We find ourselves using emoticons in many different ways. We use the when we IM; we use them in emails, texts, and even in tutoring rooms. But, emoticons are not […]
Please encourage your students to attend (or view the recordings of) the great workshops we have lined up for November. One of the main problems we all see in student […]
While preparing for the APA faculty workshops I presented today, a very good reminder was brought to light for me that I’d like to share. What came to me was […]
On October 25, 2011, the CTL will host two workshops on APA for faculty. While this is not necessarily a teaching APA workshop, we will cover some issues that may […]
During the first week of October, I presented at and attended the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) in Harrisonburg, VA. Besides being blown away by the […]
We’ve all probably said it in varying incarnations countless times: Why don’t students complete the assigned readings? Why don’t students read my comments? Why don’t students read the information I […]
Greetings readers! In August, at the request of a number of KU faculty, Diane Martinez and I developed and presented a couple of workshops on particular aspects of APA. Those […]
Hi, all! For the next two weeks, I will be sharing some awesome information every Tuesday and Thursday on the following topics: Inventive writing center promos & how we can […]
One thing I do as I grade papers is play a form of the Believing Game. Playing the Believing Game as I read keeps me from being overly critical or […]
Students come to us with a writing history, a story that influences how they feel about writing and any writing task. They may have had a teacher that made them […]
