Syllabi Genre Analysis: Examining Technology's Role in the Classroom
Syllabi Genre Analysis: Examining Technology's Role in the Classroom
dc.contributor.author | Newman, Erica | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-11T16:42:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-05-11T16:42:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-05 | |
dc.description.abstract | Mobile technology and electronic devices have become such staples of industrialized, twenty-first-century society that they have even infiltrated classrooms. Because instructors recognize this infiltration, technology policies have become part of the conventions within the genre of syllabi. For this project, I examined the role that technology plays in the classroom as outlined in syllabi. To do this, I conducted a textual analysis on the technology policies of twenty-seven syllabi collected from upper-division English classes at Middle Tennessee State University. I found that while some syllabi ignore electronic devices and do not actually have technology policies, most other syllabi forbid using technology in classrooms; however, exceptions to these policies are made, such as for emergencies or taking notes. As technology will not be going away, I suggest that more research be conducted on incorporating technology rather than banning it and that more lines of communication be opened about technology use in classrooms. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/4857 | |
dc.publisher | University Honors College, Middle Tennessee State University | en_US |
dc.subject | technology | en_US |
dc.subject | syllabus | en_US |
dc.subject | syllabi | en_US |
dc.subject | policies | en_US |
dc.subject | genre | en_US |
dc.subject | mobile | en_US |
dc.title | Syllabi Genre Analysis: Examining Technology's Role in the Classroom | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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