Week 4 – Do What Matters.

Week 4 – Do What Matters.

  I’ve been questioning whether or not to write this particular blog.  I’ve come to the conclusion that this story needs to be shared. During our narrative unit, I chose to wear a particular shirt that has the message “Free MOM Hugs”.  The...
Persuasive Writing is Purr-fect for ENG111

Persuasive Writing is Purr-fect for ENG111

Unit 3 of the ENG111 curriculum is designed to help out students learn the elements of effective argumentative writing. We refer to them as Pathos, Ethos, and Logos — Emotions, Ethics, and Logic.  This week’s active and applied learning project was to put these...
Helping Students Remember

Helping Students Remember

As I mentioned in my last post, this summer I read Small Teaching by James Lang and found it incredibly informative. Another interesting topic he writes about is how to help students remember course information. He calls this retrieval and says that if we want...
Testing: Week 3

Testing: Week 3

After spending several hours more than I had hoped working on a test (two of them actually) this week, in addition to redoing a lab students found online (and yes, copied), I revisited Brown Et al. (“Make it Stick”) to keep me motivated Brown Et al suggest...