After the great Moodle breakdown last semester, I had to scramble to find something to replace it that did not require me to do the upkeep. The one-click options that remained with my host were not going to work. Canvas has changed its terms. I'm probably doing too much for an edublog to satisfy me … Continue reading More LMS review
ENG 704: Enter the Wiki World
This is based on an earlier post, now retooled for ENG 704. This post is for my ENG 704: Teaching Writing Online class, but others are welcome to read it too. Oh, the wiki. So lightheartedly named, so prone to being fundamentally a part of what we do online that we don't even think of … Continue reading ENG 704: Enter the Wiki World
ENG 704: Getting started with Teaching Writing Online
An earlier version of this post was written for a ENG 725 on "Teaching Writing Online" I’m teaching a graduate seminar in rhetoric and composition this semester and next week is the first week, the week to get our collective feet wet, and while we’re splashing in that virtual brook, be like Phaedrus and Socrates on that riverbank and … Continue reading ENG 704: Getting started with Teaching Writing Online
Are they changing or is it me?
This has been a long day with many "welcome to the class" emails sent to new enrollees for my online class. I guess that means my welcome email works--I want students who think the class will be self-paced with no due dates or the ones who say "I'm not good with computers" to drop the … Continue reading Are they changing or is it me?
Resources as resources
I'm making my final edits for the online Writing II syllabus and just added more to the "responsibilities" section. This section is a shorter version of an email I send to all online student a week or so before the class begins. The syllabus section used to end with this (hat tip to Steven Krause … Continue reading Resources as resources
Asking for what you want in an assignment
Over on Facebook, some of my teaching peers are struggling with an old problem--what to do about the many file formats students will use to turn in work. A semi-new twist has developed: some less-honest students will purposely turn in either a properly labelled incorrect file or a purposely corrupted file to avoid turning in … Continue reading Asking for what you want in an assignment
Using Twitter for Professional Development
I remember when Twitter was new. This is not my first post about it, having written a post for my Writing I students back in 2012 and other posts on my earlier blog, Techsophist that have now disappeared. I've been using Twitter for a long time now, since 2007, and I definitely have a perspective … Continue reading Using Twitter for Professional Development
What Do We Teach When We Teach Writing Online
That is the title for module two of my Teaching Writing Online course and it's a tricky question. We intend to teach students to write, but the core of the answer lies in how we do it. One thing is certain: we cannot teach a process by simply giving students access to materials and expecting … Continue reading What Do We Teach When We Teach Writing Online
Choosing a Blog
In my ENG 725: Teaching Writing Online class this spring, one of the things they will be doing is reflective readings responses. That should be no surprise, especially in an online class where face-to-face discussion takes some mediated contortioning. I know blogs seem so old-school now, but really, I have yet to find anything better … Continue reading Choosing a Blog
Getting started with Teaching Writing Online
I'm teaching a graduate seminar in rhetoric and composition this semester and next week is the first week, the week to get our collective feet wet, and while we're splashing in that virtual brook, be like Phaedrus and Socrates on that riverbank and ask some deep questions about what it is we do and how … Continue reading Getting started with Teaching Writing Online
Lanette Cadle 