By Katt on Mar 28, 2008 in My dissertation, Research Endeavors | 0 Comments
I have said multiple times and to multiple people that I want to write my dissertation on the use of social media in education. The past few weeks may have changed all of that in a big way. Before I get to the core of this post, I want to take a few minutes and [...]
By Katt on Sep 2, 2007 in Blogging, First Year Composition (FYC), Rhetorical Red Tape, Student Privacy | 0 Comments
It has been almost a year now since I made my first presentation on blogging in the classroom. As I prepared for this presentation, I had several of my own professors telling me what a wonderful idea this was, how “new” and “innovative” it was, and that I was “on to something.” Now, before I [...]
By Katt on Aug 13, 2007 in Blogging, First Year Composition (FYC), Research Endeavors | 0 Comments
So, I just got my paper back from my Composition Strategies class. I was thrilled to read through the comments, and had to take a moment to gloat when I reached the end. My professor had left this comment at the end of the paper:
After reading your paper I’ve decided to make more use [...]
By Katt on Jan 7, 2007 in Blogging, Blogroll, First Year Composition (FYC), Pedagogy | 0 Comments
In some ways, Aristotle had it easy: his students did not come to class with their iPod, did not work to conceal their in-class text messaging, or attempt to finish a blog while he was lecturing, no cell phone rang during his lecture, and he never lost sleep over whether or not his students were [...]