One point the librarian made that bears repeating – research takes time. I’m not talking about the reading of articles (that takes even more time) but finding good research is work. Students who got “A’s” and “B’s” last semester said…
On education
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
It’s important to clarify a distinction between LMS ( such as ANGEL)and Web 2.0 tools. LMS “use a top-down approach; blogs tend to go in the other direction. LMS offer a great deal of flexibility and the potential for creativity…
Podcasting – little literature review
Podcasting can be compared to radio programs made available on demand rather than broadcast arbitrarily. It can also be likened to blogging, and is sometimes referred to as audio blogging (Learn Out Loud). Podcasts can be the content delivered during…
Metaphor paper – tips and advice
One way of looking at the Metaphor paper is in how it addresses the Course Goals and Objectives: From the English Department Program Guide for Comp 2 (ENGL 122) it says: II. Students Will Demonstrate Ability to Read and Think…
Irony – grading papers
Thanks to the Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal for this one .
in-text citation – ellipsis
Ellipsis (plural ellipses) deserve some discussion. Check out the following sources: wikipedia Purdue’s online writing center the JCCC writing center on ellipsis In prose, ellipses are not generally needed at the beginning or end of a quote. The rule is…
in-text citations the basics
Duke has a great guide to parenthetical citations with MLA – and as a KU alum it’s hard to praise Duke. St. Cloud U. Writing Center also has a guide which points out how to cite when the author’s name…
Semicolons and colons
One of the punctuation issues that recurr most often involves the use of semicolons. This matters because – the way a semicolon functions – if one uses a semicolon where a comma or colon are needed, it creates a sentence…
On word count and length requirements
I’ve never understood when students turn in work that doesn’t meet the word count or length requirements, especially on the papers after the first turned in for grade. If you’ve played a sport – or studied a martial art –…