2001 A Space Odyssey and College Writing
One choice that I wanted to adhere to in designing my first college writing course was that I would have my students read some Science Fiction. Since I settled on the space exploration theme for the...
View ArticleSupposedly Different College Writing Classroom Dynamics
My hypothesis walking into my two classrooms in Moulton Hall at Kent State University this semester was that my morning classroom would facilitate discussion better than my afternoon classroom. The...
View ArticleCollege Writing, Space Exploration Theme, Take Two
I just completed my second semester teaching college writing I at Kent State University, and I’ve learned a few more things about teaching and how to organize my class (for my past postings on college...
View ArticleMy Writing Class and Clarke’s 2001, A Break Through
I believe today was a very good day in my introductory writing class. Today’s class concludes week seven, and until today, I didn’t feel like I was connecting with my students as well as in my past...
View Article1000th Blog Post, or Randomly Meeting a Student Bound for the Stars
Besides being preoccupied by a few publishing projects and the upcoming Science Fiction Research Association conference in Poland, I have been wondering what I should write about for my 1000th blog...
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