I’ve decided calling the Networked Media ‘lecture’ a symposium could take a twist this week. Introducing the lengthy intellectual boxing match between the course tutors! It seems like they’re always disagreeing, which at least provides me with some entertainment after a long day at Uni. Actually, today Betty clapped at what Adrian said – hooray! They are finally getting along. One…
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Jigsaw Writing
After reading David Shield’s unconventional extract, I was dumbstruck. I was unsure of what is actually was, how to read it, and it was making no sense to me. It didn’t take long for me to catch on however, as his contrast to conventional writing forms soon intrigued me. The information Shield conveys within his…
Explorers, not readers.
I pick up a book. My eyes scan the page, beginning with the left side and moving to the right. Then I move my visual focus one line below and repeat. Left, right, down, repeat. What am I doing? I am reading, probably a book, or perhaps a smaller type of text; a magazine, newspaper, or instruction manual. That is…