This is a blog post intended for my ENG 725; Teaching Writing Online class, but also one that others may be interested in too. Yes,…
Continue reading → My History Using Blogs as Digital Classroom Space
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…
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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…
This is a sample presentation I made for my Writing I class to show them how Prezi can be used to brainstorm. I went with…
So my Writing I class is beginning their semester-long arc on "connectivity" by doing a little brainstorming. The assignment goes as follows: Short Project 1…
Yesterday my Writing I Blended class hit the streets of Twitter and had a tweetfest about a blog post by Jay Dolan of The Anti-Social…
This post is mainly for my Writing I students, who are joining in with all the other Writing I students here in Missouri State University's…
Continue reading → What’s New in Emerging Social Software Research (A grab bag)
On reading my previous post on laptops and inattention in the classroom, I was struck by a nagging feeling that I was missing something that…
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"From Knowledgable to Knowledge-able: Building New Learning Environments for New Media Environments," a keynote speech by Michael Wesch. Caveat: I am not a good notes-taker, but…
Along with Nels Highberg of Pennies in a Jar, I’ve been thinking about why I still blog. It’s the duration, and today’s NYT article by Sharon…
