Category Archives: 2014 Digital Writing Essay

Take a stroll through the campus quad, or even sit down in a college cafeteria. Attend a class at a large university, or maybe even walk through a school’s athletic center. Wherever you are on a college campus, you cannot … Continue reading →

Anthony Survilla Writing in and for Digital Environments Professor Kersh October 23, 2014   Engaging the Digital World   Digital writing has become an important asset in our society throughout the last decade. With texting, blogging, and social networks, people … Continue reading →

Defining Digital Literacy Digital literacy is a skill that does not have a definite meaning. For instance, while my proficiency with digital media can be considered average in comparison with other college students, it could also be considered below average … Continue reading →

Do you like to write but don’t really do it? I bet you five dollars that by the time you finish reading this that I will have made you want to engage in digital writing. I can see you right … Continue reading →

When AOL gave me my first glimpse of the internet I was hooked. Immediately I created my first AIM screenname (Trexer6) so I could communicate “rapidly” with my friends on this new platform. This marked the first taste I got … Continue reading →

  It is widely accepted that digital media in the twenty-first century has transformed our professional and personal lives. Teens, college students, and most adults are constantly plugged in to their iPads, laptops, and cell phones. Across liberal arts college … Continue reading →

Digital writing has become increasingly important in the last decades. But, what exactly is digital writing? When we talk about digital writing, “we are referring to a transformed composing environment — that is, to writing produced on handheld and desktop … Continue reading →

Digital writing created opportunities only possible in the digital age. How writers think about audience, process, voice, and scope changed drastically with the introduction of new digital mediums, such as Twitter, WordPress, Facebook, and Tumblr. Many people  reading this probably … Continue reading →