Category Archives: English

Composition This Time

Posted on April 9, 2003 by Lisa Spangenberg

This time I’m teaching English Composition. I’ve not (yet) persuaded the students to blog, but I have at least started a blog for the class. I’m also using the official WebCT site. Composition instruction is, of course, a natural for … Continue reading →

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Hypertext and Mackers

Posted on May 29, 2002 by Lisa Spangenberg

Wired has a review of multimedia artist dlsan’s HyperMacbeth. dlsan’s web-based piece of interactive performance art uses phrases from the play and places them against an annoying Flash annimation. He has also translated the Macbeth bits into Italian, and accompanied … Continue reading →

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It's About Writing

Posted on May 28, 2002 by Lisa Spangenberg

Dave Winer, in an old Wired interview he doesn’t much like, is quoted as saying: To me, the Web is not about getting rich. It’s about users, designers, stories, and pictures. It’s a writing environment.. I think he’s exactly right. … Continue reading →

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