By

Chris Friend
Tetrahedrons of various sizes, resting at various angles, connected together yet longing to break away. What sort of reason created this sculpture?
Students need to apply reason to online engagement, building heuristics for critical digital fluency, which writing studies should teach.
A bandanna-wearing dog tilts its head, awaiting responses to its curiosity
My ALT Conference keynote on Humane Education generated considerable live online discussion. See responses to the Q&A.
Learn how empathy can redefine the spaces we occupy, the policies we employ, and the platforms we use. Introducing: Humane Technology.
What else might we do here besides open that door?
Our #CritPrax DHSI course begins tomorrow! What are your expectations for the week? Here are my intentions for the time we share together.
A dog waits patiently in the driver's seat of a car. Clearly skilled in diplomacy, this good pup waits patiently to make a strategic difference.
Writing scholars can strengthen their credibility by serving as instructional consultants. Learn how WAC diplomacy benefits all faculty.
Two long-haired brown dogs relaxing on the sand. They share strong connections, evident through playfulness and an absence of personal space.
Teaching people, not content or tools, builds lasting connections and aligns values. Can the human element save the humanities?
A soft, fluffy, mottled-coat dog with adorable floppy ears rests its chin on a laptop, staring up at the screen, forlorn. The dog is right: Writing *is* hard. This good dog needs a good WAC program for support. And a treat.
As an aspiring R-2 institution, Kean needs a discipline-driven Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program. Here's how it could work.
An adorable, wrinkly dog rests atop an adorable, pink plush unicorn, being adorable. But can we tell (and respond with empathy to) what the dog feels?
Educators can use empathy to be more in-tune with others and create helpful learning environments. Here’s how empathy can save education.
This broken egg reminds us that failure is often necessary, even in writing. How can we teach students to embrace failure and revision when they've been taught that one draft is sufficient?
Writing affords us the ability to revise our ideas before delivering them. Here’s why writing classes should teach through failure.
A small statue of a shushing finger in front of a face rests on a shelf. In the background, stacks of books. What information do we lose by removing sound from our texts?
The sound of student writing tells us more than the content alone. Reading text aloud brings life to the words.
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