Can we expect our students to use our tools, especially when they involve third parties, outside products, or accounts with questionable privacy practices?
I had never before seen a conference session so acutely aware of the needs of differences than one chaired by Margaret Price. It blew me away, but subtly.
Students should learn the functions of language, the interconnectedness of ideas, and the nature of technology as a tool — all with only a word processor.
Here’s how rhet/comp faculty at UCF solved the puzzle of arranging a writing-about-writing curriculum in ways that make sense to students and instructors.
The networked approaches to teaching & learning essential in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) can benefit small, in-person composition classes, as well.
Because grading & returning essays, more than anything else in my classes, reinforces the traditional authoritative hierarchy, I want to break that cycle.