoric Society of America.
> > It would broaden out the rhetorical
> > perspectives on rhetoric in
> > such immense realms as "higher education" and
> > / or "society." And
> > it is easier to keep momentum & interest &
> > quality dialogue going in
> > a blog when there is more than one author.
> >
> > None of us has that much time to read blogs nowadays. But
> > if a blog is
> > at least good enough to attract a few people's interest and
> > provoke
> > thought, it might be useful inspiration for teaching, learning,
> > research, and our everyday practice of rhetoric.
> >
> > Also, good quality reader-comments on a blog can help its
> > authors to
> > improve its quality even further. Hopefully a little blog-
> > dialogue will
> > inspire others to contribute their own material for discussion
> > in a
> > public forum. Some blog entries may even develop further
> > as drafts for
> > articles and book chapters in more formal publications.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Tania S. Smith
> > Assistant Professor
> > Faculty of Communication & Culture
> > University of Calgary
> > http://www.ucalgary.ca/~smit
> >
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