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…
Texting in class
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…
How to cite an anthology
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…
Terrible Teacher (meme): perhaps misunderstood?
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…
How to say nothing in 500 words
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…
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…
Facebook Perils: Article summary and comment
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…
audience and voice: this blog
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…