http://cac.ophony.org Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:21:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am currently teaching a writing course, and a day after explaining compound sentences, and minutes after preparing a lecture on eliminating wordiness, I picked up Philip Roth's A Plot Against America and came across the following mammoth and dazzling sentence. "Elizabeth, New Jersey, when my mother was being raised there ... http://cac.ophony.org/2008/06/27/a-very-long-sentence/ Peter O'Toole, on Fresh Air, telling Terry Gross about shooting the dangerous scene pictured above for Lawrence of Arabia. otoole I love how O'Toole takes her question and turns it into a narrative, reveling in the details, painting a picture, and ending with a bang. As is often the case, ... http://cac.ophony.org/2008/06/27/how-to-tell-a-story/ A while ago, I made my first trip to Comerica Park, the stadium where my beloved Detroit Tigers play their home games. I say "play their home games" because to me, Tiger Stadium will always be their true home, even if in the future it's left only partially standing. ... http://cac.ophony.org/2008/06/19/navigating-a-ballpark/ The Symposium Blog is up and running! The Miscommunication: 8th Annual Symposium blog had it’s opening post on June 5th at 3:03pm. For the next few weeks there will be regular posts highlighting different tables at the symposium. I have enjoyed reading through the notes and table discussions and looking ... http://cac.ophony.org/2008/06/17/the-8th-annual-symposium-blog/ Editor's note: in advance of this weekend's U.S. Open, this is the final in a series of posts exploring the metaphorical relationship between golf and writing. Since golf began being widely played during the 19th century until sometime in the middle of the twentieth, clubs had shafts of wood, not ... http://cac.ophony.org/2008/06/12/technology-miracle-or-illusion/ Editor's note: in advance of this weekend's U.S. Open, this is the second in a series of posts exploring the metaphorical relationship between golf and writing. One of the enduring paradoxes of golf as played by amateurs is the huge and hugely disproportionate emphasis placed on the drive. That’s the ... http://cac.ophony.org/2008/06/11/drive-for-show-putt-for-dough-its-the-small-stuff-that-matters/ Editor's note: in advance of this weekend's U.S. Open, this is the first in a series of posts exploring the metaphorical relationship between golf and writing. Golf can be a bit of a mystery to those who have never played. Mainly it probably appears (a) boring and (b) much easier ... http://cac.ophony.org/2008/06/10/linked-pursuits-writing-and-golf/ Cacophony's good friend Jim Groom (right) has recently coined a term that has the edublogosphere all atwitter: edupunk. It probably runs counter to the meaning behind the word to note, impressed, that The Chronicle of Higher Education's blog, "Wired Campus," picked up Jim's phrase. Punks probably don't care ... http://cac.ophony.org/2008/06/06/on-edupunk/ This article from the May 16, 2008 issue of The Economist is provocative in its challenge to us as business people, educators, and, to a lesser extent, students. The content aligns well with what has been the major themes of the recent annual symposiums (at least the last two; maybe the ... http://cac.ophony.org/2008/05/26/from-literacy-to-digiracy-will-reading-and-writing-remain-important/ I was among the group of Fellows who attended the 8th Annual Symposium on Communication and Communication Intensive Instruction, held on May 9th, 2008. Despite the weather, the turnout was great and we saw a lot of lively exchanges of ideas. Esther Dyson's and Richard Lederer's Keynotes were ... http://cac.ophony.org/2008/05/21/the-8th-annual-symposium-on-communication-and-communication-intensive-instruction/