Title

Draw Your Own Confusions: Cultivating Ambient Awareness in the Literature Classroom

Authors

Jesse Kavadlo, Maryville University of Saint LouisFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

While students strive to avoid ambiguity, exploring it can lead to understanding challenging texts. Rather than beginning in-class discussions by learning what students think, we can use what social media theorists refer to as “ambient awareness” to start at a more advanced stage to cultivate student confusion for pedagogical purposes.

Recommended Citation

Kavadlo, Jesse (2020) "Draw Your Own Confusions: Cultivating Ambient Awareness in the Literature Classroom," New Jersey English Journal: Vol. 9, Article 10.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/nj-english-journal/vol9/iss1/10