Megan McKittrick
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Great interview!
What I really appreciate about this interview is the fact that you've asked questions that get after so many different angles of this topic, making it an interesting artifact for researchers in multiple disciplines and sub-disciplines. As a researche ... -
Really interesting to see
Really interesting to see Viki from the perspective of a Segmenter. It had me thinking that this is such a unique and fascinating form of composing/writing, one truly worth the attention of rhetoric, composition, and communication scholarship. Again, so m ... -
Defying Definition
As you stated in an earlier reply, there is to much to look at with this site, and I think your original post asks a poignant first question: what is it, exactly? " Viki unsettles neat divisions." I think it's important to examine how it ex ... -
The broad influence of this technology
I appreciate your survey response: it raises a number of interesting and significant questions, and it makes me realize that I haven't given enough thought to algorithms. This point really stood out to me: "whether one adheres to or deviates fr ... -
RE: Plagiarism and Global Concern
Thanks, Chvonne! It's true, most students don't consider ethics beyond their specific assignments. I know I didn't when I was an undergraduate. I wasn't aware of concepts like fair use and intellectual property until I began working in ... -
Online-Offline Avatars and Media
Really interesting piece here, and what had me particularly excited was your discussion of avatars and the blurred boundaries they exist/operate in. I've been currently thinking about avatars and their relationship to persona profiles for a gamified ... -
Visualizations as Boundary Objects?
Dr. Akdag Salah, I really appreciate this quick introduction to an interesting and unique method of conducting humanities research. I think it's important to explore methods for distilling complex information in ways that will lead to further analysi ... -
Comparisons to non-digital plagiarism
Thank you for sharing your study, and I think it's a valuable one for teachers as they work to prevent plagiarism among their students. I found it particularly interesting that one of the main causes behind plagiarism was the level of teacher control ... -
Identity and Reflection
Fascinating questions, and I found your discussion of Etsy and Pinterest particularly interesting as spaces of "cupcake feminism." In regard to your point about identity, I teach general education composition courses, and I can't help but ... -
Re: The Performance Self
And NOW I'm really excited to get another Digital Writing course. I would love to teach a segment on vine (or other social media) and identity. Thank you for these resources and for the great ideas! ...