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Deconstructing Definitions: Repositioning Technological Access & Literacy Within Agent Ability, Carole Reynolds
Deconstructing Definitions: Repositioning Technological Access & Literacy Within Agent Ability, Carole Reynolds
Department of Humanities Publications
Our society cannot have concerns about access without literacy because they are congruous; neither is distinct nor complete without the other in technological contexts. The United States Department of Education repeatedly calls for more, better, and increased access and literacy to technologies. Our elected officials make national speeches imparting similar rhetoric and ideas. A problem with this particular information dissemination by inherently powerful entities or persons is they make assumptions of what access and literacy are, with minimal definition, and virtually no context of agent ability with technology. These ambiguous terms and deficient definitions have subsequently proliferated in academic scholarship, …
Mary
Oral Histories
Age when Interviewed: 19
Date of Interview: Fall 2012
Race: African American / White
Gender: Female
Keywords: Housing insecurity, Intergenerational poverty
ACE Factors: Parental separation or divorce, Domestic violence
Born in the Twin Cities, Mary is an African American/White woman who participated in the Voices of Homelessness project as a first year student at St. Catherine University.Beginning around age 4 and then throughout her childhood she experienced homelessness, frequently being passed between parents and relatives and spending time in foster care. In her interview she discusses intergenerational poverty and her experiences, as an adolescent, couch-surfing and being kicked out of …
Nora
Oral Histories
Age when Interviewed: 25
Date of Interview: Fall 2012
Race: White
Gender: Female
Keywords: Housing insecurity, Single parent
ACE Factors: Physical abuse, Domestic violence, Household substance abuse, Criminal household member, Parental separation or divorce, Mental illness in household
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Nora is a single mother who participated in the Voices of Homelessness project as a junior at St. Catherine University. She experienced housing insecurity from her mid-adolescence until her mid-twenties. She went on to earn a Bachelor’s from St. Catherine University in 2014, prior to which she earned an Associate’s Degree in Health Care and Human Services. …
Helen
Oral Histories
Age when Interviewed: 23
Date of Interview: Fall 2012
Race: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Keywords: Housing insecurity, Immigrant, Frequent moves, Intergenerational poverty, Food insecurity, Domestic violence
ACE Factors: Domestic violence
Born in Florida to an immigrant Hispanic family, Helen participated in the Voices of Homelessness project as a junior at St. Catherine University. From birth she experienced housing insecurity and throughout her life her family moved frequently, often doubling up with friends and relatives. In her interview she discusses intergenerational poverty, food insecurity, and domestic violence.
Stacy
Oral Histories
Age when Interviewed: 19
Date of Interview: Fall 2012
Race: White/Asian
Gender: Female
Keywords: Housing insecurity, Frequent moves, Food insecurity
ACE Factors: Parental separation or divorce
Born in rural Minnesota, Stacy is a White/Asian woman who participated in the Voices of Homelessness project as a first year student at St. Catherine University.. She experienced housing insecurity beginning at the age of 6 and throughout her childhood. In her interview she discusses frequent moves, couch-surfing, getting kicked out of her home, and being passed around from relative to relative, as well as food insecurity and poverty.
Jazz
Oral Histories
Age when Interviewed: 32
Date of Interview: Fall 2012
Race: African American
Gender: Female
Keywords: Housing insecurity, Frequent moves, Food insecurity, Intergenerational poverty, Single parent
ACE Factors: Parental separation or divorce
Born in Illinois, Jazz is an African American, LGBTQ-identified, single mother who participated in the Voices of Homelessness project as a senior at St. Catherine University. At the time of her interview, she lived in public housing and was experiencing housing insecurity. In May 2013 she graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St. Catherine University, and before that she obtained an LPN degree from a non-accredited trade school. Beginning …
Shaleen
Oral Histories
Age when Interviewed: 31
Date of Interview: Fall 2012
Race: White
Gender: Female
Keywords: Housing insecurity, Food insecurity
ACE Factors: Parental separation or divorce
Shaleen is a White woman who moved to the Twin Cities as a young child and she participated in the Voices of Homelessness project as a junior at St. Catherine University.. Prior to transferring to St. Kate’s, she earned a G.E.D. and took community college courses. Before this, starting at age 13 and throughout her adolescence, she experienced homelessness and in her interview she discusses couch-surfing and sleeping under bridges, as well as eviction from various …
Choreography And Performance With Deaf Adults Who Have Mental Illness: Culturally Affirmative Participatory Research, Sondra H. Malling
Choreography And Performance With Deaf Adults Who Have Mental Illness: Culturally Affirmative Participatory Research, Sondra H. Malling
Creative Arts Therapies Theses
Dance/movement therapy (DMT) techniques—particularly choreography and performance techniques—have not been well-researched with Deaf adults who have mental illness. This study investigated the use of DMT, choreography, and performance techniques with Deaf adults with severe and chronic mental illness through participatory artistic inquiry. Primary research questions addressed pragmatic matters of participatory artistic inquiry: What aesthetic choices will the co-researchers make in the dance-making process? How does the researcher provide structure and incorporate her experience as a choreographer without overshadowing the contributions of the co-researchers? Broader philosophical research questions included: How do choreography and performance techniques impact this population’s well-being? How does …
