Improving Learning in College: Rethinking Literacies Across the Curriculum

What's the problem with literacy at college? How might everyday literacy be harnessed for educational ends?  Based on the first major study of literacy practices in colleges in the UK, this book explores the reading and writing associated with learning subjects across the college curriculum. It investigates literacy practices in which students engage outside of college, and teaching and learning strategies through which these can help support the curriculum. With insightful analyses of innovative practices, it considers ways of changing teaching practices to enable students to draw upon their full potential.  Recent research work has challenged the myth of individual student deficit, arguing cogently that people have ‘funds of knowledge’ from diverse and vibrant cultural roots, and that these have been misguidedly disqualified by the education system. It has claimed that different ‘ways with words’ can provide valuable resources for learning. However, the empirical exploration of this claim has lagged far behind the theoretical debate. Improving Learning in College resolves this by showing the integrity and richness of the literacy practices of a significant population, not previously the focus of such research: those who take vocational and academic college courses in colleges. It addresses an issue which has not until now been developed within this research tradition: that of how these practices can not only be valued and validated, but mobilised and harnessed to enhance learning in educational settings.  This book will interest all teachers, teacher-educators and researchers concerned with post-compulsory education and vocational education in compulsory schooling.

Improving Learning in College

Education & Teaching

Barton, David

Edwards, Richard

Miller, Kate

Ivanič, Roz

Martin-Jones, Marilyn

Fowler, Zoë

Hughes, Buddug

Mannion, Greg

Satchwell, Candice

Smith, June

Higher & Continuing Education

Routledge

What's the problem with literacy at college? How might everyday literacy be harnessed for educational ends? Based on the first major study of literacy practices in colleges in the UK, this book explores the reading and writing associated with learning subjects across the college curriculum. It investigates literacy practices in which students engage outside of college, and teaching and learning strategies through which these can help support the curriculum. With insightful analyses of innovative practices, it considers ways of changing teaching practices to enable students to draw upon their full potential. Recent research work has challenged the myth of individual student deficit, arguing cogently that people have ‘funds of knowledge’ from diverse and vibrant cultural roots, and that these have been misguidedly disqualified by the education system. It has claimed that different ‘ways with words’ can provide valuable resources for learning. However, the empirical exploration of this claim has lagged far behind the theoretical debate. Improving Learning in College resolves this by showing the integrity and richness of the literacy practices of a significant population, not previously the focus of such research: those who take vocational and academic college courses in colleges. It addresses an issue which has not until now been developed within this research tradition: that of how these practices can not only be valued and validated, but mobilised and harnessed to enhance learning in educational settings. This book will interest all teachers, teacher-educators and researchers concerned with post-compulsory education and vocational education in compulsory schooling.

Describes the features of the new version of the WordPerfect word processing program, shows how to create, edit, and print documents, and discusses macros, short cuts, and professional touches

The First Book of Wordperfect 5.1

Barnes, Kate

Computers & Technology

Sams.

A beginner's guide to WordPerfect 5.1 takes the novice step-by-step through the software's most important functions.

The First Book of WordPerfect 5.1

Barnes, Kate Miller

Software

This handy guide offers simple, practical help for busy users who need fast results with cc:Mail's electronic mail features. Goal-oriented, 10-minute lessons teach all the essential tasks of this increasingly popular program. 10 minutes is all you need to learn how to: create and send messages; receive, save, reply to, or forward e-mail; attach a file to a message easily; send messages through the Internet with Addressing Assistants; create mailing lists and customize cc:Mail; access e-mail remotely with cc:Mail Mobile; and use your personal log and archive e-mail.Explains how to send, receive, and save messages, as well as attach files and use mailing listsSimple two-color graphic approach helps users find the information they need quicklySpecial coverage of cc:Mail Mobile helps readers access email remotely

10 Minute Guide to Cc: Mail With Cc : Mail Mobile

Que Pub

Ethnographic Choices is the outcome of a collaborative effort among teachers and students. Our goal was to develop a primer teaching ethnography that resists oversimplifying complex human dynamics but remains accessible to undergraduate students. This book focuses on what a person new to the field needs to know in order to deeply engage the method. We have chosen to provide specific examples with more detail, excavating the complexity of data collection, analysis, and representation. We have also chosen to focus more on critical cultural approaches attending to race, gender, and class. Conversely we have sacrificed some attention to history and breadth of the field. While this too is important, we believe the value of ethnography is best learned through doing the method, and doing so with attention to the complexity of the method.

Ethnographic Choices: A Primer on Doing Complex Social Research

Politics & Social Sciences

Bollinger, Christopher

Menchaca, Denise

Ruge-Jones, Phil

Schnelle, Angela

Acy, Rebecca

Choate, Taylor

Anthropology

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

New users need this survival guide to the most important features of Lotus Notes such as electronic mail, databases, and more. -- Presents step-by-step instructions in brief 10-minute lessons -- Provides Plain English definitions for unfamiliar terms and Panic Button troubleshooting advice -- Two-color interior makes key information easy to find

10 Minute Guide to Lotus Notes for Windows

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Alpha Books

10 Minute Guide to Cc: Mail for Windows

Alpha Communications

10 Minute Guide to Cc: Mail With Cc Mobile

Networking & Cloud Computing

Alpha Books 1994-01-01 1994-01-01

Can the world be seen in black and white? Perhaps. Newborn feet ink birth certificates. Father's stethoscope hangs from the lab coat in his closet. Border collies look at the world in plain darks and lights, never marveling at the wonders of rainbows. Kate Miller explores our world through verse in this collection, finding in blacks and whites some of the most colorful images of everyday life. Her simple, inviting monotype prints will attract even reluctant poetry readers.

Poems in Black & White

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Front Street, Incorporated

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