On Mon, 24 Mar 1997 tjohnso8@wvu.edu wrote:
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> Katie Fischer wrote:
> those readings whre it seems that the reader, him/herself is
> >no longer interested in the topic, those readings filled with
> >words-to-impress rather than words-to-mean -- those are my Lilliputian
> >days when I wish I had the power to shrink and trickle out under the
> >doorway.
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> Katie, ever witness the exodus of audience members at an NCTE session? I
> don't know which is more painful -- sitting through a session like the one
> you describe above, or the embarassment, and sometimes pain, I feel when
> those with educations walk out on a presentation. Personally, I _loathe_
> being read to, but if the *reader* presents well, as you discussed earlier,
> then I learn quite a bit in the session.
>
> At what point do we confuse *learning* and *entertainment* in conference
> sessions? I know I'll probably get flamed for this question, but as a
> conference presenter and educator, I wonder how to achieve the quality mix
> that serves both ends of teaching and entertaining. [And flame away at me,
> folks -- I defend my dissertation in a month, so I need some
> hide-toughening! :-)]
> Tracey J. Johnson
> tjohnso8@wvu.edu
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