The communication juniors do know several excellent questions with which to interrogate texts (see comments to Comm Juniors Awake!), although their focused attention on task leads some to neglect the provision of a well-crafted contextual summary. Combining “summary” and “analysis” into one product – with the two intellectual activities clearly differentiated from each other – marks the departure point of a crucial learning curve.
Meanwhile, I definitely did cram too much into one day. If I had just left well enough alone (as in, not gotten excited about meta-communication concerning the tension that is inevitably experienced when actual learning is occurring), everyone present would easily have made it through WikiDay Two.
Often I attempt to balance the seemingly-exclusive horns of this pedagogical dilemma: teach skill (decontextualized from real life) or praxis (skill put to informed use)?
A Place in Space 
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:41 pm
It is hard to define the relationships between communication and writing.However, writing is a type of communication.We write and make our audience to understand us more.
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:42 pm
My sentence of today
“Work hard to achieve your goal”
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:43 pm
My nuisance of a day seems to be never-ending.
Boiling my day down into one sentence is something I really need to work on in my essays. My writing is usually too wordy, detailed, long, and repetitive. I need to learn how to “boil” my paper down to the main focus/point.
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:48 pm
Moments are placidity are frequently punctuated by moments of… more placidity.
I suppose I will learn how to write better. I never really have learned in the typical manner where I was assigned an English paper and I suddenly learned more about whatever it was that I was supposed to be learning about it. English learning has always been much more passive with me. I just write a paper and I look at what I’ve done and then take whatever it is that I subconsciously picked up in writing that first paper and move forward. That’s about it. I suppose this ties in with my sentence astoundingly well (unintentionally so) in that it reflects that passive nature of what I was talking about.
Actually, I really don’t know if today was particularly placid or if I’ve become especially accustomed to living a highly variable lifestyle in college. It’s a really deep philosophical thought that really doesn’t need to be addressed.
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:49 pm
I like learning about how to think more specifically about how to write about myself, which I know will stick with me for a while.
“I went about today feeling refreshed, and having a positive outlook on things, which has genuinely helped me start in a new, directed way on life.”
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Forgot the link…
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:50 pm
“Even though I only had two classes today, it was a long and miserable day.”
Writing down this sentence, was kind of a learning experience because I know I can be redundant in my papers. A history teacher from before kept reminding me that the only thing I need to remember when writing is,”simple and clear sentences”. For my future papers, I need to narrow down my ideas, into concise sentences.
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Frustrated day that I am trying to settle down!
I have too many works to do, i should try to do it one by one instead i was trying to squeeze it together! Teacher always expected good work from you, If i was too rush, it wouldn’t come out good! so i would rather practice it more than i was getting frustrated!
http://white78c.wordpress.com/
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Thursdays are the best: wake up late, only two classes for the day, and the weekend is just around the corner!
It does help to map out my ideas to expand into a larger assignment. The process helps cut through the clutter and prioritize the information.
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:53 pm
I think the one major technique I will learn from this class is learning how to boil down the unnecessary components of an essay. I find that I write more for quantity, rather than quality, therefore I my essays are often wordy and confusing. This class is teaching me to get rid of all the essay “junk” and write a clear/functional essay.
My Sentence:
“I wish I was on an island paradise with a frozen drink in my hand.”
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Writing my day in a sentence helped me to realize that it’s a really good thing to start general and work to something specific. Looking at the greater picture of a situation, such as a day in comparison to an hour or two, can make the meaning of the big picture (and the little picture) more meaningful. I’ll be sure to take this with me—looking and re-looking at what I write is something that has always been sort of an Achille’s heel for me, and I think that if I just force myself to revise and re-check then my writing will improve.
And now, my day:
Even though there are times that life wants to screw you over, there are still those moments of sheer bliss that make everything alright.
Read about all of it! http://treschouette.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/im-in-a-nutshell-im-in-a-nutshell-austin-powers/
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:53 pm
i think that in this class i will learn how to expand my writing to a whole new level. I am usually good at not running on but my flaw is sometimes not giving enough detail or examples in my writing.
Sentence:
“I feel great because I beat Ashley on the paper we just got back and I had a very productive day getting a lot of little things done that i have been putting off.”
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:56 pm
“There have been better days.”
From doing this acitvity i think one thing that we will be learning is how to organize our thoughts in a way that it is easier for us to write. I think this process is really important and putting my thoughts on a paper is hard for me. I have all this ideas but when i try to put them down it comes up to short and my essay ends to fast because i don’t have any more ideas to write about.
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Writing my day in one sentence kind of amde me mad because I have had a really bad day and I do not really want to write about it and think about it again. But, I learned that I need to work hard even though I am sick. This makes me sad 😦
My sentence:
I am sick and I obviously need to work a million times harder to do better in life.
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:57 pm
My day in a sentence was: “My day is a mess and need to get myself back on track.”
I’m not sure what I will learn from this class in the future. I know the activity we did today (boiling our day down into one sentence) helped me learn a skill. I know if I have a long, wordy, detailed thought, I can make it into a short percise sentence if I work through it. Here is how I worked through my day to boil it down into just one sentence: http://ajch.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/my-day-in-a-sentence/
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:57 pm
I enjoyed writing about my day however i found it hard to cram into a sentence because i like to talk talk talk especially about my experiences. like how I hate coloring in the lines I hate boundaries in writing so if I learned anything its that I’m gonna have to stop being so stubborn or I’ll sink with my ship.
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 4:59 pm
I have Art-Hitory mid-term TODAY!
I am worried about the mid-term tonight. This will be my the “biggest” exam since the beginning of the year, or I will say since I attented college. Every class and every exam in college are important to me; I do not want to do bad or disappear in any of my class or exam. I push myself to do well, and I believe that I can do it.
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 5:01 pm
In this class I have already learned so much about writing. I will never forget that when writing, write for the audience and aim at what you are trying to portray. Keep thoughts organized to leave out unnecessary statements.
“I just want to go home and relax.”
Thursday October 25, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Today i felt stressed at the fact that im looking failure in the eyes once again.
what i have learned from this activity today is how to sum things up in a educated way.
Tuesday November 27, 2007 at 8:52 pm
A countdown to things to come…
It took me along time to put all of my thoughts into one sentence but I think this sums up my day. It’s just a day in the middle of the days I’m really looking forward to.
Thursday December 6, 2007 at 6:31 am
Writing is still difficult for me and i dont suppose it will get better at the end of this class. I am getting better at writing what is necessary though. Eventually i would like to be able to present the facts concisely as well as making my writing interesting. I have also learned that there are reasons to write and that writing for a purpose can make a difference if done well. thats pretty cool.
“My faulty planning leads to lost time needed for work but a shower calms me down and makes my hair feel great so i can finish my work with the help of large doses of caffeine.”