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WelcomeThis is a blog about pedagogy and English studies. It is a space to share resources, stories, successes, and failures. All authenticated users are encouraged to post entries or comment on others' entries. The most recent entries appear on the front page. Standard disclaimer: Messages on this site are those of the writers; they do not express the views of the University of Texas, the Department of English, or the Department of Rhetoric and Writing. » 1675 reads Managing a Teaching LoadSubmitted by Jim Brown on May 5, 2008 - 8:12pm. grading | workloadIn a recent post on Collage of Citations, Michael provides a snapshot of his teaching (and grading) load. As I read through his workload, I'm reminded of folks at UT (and, no doubt, other places) who complain about being "busy":
How to Make an Essay Longer . . . with punctuationSubmitted by Ljones on April 29, 2008 - 12:37pm. not exactly pedagogyGerald Graff on WritingSubmitted by jonathanlamb on April 28, 2008 - 12:39pm. general pedagogy | writingI want to bring attention to the summer 2008 MLA Newsletter--hot off the press at this very moment. Gerald Graff's presidential column, "Bringing Writing in from the Cold," articulates the need for the university community to embrace, or re-embrace, the teaching of first-year writing. DIY peer review for collaborative writing assignmentsSubmitted by John Jones on April 22, 2008 - 1:23pm. collaboration | Collaborative Assignment Creation | peer review
Since my students have already had some experience working with a number of different revising strategies, what I ended up doing was having each group generate a list of questions for their peer reviewers to respond to, questions that could address what the group perceived to be the current limitations of their paper. The activity seemed to work well, generating some good discussion over both the questions and the responses to those questions. I’m not sure if it seemed successful because the students identified their own problems with their papers, or if more conversation was generated because the students read each other’s papers in groups. In either case, I think I’m going to try it again. Click on “read more” to see assignment description. Liking Your Students: UpdateSubmitted by Ljones on April 16, 2008 - 5:22pm. general pedagogyAfter worrying that I was in some ways responsible for the failures of some of my students (http://pedagogy.cwrl.utexas.edu/node/296), I incorporated some of y'all's advice--mainly trying to find something about the students that I liked, and challenging myself to keep them in the class. CFP: Praxis issue on Technology in Today's Writing CenterSubmitted by Jamie Jesson on April 16, 2008 - 2:25pm. technologyHi everyone. I wanted to announce the CFP for the upcoming issue of Praxis (Fall 2008), with the theme of Technology in Today's Writing Center. I know that many Blogging Pedagogy contributors are interested in the use of technology in writing instruction, so I invite you to consider writing something about your experience with pedagogical applications of technology, particularly if it might provide insights for people in the writing center community. Description ActivitySubmitted by krdorsey on April 14, 2008 - 11:32am. day-to-day class activitiesThis is one of my favorite in-class activities of all time, which I remembered and used recently in a class about writing description/observation. It is the "boring paragraph" assignment. I tend to give it out as a pair activity, and then have students share their rewritten paragraphs in class. It's fun. (It can also be tweaked to be about tone, which is fun too.) Teaching "Mad Libs"Submitted by jonathanlamb on April 8, 2008 - 12:11pm. general pedagogySomeone asked me recently who my "Mad Libs" are for teaching. I wasn't initially certain what that meant (you mean who are my nouns, verbs, and adjectives?), but on further thought I see the point of the question. Whom, it asks, do I imitate or simply mime when I have trouble knowing what to say, or how to say it, to my class? Whose language, gestures, formats, structures, reactions, jokes, or aphorisms do I seize on, filling in the blanks with information from the present situation? On metaphorsSubmitted by boudreault on April 1, 2008 - 12:47pm. general pedagogy | day-to-day class activities | texts and textbooksI’ve been using these three readings in my class and I thought others might find them interesting in discussions on metaphors (and a range of other topics on language use). I think these are applicable in a lot of the different 309s (and 306s), not just mine on language and identity. And these readings have generated lots of interesting discussion in my class. You may already have come across these, but if not take a look. These can also serve as a spring board for evaluating the way language is being used with respect to other current events. |
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