Platonic/Socratean: Gorgias, Phaedrus; the Sophists Apology (apologia/defense) Why Socrates Died (2009) - On the court system Why Socrates Died (2009) - A Cock for Asclepius Paraphrase of Gorgias' treatise The Great Speech of Protagoras Commentary on Protagoras Antiphon Dissoi Logoi with commentary John Poulakos (1994), "Toward a Sophistic Definition of Rhetoric" Edward Schiappa (2003), "Toward an … Continue reading Resources for Rhetorical Theories: Classical Era
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Wearable Peer Review
Integrating Google Glass into first-year writing has been an endeavor that I took upon as part of the wearable research initiative at the University of Minnesota this semester. Today, the Wearable Research Team gave an informal presentation to the faculty members and graduate students of the Writing Studies Department at the monthly Parlor and below is … Continue reading Wearable Peer Review
Engaging Stories: The HUMN Project / MnWE Talk
Tham, Jason. “Engaging Stories: Creating an Ethnographic Literacy Narrative Project in a First-Year Writing Course.” Minnesota Writing and English (MnWE) Conference. Inver Hills Community College, MN. March 27, 2015. The HUMN Project is a semester-long ethnographic narrative project designed to provide an opportunity for students to think about their literacy practices and those of others, and to … Continue reading Engaging Stories: The HUMN Project / MnWE Talk
Rhetorical Web Design
Tham, Jason. “The Problem of Ease: Risks and Rewards of Template-Driven Web Development.” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Marriott Waterside, Tampa, FL. March 20, 2015. https://youtu.be/vszkXGuWI3U Abstract Recently, programming and web-writing courses have observed an exploded enrollment of young professionals and students who are eager to learn how to program and develop code literacy. … Continue reading Rhetorical Web Design
Google Glass: Reframing Tech Comm Practices
Dear readers, I am happy to share my latest column in the Society of Technical Communication's magazine, Intercom. Comments and ideas are welcomed! Link to PDF of article: http://wp.me/a3uyk9-pa