Intersections of Walter Ong’s pedagogy and theoretical ideas

A former student of Walter Ong reflects on his pedagogy and theories based on her experiences. The article focuses on classroom instructions – beginning with Ong’s famous index card assignment, favourite lines, or ‘Ongisms’ – such as ‘There is always an “us”’, and personal interactions that made the author aware of the limitations of her ‘text-bound mind’, taught her to explore her own biases calmly and indelibly shaped that way she read, studied and understood texts and media.