Office Of Multicultural Affairs (Oma) / Office Of Intercultural Student Engagement (Ise) Annual Report 2011-2012, Intercultural Student Engagement Office, Anthony Johnson
Office Of Multicultural Affairs (Oma) / Office Of Intercultural Student Engagement (Ise) Annual Report 2011-2012, Intercultural Student Engagement Office, Anthony Johnson
Intercultural Student Engagement (ISE) Annual Reports
This Annual Report 2011-2012 marks the transition and renaming of the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) to the expanded Office of Intercultural Student Engagement (ISE). This expansion brought to ISE the Office of International Student Services (OISS) and a diversity coordinator- a new position focusing on underserved student communities including LGBTQ, religious/spiritual, and first generation to college. These important shifts and incredible staff members have poised the office and RISD to respond more broadly and deeply to the needs, hopes, and development of our collective student body. The ISE 2011-2012 Annual Report is a year in review containing a message …
Down Syndrome: Awareness And Understanding Through Children's Literature, Megan K. Wright
Down Syndrome: Awareness And Understanding Through Children's Literature, Megan K. Wright
Honors Program Projects
For decades, there has been a stigma attached to those with Down syndrome and their families. Society has seen individuals with Down syndrome as people who are incapable of contributing to society, imposing a lifelong burden on their families. Though this mentality has changed in the last forty years, it has not been completely eradicated. Thus, this research seeks to bring awareness and understanding through the writing of children’s literature about Down syndrome. First, a basic understanding of Down syndrome was necessary, followed by consideration of the components of well-written children’s literature. When it came to finer details, it was …
Connecting The Dots: Threat Assessment, Depression And The Troubled Student, Valerie Harwood
Connecting The Dots: Threat Assessment, Depression And The Troubled Student, Valerie Harwood
Valerie Harwood
On April 18, 2007, a package containing over twenty digital videos arrived at the NBC building in New York city. Within a short time the material had been publicly broadcast, and images of Seung Hui Cho soon appeared on Youtube. Two days earlier the twenty-three year-old university student had been responsible for what has been claimed to be the worst mass shooting in the United States. Just days after the mass shooting, the Governor of Virginia, Timothy M. Kaine convened a review panel that was comprised of nine “nationally recognized individuals” across the disciplines of “law enforcement, security, governmental management, …
Transgender Awareness Leader Speaks At Umaine, Eric Berard
Transgender Awareness Leader Speaks At Umaine, Eric Berard
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Wayne M. Maines, director of Safety and Environmental Management at UMaine and father of a transgender child, talks about the struggles faced by the family.
The Rainbow Connection: Theorizing The Efficacy Of Private Texts, Liz Rohan
The Rainbow Connection: Theorizing The Efficacy Of Private Texts, Liz Rohan
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Texts written privately often find new contexts, new uses, if writers become mindful of Bakhtin’s notion of “great time.”
Writing Yogis: Breathing Our Way To Mindfulness And Balance In Embodied Writing Pedagogy, Christy I. Wenger
Writing Yogis: Breathing Our Way To Mindfulness And Balance In Embodied Writing Pedagogy, Christy I. Wenger
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Breathing exercises constitute a method for helping students to attain a state of mindfulness in their writing—and their lives.
Reflections On Accidental Testimonies And Spectacular Witnesses, Lavinia Hirsu
Reflections On Accidental Testimonies And Spectacular Witnesses, Lavinia Hirsu
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
When unplanned-for testimonies occur in class, how do instructors turn a disruptive moment into a teachable one?
Gatekept: Inviting Creative Community Literacy, Shelly Sanders, B. Cole Bennett
Gatekept: Inviting Creative Community Literacy, Shelly Sanders, B. Cole Bennett
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Creative writing becomes a vehicle for community outreach in a Writing Center setting, bringing together town and gown.
Even Administrators Have Souls, Paul Puccio
Even Administrators Have Souls, Paul Puccio
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Faculty have a critical role to play if they want administrators to be more than unilateral decision-makers.
The Communally Focused Writing Center, Tom Truesdell
The Communally Focused Writing Center, Tom Truesdell
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Can writing center administrators prepare student tutors to help transform faculty-student relations? Should they?
Outside The Box And Onto A Dusty Trail, Richard Leo Enos
Outside The Box And Onto A Dusty Trail, Richard Leo Enos
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Archeological exploration has redefined research since this scholar became the Indiana Jones of rhetorical studies.
Book Reviews, Judy Halden-Sullivan, Lauren Dipaula, William Archibald, Noam Scheindlin, Martin Cockroft
Book Reviews, Judy Halden-Sullivan, Lauren Dipaula, William Archibald, Noam Scheindlin, Martin Cockroft
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Book Reviews
Judy Halden-Sullivan - Paradigm Shifts
Lauren DiPaula - Price, Margaret. Mad At School: Rhetorics of Mental Disability and Academic Life. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2011.
