When I was in high school, my humanities teacher assigned us the task of creating our own musical instrument from scratch. We were given a month to complete the project. At that point, we were to bring the instrument into school and “play” it for our classmates for a grade.
At 10 p.m. the night before [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Quiet, Please
Posted in Looking Back on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Ecology of a Writing Center
Posted in professional, wec class on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As a tutor in a college Writing Center, I have often noted that it is my students who teach me, rather than the other way around. Prior to joining the center, I had worked as an educator in various classroom settings and grade levels. When asked to write a reflective piece on my first month [...]
What’s Next in Writing Tools?
Posted in technology on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Think you’ve seen it all? View this.
Problems Remain with Adobe
Posted in wec class on March 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thanks for the link. I had already done this, however. Once I download the program (I’ve done and undone this about 10 times now), when I go to open anything in Adobe and the licensing agreement comes up, the page sort of freezes when I click “Accept.” It does not allow me to accept it. The [...]
Questions about Midterm Record
Posted in wec class on March 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
1. How do I save a Blog post as a Word document? I tried to figure it out, but couldn’t.
2. I cannot download Adobe to view samples in pdf. My computer downloads, but will not accept the licensing agreement. I have been plagued with this problem for several months.
Hypertext Fiction or Power Trip?
Posted in Venting, wec class on March 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Okay, I’m two minutes into the reading of The Jew’s Daughter, an example of hypertext fiction for my Writing for Electronic Communities class, and I’m already mad. So far, the piece reminds me of the reason I was not an English major. Already evident are four things: 1. This writer cannot get to the point. 2. [...]
Questions for Landow, Chapters 5, 6, and 8
Posted in wec class on March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For students in Writing for Electronic Communities, the March 13 discussion questions regarding the Landow text are as follows:
1. Landow writes about the problem of disorientation in reading hypertext. He also says this is not necessarily a bad thing. Have you ever experienced “pleasurable” disorientation when reading a piece of literature, viewing a film, or [...]
Creation or Stagnation?
Posted in Mom stuff on March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Remember when moms used to plop kids on the kitchen floor with a bunch of pots and pans just for fun? When a pile of wet sand provided a toddler with sculpting material? When kids would go outside and play with other children? No more. Today’s kids are more likely to be plopped in front [...]
With Sympathy
Posted in Mom stuff on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My thoughts and prayers goes out to the parents of this beautiful boy. May they find peace.
A Nation of ADD
Posted in humor, technology, wec class on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Anyone who has ever taught an student with Attention Deficit Disorder can tell you what it looks like. The forgotten homework, the disaster inside the desk, the unfinished assignment inside the backpack. They’re all telltale signs. The adult with ADD is equally identifiable. His is the house half painted, the one with the Christmas lights still [...]
