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On finishing my dissertation and writing.

Posted on: January 31, 2012 Last updated on: January 31, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
I have learned some lessons about writing, getting things done and managing multiple responsibilities over the last couple years. I just finished peer review, wrote my dissertation, proposed, defended and all, on top of regular work teaching, committee work at…
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Texting in class

Posted on: November 14, 2011 Last updated on: November 14, 2011 Written by: gdixon3
Everyone does it; right?   Not as much in professional settings as you’d think. Sarcasm doesn’t work, despite the attempts of the sign to the right. Why do students think it’s acceptable? Sometimes it really looks bad. If you scroll down…
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How to cite an anthology

Posted on: October 19, 2011 Last updated on: October 19, 2011 Written by: gdixon3
Go to Norton  and get the MLA pdf.  Find the proper instructions, they look like this, but less blurry.   Instructions assume you will use a word processor and allow words to “wrap,” so  let the margins determine where the line…
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Terrible Teacher (meme): perhaps misunderstood?

Posted on: September 11, 2011 Last updated on: September 11, 2011 Written by: gdixon3
    I have mixed feelings about the new “Terrible Teacher” meme.  It’s really hard not to say some of these things.  Sometimes turning a question back to a student is good andragogy (the word pedagogy should only be applied to…
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How to say nothing in 500 words

Posted on: July 21, 2011 Last updated on: August 17, 2011 Written by: gdixon3
What does “Concise” mean? Is writing the art of spinning bllsht into gold? Isn’t a grammatically clean paper all you really need for an “A”? Do students really think instructors can’t see through BS? OR do students think BS is…
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in-text citation – ellipsis

Posted on: March 9, 2011 Last updated on: September 7, 2011 Written by: gdixon3
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…
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Facebook Perils: Article summary and comment

Posted on: January 17, 2011 Last updated on: September 13, 2011 Written by: gdixon3
Facebook relates to the specific composition objectives of developing the awareness and understanding of voice and audience. LaRoche and Flanigan (2009) note that students enter college and work discourse communities with unrealistic expectations regarding their rights to free speech, and…
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audience and voice: this blog

Posted on: July 20, 2010 Last updated on: September 1, 2011 Written by: gdixon3
Just checked google analytics to see how much traffic this blog gets and from where. Interestingly, the summer has seen an increase in traffic, and though we’ve always gotten a strong following from Alaska – China has come on lately…
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