By Katt on Jul 1, 2008 in Engaging Students, First Year Composition (FYC), Pedagogy, Writing Centers | 0 Comments
In my last post, I was talking about the changes I have made to motivate my students to speak with our Writing Consultants about their essays. I wanted to come back and reflect on how I have changed their relationship with the Writing Center through my own relationship with the Writing Center.
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By Katt on Jul 1, 2008 in Engaging Students, First Year Composition (FYC), Pedagogy, Writing Centers | 1 Comment
When I first stepped into the classroom this morning, one of my students told me that she had completely scrapped an essay draft after her visit to the Writing Center yesterday. This was wholly her decision, although one supported by her Writing Consultant. She came in with a draft she was much happier with and [...]
By Katt on Apr 14, 2008 in Lesson Plans, PikiWiki Project 2008 | 0 Comments
If you’ll recall, a few weeks ago I wrote about the potential to use Pikiwiki with group projects and later I mentioned that one of my students had made her own PikiWiki page. Well, Since then, I’ve had a few more students play around with this site on their own. One student not only created [...]
By Katt on Apr 9, 2008 in Pedagogy | 0 Comments
Course management software bothers me. It finalizes my teaching in a Bakhtinian way. Essentially, it tells me that I have to be able to categorize my material into specific areas. If I can’t fit my material into these specific areas, then I have to use a link. End of statement. Even worse, though, is the [...]
By Katt on Apr 7, 2008 in Pedagogy | 2 Comments
The first day of class is always fun for me. I get to meet a new group of students with the potential to do awesome work. I get to start over again with my syllabus, my pedagogy, or any aspect of my teaching that I want to start over with. Students don’t always feel the [...]
