Which English Journal Author Are You?

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Which English Journal Author Are You?

Woman reading copy of English Journal surrounded by question marks.

Wondering who in the annals of English Journal you most identify with, pedagogically speaking? Take our nifty, scientifically tested* personality quiz and find out!

_{* Okay, we admit that might be a bit of a stretch.}

Note: You must respond to all questions in order to get a result.

1. What is your favorite medium? Print books . . . the older the better! Radio Film Television All the media, all the time, man.

2. Whenever you encounter a new technology, you: Approach it from a nuanced, critical perspective. Seek to understand and take advantage of its unique affordances. Jump right in and start making some cool stuff along with students! See it as an occasion to engage students in public research. Employ it for critical media activism. Complain about how it is ruining kids today.

3. Your students might describe you as: Dedicated 🧐 Enthusiastic 😁 A bit kooky 🤪 Cryptic 😏 On the geeky side 🤓 Kind of a dick 💩

4. What is your core educational philosophy? Research-based practices, always Student engagement is key. The teacher is an artist who designs groovy experiences for their students. We must address access inequality first and foremost. The medium is the message.

5. What do you do when the tech breaks down? Hack your own low-tech alternative Blame Capitalism
Shrug it off and move onI stick with print books because they never break.

6. What is your primary goal in using classroom technologies? To speed up my grading To engage students in composing for real audiences To support process-based writing instructionTo correct students’ poor grammar and atrocious pronunciation To bring people together

7. What’s your attitude towards students? Students will naturally love learning as long as we don’t let the darn tests get in the way! I learn as much from my students as they do from me. Students must be surveilled at all times or they get up to nonsense! Students deserve to be evaluated fairly and consistently. Students are mostly “stupid and lazy,” but fun media activities can help get them engaged.

8. If you could time travel to a previous decade, which would it be? 1920s 1940s 1970s 1980s 1990s

9. Which of these media genres do you most enjoy? Film adaptations of literature Old-time radio dramaWhatever genres my students are most into at the moment Old-school websiteArt happening

100 YEARS OF NEW MEDIA PEDAGOGY

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