Writing in a Technological World

<p><em>Writing in a Technological World</em> explores how to think rhetorically, act multimodally, and be sensitive to diverse audiences while writing in technological contexts such as social media, websites, podcasts, and mobile technologies.</p><p>Claire Lutkewitte includes a wealth of assignments, activities, and discussion questions to apply theory to practice in the development of writing skills. Featuring real-world examples from professionals who write using a wide range of technologies, each chapter provides practical suggestions for writing for a variety of purposes and a variety of audiences. By looking at technologies of the past to discover how meanings have evolved over time and applying the present technology to current working contexts, readers will be prepared to meet the writing and technological challenges of the future.</p><p>This is the ideal text for undergraduate and graduate courses in composition, writing with technologies, and professional/business writing.</p><p>A supplementary guide for instructors is available at www.routledge.com/9781138580985</p> <p>Preface </p><p>Part 1: Technology is Multimodal </p><p>Ch. 1 Introduction </p><p>Ch. 2 Writing is Multimodal </p><p>Ch. 3 Non-digital and Digital Technology </p><p>Part 1 Reading: <i>Can We Define Technology?</i> by David E. Nye</p><p>Part 2: Technology is Active </p><p>Ch. 4 Plan, Research, and Cite </p><p>Ch. 5 Design </p><p>Ch. 6 Draft, Test, Revise, and Edit </p><p>Part 2 Reading: <i>Handwriting is History</i> by Anne Trubek</p><p>Part 3: Technology is Narrative </p><p>Ch. 7 The Stories We Write </p><p>Ch. 8 Information at our Fingertips </p><p>Part 3 Reading: <i>The Disappearance of Technology: Toward an Ecological Model of Literacy</i> by Bertram C. Bruce and Maureen P. Hogan<br><b>Part 4: Technology is Embedded </b></p><p>Ch. 9 Technology as System </p><p>Ch. 10 Technology as Situated </p><p>Ch. 11 Writing Messages </p><p>Part 4 Reading: <i>Predictive Algorithms and Personalization Services on Social Network Sites: Implications for Users and Society</i> by Robert Bodle<br><b>Part 5: Technology is Connected </b></p><p>Ch. 12 Writing for Social Media </p><p>Ch. 13 Writing for Websites </p><p>Ch. 14 Writing for Mobile Devices </p><p>Part 5 Reading: <i>Thank You for Letting Me Share</i> by Michelle R. Gould<br><b>Part 6: Technology is Embodied </b></p><p>Ch. 15 Hear, Feel, and Speak </p><p>Ch. 16 Picture, Perform, and Present </p><p>Part 6 Reading: <i>The Voice of Lived Experience: Mobile Video Narratives in the Courtroom</i> by Mary Angela Bock and David Allen Schneider</p>