Most recent public comments by Student Kelli Martin https://nowcomment.com/users/88406 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060869 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060869 Yes. Yes. Yes. Writing and the teaching of the craft has been healing space and nurturing conditions as I have worked with marginalized youth and women from diverse backgrounds. As difficult as the task is before us, I clutch this hope tightly and still hold to language as a life-giving (not only marginalizing, power wielding)force. Committed to that reframed perspective-lifelong learner. Is there any other way to teach? Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:06:42 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060842 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060842 I hear this Sara. Sometimes I struggle with the weight of it and the impartation of skills and information at the same time. Awareness IS key. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:54:30 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060825 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060825 These are all key ways to address societal issues. How do we incorporate diversity of belief systems into multi-modal narratives? And address appropriate response and honor. These are unseen yet tangible elements of identity as well. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:50:10 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060810 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060810 Yes. Language has power--life giving or the opposite. And as writers and teachers of writing do we emphasize the balance of when to write and when to be silent. Do we need to look at timing of voice more in light of cultural issues especially when the language has wielded power? And how does a writer then use language or quietness to let other voices surface? So good that you are having these conversations. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:42:45 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060803 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060803 Working toward providing cross cultural collaboration opportunities in real world environments. Learning that each voice holds pieces to a complex puzzle. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:34:23 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060789 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060789 Could this be fostered through better listening rather than responding skills. The ability to listen to voices and expose thinking to knew perspectives does not always mean immediate feedback or response. Just as we teach observance skills to young writers, we can teach keen listening as well. How can this be practiced in the online environment? Sat, 19 Sep 2020 13:34:19 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060761 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060761 This is organizational in nature and so necessary. It's like the pause, ponder, put in a space before the click. Having students share and explain curated collections at some point would go long way in demonstrating the value of this skill. I see this as a pause/reflection before creation. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:11:22 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060667 https://nowcomment.com/documents/203637?scroll_to=2060667 I found that the clarification between what is built into a blackboard course at the outset helps and gets everyone on the same page. Ie. This is for our learning environment, this for getting to know each other, this is for resources, this is how we will interact with text. All teachers use the same tech differently so the intent of the substructures at the outset helps. Might seem rudimentary as a teacher but gains mileage for the student. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:13:17 -0400