Author Archives: jmcward

Ted Rollins: Writing Transfer and Teaching for Transfer

Posted on 02/21/2018 by jmcward

Ted Rollins, professor of English, was awarded a sabbatical for the 2017 fall semester.  One result of his sabbatical is a 93-page annotated bibliography on writing transfer and teaching for transfer.  This bibliography is now available on JCCC’s Scholarspace here: https://scholarspace.jccc.edu/sabbatical_projects/8/ … Continue reading →

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Beth Gulley Featured in JCCC Story

Posted on 02/19/2018 by jmcward

Beth Gulley, professor of English, was recently featured in a JCCC story on the college’s website. “Partnering with Pakistan: JCCC President Shares Community Colleges Best Practices” summarizes Joe Sopcich and Gulley’s recent trip to Pakistan in January.  Gulley presented on … Continue reading →

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Essays on Writing from The Chronicle of Higher Education

Posted on 02/16/2018 by jmcward

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently published two pieces that should be of interest to English instructors. “What’s Wrong with Writing Centers” is an interview with Lori Salem, who argues that regular writing center practices “such as non directive instruction, … Continue reading →

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Grades and Attendance In Canvas

Posted on 02/09/2018 by jmcward

Grades According to JCCC policy, every instructor is supposed to make their class grades available online to students.  Typically, instructors use D2L or Canvas to fulfill this expectation. If you’re using Canvas, did you know that students can actually go … Continue reading →

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Common Read Spring Main Event: Robert Sullivan

Posted on 02/08/2018 by jmcward

In conjunction with the English department’s Common Read selection, Just Mercy, Ronald Sullivan, professor at Harvard Law and founder of the Jamestown Project at Yale University, will give a presentation from 11-noon, Wednesday, March 28 in the Polsky Theatre.  According to … Continue reading →

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