NO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY.
Continue to work on your research projects. The draft for the complete paper will be due Wednesday, December 3. You can sign up for conferences on December 1 at Google Docs (or send me an email and I will sign you up).
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
If you want a tutoring session Tuesday 11/25
My ENG 1031-1032 class will be working on using paraphrasing and quotation tomorrow. We will work on paraphrasing and quotation in general in class from 9:30 - 11:00 (see the guidelines posted under course information) and from 11 - 12:20 students will work on integrating quotations into their papers. Unless my whole class is absent, there should be an opportunity for you to work with at least two students during this period. It also might be an opportunity to set up additional sessions during the times you tutor at CAS. Class is in CAS 307.
These will need to be tutoring sessions (not observations), since IRB requirements generally prohibit primary investigators from conducting research on students in their own classes. At the same time, although you cannot take notes on students, you are allowed to reflect on your experience tutoring, and to use that experience as a basis for your thinking in your research paper.
Have a great Thanksgiving, and good luck with your research papers. The due date for the draft is December 3 (by midnight - so you have one last chance to talk about it in class). Send it as an attachment.
These will need to be tutoring sessions (not observations), since IRB requirements generally prohibit primary investigators from conducting research on students in their own classes. At the same time, although you cannot take notes on students, you are allowed to reflect on your experience tutoring, and to use that experience as a basis for your thinking in your research paper.
Have a great Thanksgiving, and good luck with your research papers. The due date for the draft is December 3 (by midnight - so you have one last chance to talk about it in class). Send it as an attachment.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Wednesday, November 19
Today you each took stock of how many observations you had, and briefly reflected on how those observations connected to your project.
I revised the blog assignments - from what is listed on the calendar - to posting reflections on what you are finding in your observations + tutoring sessions. Post an overview of what you observed + some analysis of materials that connect to your session. This way - if your session connects to one of your classmate's projects - that individual can contact you for a copy of your notes. By analyzing each others' observations - hopefully - you will each be able to come up with enough material for your projects. The object is for you to come up with about five posts documenting your sessions. You can use these posts to: let your classmates know what you are working on; do some brainstorming about which sections of your data you will analyze in depth; write short sections that you can use in your papers. These blogs should be posted at the rate of 2 a week from now until the beginning of December.
We also took a look at the New England Writing Center Association's call for papers for their spring conference. Their theme is "reduce-reuse-recycle" which connects to many of your research projects - in that you are looking at how writing center pedagogy is applied in new situations and new contexts. We can talk about putting a panel more towards the end of the term.
You may have noticed that I did not do the presentation on the reflective paper; I have decided I would rather have you put your energy into your research projects. The reflective writing will be short and informal, and we will work on it as a class as you put together your portfolios.
You need to take not that the draft for your research essay should be posted on your blog December 3. This is a real deadline. At the end of the term, I have a lot of grading and am not able to be flexible about deadlines. Throughout the term I have been pretty easy about deadlines, but this will not be the case in December. If the draft for the research essay is late (not posted on the due date) you will lose credit.
I revised the blog assignments - from what is listed on the calendar - to posting reflections on what you are finding in your observations + tutoring sessions. Post an overview of what you observed + some analysis of materials that connect to your session. This way - if your session connects to one of your classmate's projects - that individual can contact you for a copy of your notes. By analyzing each others' observations - hopefully - you will each be able to come up with enough material for your projects. The object is for you to come up with about five posts documenting your sessions. You can use these posts to: let your classmates know what you are working on; do some brainstorming about which sections of your data you will analyze in depth; write short sections that you can use in your papers. These blogs should be posted at the rate of 2 a week from now until the beginning of December.
We also took a look at the New England Writing Center Association's call for papers for their spring conference. Their theme is "reduce-reuse-recycle" which connects to many of your research projects - in that you are looking at how writing center pedagogy is applied in new situations and new contexts. We can talk about putting a panel more towards the end of the term.
