A new research study on composition reports An analysis of research papers written in first-year composition courses at 15 colleges reveals that many students simply copy chunks of text from the sources they cite without truly grasping the underlying argument,…
Office Door Comics
I always notice cartoons posted on the office doors of faculty, and I enjoy the people who stop at my door and read what I’ve posted. This image is from the last bit of unclaimed office debris left over from…
Profile Writing
Our textbook offers excellent instructions and suggestions for writing profiles, in addition to many fine examples. If one reads that material one should have no trouble with the assignment. A profile differs from a memoir in that it is about…
Who’s using facebook.
Mashable has an interesting infographic on the demographics of Facebook. A year ago on April 5th 37.5 % of the total US population had a Facebook account. The Makeup of the US Facebook population had significantly more diversity that the…
Library Research Orientation
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 .