Talking Points - Volume 19, Issue 2, 2008

The authors discuss why ELA teachers need to be knowledgeable about the tools of multiple media and how such knowledge can encourage a different mindset in the classroom.

Jeff Felix discusses a study on how teachers use blogs as an instructional tool in their classrooms and found that there are many benefits to both teachers and students. Blogs are highly motivating, easy to use, and encourage active participation in the learning process.

Suskind finds inspiration and encouragement in the pages of Nancie Atwell’s newest book.

Authors Stevenson-Land and Harmon describe how they used video podcasts in a second-language classroom to bridge the digital divide between students and teachers. Their project, Vamos a los Oscars!, used filmmaking in the target language to meaningfully engage the students in their learning.

News from the WLU president and others about upcoming WLU events.