William Archibald - Thomas, Douglas and John Seely Brown. A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change. Charleston, SC: CreateSpace, 2011.
Noam Scheindlin - Vandermeulen, Carl. Negotiating the Personal in Creative Writing. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 2011.
Martin Cockroft - Wilhelm, Jeffrey D. and Bruce Novak. Teaching Literacy for Love and Wisdom: Being the Book and Being the Change. NY: Teachers College Press, 2011.
Renovating My Academic Administration, Elizabeth Vander Lei
Renovating My Academic Administration, Elizabeth Vander Lei
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
A department chair dons a hard hat and begins to see her position through the lens of spiritual rebirth and figured worlds—as a portrait of Calvin looks on.
Connecting, Helen Walker, Carl Vandermeulen, Louise Morgan, Jill Moyer Sunday, Tony Mayo
Connecting, Helen Walker, Carl Vandermeulen, Louise Morgan, Jill Moyer Sunday, Tony Mayo
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Connecting
Helen Walker - Trust, and Gaps
Carl Vandermeulen - Proverbs for Poetry Class
Louise Morgan - TJ, Whom I Like Very Much
Jill Moyer Sunday - History Lesson 101
Tony Mayo - Shawn
Back Matter
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
No abstract provided.
The History Of Inequality In Education, Amity L. Noltemeyer, Julie Mujic, Caven S. Mcloughlin
The History Of Inequality In Education, Amity L. Noltemeyer, Julie Mujic, Caven S. Mcloughlin
History Faculty Publications
The purpose of this chapter is to consider a sampling of the critical events that demonstrate this history of inequity, with the understanding that they have contributed to the current status of American schools. To this end, we will explore relevant events related to the education of individuals of different racial, gender, language, and disability backgrounds. We do not intend to provide an exhaustive overview of the history of American education, nor will we provide a detailed account of the history of equity in the broader society outside of the educational sector. Rather, we will provide a cursory glimpse at …
Queers, Cupid’S Arrow, And Contradictions In The Classroom: An Activity Theory Analysis, Heather Trahan
Queers, Cupid’S Arrow, And Contradictions In The Classroom: An Activity Theory Analysis, Heather Trahan
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
“Third generation” activity theory can help instructors support and also deal with gay romance in the classroom.
Jaepl, Vol. 18, Winter 2012-2013, Joonna Smitherman Trapp, Brad Peters
Jaepl, Vol. 18, Winter 2012-2013, Joonna Smitherman Trapp, Brad Peters
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Essays
Douglas Hesse - Writing and Time, Time and the Essay
Liz Rohan - The Rainbow Connection: Theorizing the Efficacy of Private Texts
Christy I. Wenger - Writing Yogis: Breathing Our Way to Mindfulness and Balance in Embodied Writing Pedagogy
Lavinia Hirsu - Reflections on Accidental Testimonies and Spectacular Witnesses
Heather Trahan - Queers, Cupid's Arrow, and Contradictions in the Classroom: An Activity Theory Analysis
Shelly Sanders & B. Cole Bennett - Gatekept: Inviting Creative Community Literacy
Out of the Box
Richard Leo Enos - Outside the Box and onto a Dusty Trail
SPECIAL SECTION: Administration, Ethics, and Spirituality
Paul …
Telling The Truth As Wpa, Beth Daniell
Telling The Truth As Wpa, Beth Daniell
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
After reflecting upon students, a writing program administrator looks hard at two other challenging situations and questions the truthfulness of her approaches to each.
Bullying The Bully: Why Zero-Tolerance Policies Get A Failing Grade, H Theixos, Kristin Borgwald
Bullying The Bully: Why Zero-Tolerance Policies Get A Failing Grade, H Theixos, Kristin Borgwald
H Theixos
Recent studies show that the current punitive approach to bullying, in the form of zero-tolerance policies, is ineffective in reducing bullying and school violence. Despite this significant finding, anti-bullying legislation is increasing. The authors argue that these policies are not only ineffective, but that they are also unjust and harmful, and they hypothesize that the social influence of zero-tolerance policies is stigmatizing. Their conclusion suggests an alternative approach to bullying behavior, that addresses both victims and bullies.
Werewolves And Other Shapeshifters In Popular Culture: A Thematic Analysis Of Recent Depictions, Kimberley Mcmahon-Coleman, Roslyn Weaver
Werewolves And Other Shapeshifters In Popular Culture: A Thematic Analysis Of Recent Depictions, Kimberley Mcmahon-Coleman, Roslyn Weaver
Kimberley McMahon-Coleman
In recent years, shapeshifting characters in literature, film and television have been on the rise. This has followed the increased use of such characters as metaphors, with novelists and critics identifying specific meanings and topics behind them. This book aims to unravel the shapeshifting trope. Rather than pursue a case-based study, the works are grouped around specific themes--adolescence, gender, sexuality, race, disability, addiction, and spirituality--that are explored through the metaphor of shapeshifting. Because of its transformative possibilities and its flexibility, the shapeshifter has the potential to change how we see our world. With coverage of iconic fantasy texts and a …