Monthly Archives: April 2006

Writing Center Blog

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Michael

Dennis Bennett at the OSU Writing Center has created a really cool portal where Writing Assistants can blog about their thougths, anxieties, and experiences. It seems to be a really cool venue for students to post their thoughts about the … Continue reading →

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question generation

Posted on April 12, 2006 by Michael

Today in our MA Writing Group, Vicki Tolar Burton presented on writing our thesis and strategies involved. Two things stick in my head: 1. Write 15 minutes a day, at least. 2. Play to your strengths, according to this online … Continue reading →

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This Spartan Life

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Michael

From The New Research Summit, I learned about This Spartan Life: A Talk Show in Game Space. This talk show discusses technology and game space and other topics in the virtual game space of Halo 2. I just watched the … Continue reading →

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introductory letter to comp theory

Posted on April 8, 2006 by Michael

Our first assignment in Writing 512: Current Comp Theory was to write our professor Lisa Ede a letter explaining our expectations for the course, our thoughts on theory, and perhaps some ideas that we’d like to research. This is the … Continue reading →

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the complications of distributed knowledge and how one views others

Posted on April 8, 2006 by Michael

Fall quarter I became obsessed with the idea of distributed knowledge, the idea that we no longer just have knowledge in our heads, but also what is constantly or near-constantly at our hands (on the internet, via the cell phone, … Continue reading →

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