Drew Cingel
Drew Cingel is a second year PhD student in the Media, Technology, and Society program. Prior to coming to Northwestern, Drew received an MA in Communication from Wake Forest University, and a BA in Psychology and a BA in Media Studies/Media Effects from Penn State University. His areas of research include adolescent-peer relationships, and peer influence, on social networking sites, children’s learning from tablet computers, and the impact of television on children’s moral reasoning. His work has been published in journals such as New Media & Society and Media Psychology.
kylerschroeder on 15 May 14the problem with text messaging in association with grammar is the lack of depth in student's writing. Supporting details and descriptive phrases are key to well-written responses, essays, and formal papers. Since a sentence can be stated in one sentence that may contain only five words and "get the job done" in a text message, students are tending to think that shortened answers will also "get the job done" in the classroom. For many courses and especially English, shortened answers and choppy sentences will certainly not suffice (Mapes, 2009)
