Thanks Theresa. I am aware of the NCTE blog but didn't think of it as a
blog till you suggested it. Michael and others, here is the link to the
latest NCTE blog
http://www.ncte.org/library/files/About_NCTE/Overview/inbox/8-5-08.html
Michael Ryan wrote:
> I suggest you send the blog site and end the suspense. Thanks.
>
> Michael
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> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Theresa Hyland <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
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>> 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]
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>>> 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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