Jeff Grabill : Texting is Good for Us @ TEDxLansingEd

It is commonplace to complain that the writing and communication problems of the present moment are caused by Twitter or Texting. And the national media covers it incessantly. The problem is these stories of decline just aren't true...

Jeff is a professor and chair of the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State University. In addition to teaching, he is a researcher focused on the field of digital writing associated with WIDE (Writing in Digital Environments) Research. A digital entrepreneur, Jeff is also one of the co-founders of the education technology company Drawbridge Incorporated.

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