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What obstacles stand between students and success on their assignments? What can faculty do to alleviate those obstacles?

Navigating Writing Assignments

18 Jan 2023Chris FriendTeaching, Writingassignments, essays, questions, troublesome knowledge0

Assignments challenge students to find creative solutions to complex problems. Here's why that's good and how to embrace the challenge.

Process Analysis Essay

20 Mar 2022Chris FriendTeaching, WritingProcess, teaching, writing0

The writing process is never clear-cut, yet we often teach it as though it is. We should teach students to experiment with their own processes.

Three pears stand side-by-side. They're obviously separate, but how can we tell them apart?

Distinguishing Platforms, Mediums, and Genres

06 Mar 2022Chris FriendTeaching, Writingdigital writing, genres, mediums, platforms0

Understanding the distinctions among genres, mediums, and platforms will help you navigate both your technology and your writing.

The Missing Link: Interventions for Enhancing Traditional Student Composition

29 May 2015Chris FriendPresentations, Teaching, WritingFYC, hyperlinks, writing0

Teaching the rhetorical gesture of hyperlinks, suggesting an intervention to develop students' skills using existing, familiar tools and technologies.

Publishing Student Work

07 Dec 2013Chris FriendText and Print, Writing0

In my Intro to Research classes, I wanted to find a way to make student work mean more than just a paper on a desk — I wanted them to try publishing.

The #%*@$ APA (Or, the Inappropriateness of APA Style)

04 Aug 2013Chris FriendCommentary, Writing0

When teachers crack down on proper citation styles (like MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.), they ignore the modern ability to connect any two texts. Why persist?