February 2006
Monday 27 February 2006
- The Permeable Lecture - In one of my classes this morning, I caught one student repeatedly turning to another and talking. I couldn't tell what they were talking about -- the weekend? the weather? or was it related to my discussion point? -- but I interrupted anyway, as I usually do, to remind the... (15:32 | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments)
Wednesday 22 February 2006
- The Interplay Between School and College - Just received this news about an interesting forum on the dynamics between different levels of school, so I'm spreading the word: The Chronicle of Higher Education will next month publish School & College, a special report that will explore the interplay between primary, secondary, and higher education. The publication will... (14:33 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Friday 17 February 2006
- What's On Your Office Door? - 1. If you peer through the frosted window, you'll see that I use a stickie note that says "Be Right Back -- Please Wait!" that I keep at the ready, in case I need to step out. 2. Promotional postcard for my novel, Play Dead. 3. A Gary Larson... (13:29 | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments)
Wednesday 15 February 2006
- The "Dissent-O" Writer's Worskhop - I'm teaching an advanced creative writing course this semester, and for the past few weeks we've been having full-class workshops of short fiction. The teacher's role here is to facilitate collaborative learning across the class, by having students share their editorial assessment of stories with an eye toward helping a... (16:53 | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments)
Wednesday 8 February 2006
- Crunching the One Hour Class - For the past -- what? -- seven years or so, I've been spoiled. Virtually all my classes have been either hour-and-a-halfers (i.e., a "Tuesday/Thursday" schedule) or 3 hour night classes. But this term I've got a pair of one hour (Mon/Wed/Fri) writing classes. Make that 50 minutes each, with 10... (18:04 | 0 Trackbacks | 10 Comments)