

Reflecting on their Voices
I'm reposting from my Aural Pedagogy blog: I’ve added audio recorded elements to some of my Composition II writing assignments this...


That Blog About the Blog
It’s been three years since I began this website, and more specifically this blog, which in itself began as an afterthought. I had...


New Insight into Student Cognition
This week in my eportfolio adaptation for my American Literature classes I’ve had a dozen or so students come by my office to get...


Three Things We Remembered
This summer with my American Literature students, I have begun many of our classes by asking them to share three things they learned in...


Benefits of Reflective Assignments
Led by Dr. Lesley Bartlett, we began our workshop on reflective writing across disciplines yesterday by visiting Jenny Moon's list of...
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...


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...


The Carousel and Composition
This morning’s carousel activities went well in my active learning composition classes. Having designed a few, participated in a few,...