Monthly Archives: March 2006

reminder to read this

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Michael

Michael, I know you’re busy right now, so I wanted to write this as a reminder. Definitely check out Computers and Composition, Volume 21, Number 3, 2004, for issues on hypertext, queer issues in the classroom and with technology, etc.

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paucity of posts

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Michael

I’ve realized that I haven’t posted as often here as I’d like, especially about the Writing Center, about the history of rhetoric, and about my thesis and brainstorming for it. It’s just that I’ve been so busy this quarter. I … Continue reading →

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Dead on assessments and what is my worth

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Michael

I’m a little disappointed. Yesterday, I had three great Writing Center appointments. My first one was an OWL (so, I guess not an appointment), which I really enjoyed. My third one was with my thesis student, which went pretty well. … Continue reading →

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Falling for Foucault

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Michael

Recently, I’ve been reading some Foucault for theory group and for Writing 593. I’ve read sections of The Order of Things, the essays “What is an Author” and “Nietzsche, Geneology, History,” and an excerpt from “The Order of Discourse.” From … Continue reading →

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how to mark student errors

Posted on March 8, 2006 by Michael

Earlier in the quarter, I had a tough time marking errors. Sometimes I wouldn’t mark any in student work; other times, I would mark a lot. Sometimes I would only mark those that I saw were consistant errors. When I … Continue reading →

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