We're in this Exam Together
I’m considering using a practice group examination before the individual mid-term examinations in my upcoming literature classes. Perhaps...
An Exercise in Blended Technologies
Using ClipConverter and Google to locate commercials and print advertisements and download them to my computer, I assigned my student...
Summer Plans to Wed Eportfolio and Active Learning in Literature Classes
As over the last several years I have been developing and using active learning strategies in both my composition and literature classes,...
Oral Presentations
I’ve been rethinking the assignment of oral presentations recently, in part because they’re still common in first-year composition...
Creating Context and Purpose
Although I always liked writing, college composition classes never appealed to me as an undergraduate, and while the reasons for this may...
Interpreting Artifacts
Last Friday my composition students, working on their eportfolios this semester in our active learning classroom, studied and commented...
Teaching Reflective Writing
Although many years ago I required composition students to keep writing journals, with mixed results, otherwise I haven't often made...
Overview Interviews
I was concerned today that my composition students might not be far enough along for group discussions about their eportfolio venture or...
The Generative Interview
To assist my students in determining a cultural trend to investigate this semester for their class eportfolio, our active learning...
Thesis Days
At a basic level, composition and literature classes both ask how we understand and interact with the world. They both explore how we...
