ETEC 540 Journal
The Changing Spaces of Reading and Writing
A fascinating course, ETEC 540 presented a deep dive from ancient to modern writing and communication practices (from orality and storytelling to literacy, mechanization, hypertext, and hypermedia). The class painted a rich and complex picture of the ongoing debate–how text technologies modify reading and writing processes.
Evident was the notion that technologies have a large impact on the continued development of literacy and knowledge, as well as an impact on cognitive habits, processes, and understandings when operating within the bounds of technological writing spaces. It is yet unclear whether or not these changes should be considered evolutionary or revolutionary or if they alter people’s habits for better or for worse. Does the increasing velocity of technological change have an impact on our perception of this constant r/evolution?
