Last Nov. 10 (2010) a group of nursing students took a photograph of a human placenta while they were in class on a field trip/ clinical. You’ll have to read the summary yourself at KC Star and The Pitch. Long…
A hole in the road
Experimenting today with embedding images from other blogs. Driven by this place hundreds if not thousands of times and never stopped. The kids loved it.
Alcove Spring
There isn’t too much on Alcove Springs online yet, except where it’s mentioned in just about every account of the ill-fated Donner party. I’m collecting resources, so let me know if you have anything. I’m helping a niece with a…
Expectations
I always have great advice at the end of a semester, but at the begining of a semster I want to build group dynamics and assess…. next semester I plan on having students read all my posts labeled “advice” and…
iSearch: advice
It’s never been a good sign when a writer changes topics without including research from their initial idea. It generally indicates procrastination and lack of effort. Will have to rewrite prompt to control this. Either take one of my suggestions,…
Quoting the dictionary: Faculty responses
In an unscientific poll of Composition 1 instructors at JCCC, 8 have weighed in. When asked how they felt when a writer quoted the dictionary in the introduction of an essay, 7 of 8 chose “Arrgh. I hate it” with…
Citing the Dictionary
For some reason people like to start papers with by citing a dictionary. Maybe writers think it kills 2 birds with 1 stone in that a) it’s an in-text reference and demonstrates a quote and b) gets something on paper.…
Service Team-Based Projects
Groups this semester have created survey’s online as part of their research. They request peer participation. Please take these surveys if appropriate and forward (again, as appropriate). on academic integrity and ethics http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SJGV5ZY on the boundaries between student, athlete and…
Worth the Read: Applied Andragogy
A powerful piece at NPR makes some salient points about education, in the form of a Literacy Narrative. It tells the story of a “terrible” man who may have been an excellent English teacher – and highlights the difference between…
Since no one reads student email, & I can’t cut & paste into the LMS
A note from the Registrar re: Transcript Requests At the end of the semester, we receive thousands of last minute requests from students who want their transcript sent to another institution as soon as grades are posted. Students should submit…