You may have noticed that I did not do the presentation on the reflective paper; I have decided I would rather have you put your energy into your research projects. The reflective writing will be short and informal, and we will work on it as a class as you put together your portfolios.
You need to take not that the draft for your research essay should be posted on your blog December 3. This is a real deadline. At the end of the term, I have a lot of grading and am not able to be flexible about deadlines. Throughout the term I have been pretty easy about deadlines, but this will not be the case in December. If the draft for the research essay is late (not posted on the due date) you will lose credit.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Monday, November 17
In class today I conducted two sessions for observation: one on Camille's research plan, and one on Erin's paper on Margaret Fuller.
You need to observe some sessions this week - hopefully before Wednesday. I will be giving you some feedback to your posted (complete) research plans (which should include the annotated bibliography).
In class Wednesday we will work on analyzing your data. Bring complete notes from at least one session so we can get started.
No Blog assignment - keep working on your observations + conducting conferences.
You need to observe some sessions this week - hopefully before Wednesday. I will be giving you some feedback to your posted (complete) research plans (which should include the annotated bibliography).
In class Wednesday we will work on analyzing your data. Bring complete notes from at least one session so we can get started.
No Blog assignment - keep working on your observations + conducting conferences.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Wednesday, November 12
Today we talked through your research plans. Those of you who talked through your plans in class should post your revised proposals (I will be sending each of you some suggestions for references). Those of you who have not yet talked through your plans - make sure to schedule a conference so you are ready to begin observing.
On Wednesday I am hoping one or more of you will have data and we can begin work on "coding" - identifying and classifying categories for actors, actions, interactions and context within your sessions.
The syllabus states that you are going to write a formal reflective paper - but I would rather you focused your energies on your research project. I will schedule the time for you to do reflective writing in class.
Assignments for Monday are to post your revised research plan on your blog, and to make sure you are set to begin data collection and tutoring. It would be best if you could schedule most of your sessions before the beginning of December - which is sometime in the next two weeks. You may observe each other's sessions. Work with Angela and Ryan to make contacts for observations.
I will be available in CAS on Monday for conferences on your projects. Have a good weekend.
On Wednesday I am hoping one or more of you will have data and we can begin work on "coding" - identifying and classifying categories for actors, actions, interactions and context within your sessions.
The syllabus states that you are going to write a formal reflective paper - but I would rather you focused your energies on your research project. I will schedule the time for you to do reflective writing in class.
Assignments for Monday are to post your revised research plan on your blog, and to make sure you are set to begin data collection and tutoring. It would be best if you could schedule most of your sessions before the beginning of December - which is sometime in the next two weeks. You may observe each other's sessions. Work with Angela and Ryan to make contacts for observations.
I will be available in CAS on Monday for conferences on your projects. Have a good weekend.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Monday, November 10
Today was an optional class - so long as you didn't have students.
Come to class Wednesday prepared to give a short presentation on your research plan. Your plan should include:
Statement of purpose (what you hope to show/discover)
Detailed statement of your research question
List of the information you need to gather
A preliminary list of sources
Plan for gathering your information
Turn in the written version for your presentation: by email, as an attachment, before class Wednesday.
Be sure to sign up for conferences if you want some one-on-one time with me to work on your project.
See you Wednesday.
Come to class Wednesday prepared to give a short presentation on your research plan. Your plan should include:
Statement of purpose (what you hope to show/discover)
Detailed statement of your research question
List of the information you need to gather
A preliminary list of sources
Plan for gathering your information
Turn in the written version for your presentation: by email, as an attachment, before class Wednesday.
Be sure to sign up for conferences if you want some one-on-one time with me to work on your project.
See you Wednesday.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
You may have students on Monday!
I checked with Jackie and she has "fixed" your availability on tutortrac. I suggest that you go in and check to see if you are available - and if you have students.
Unless you remove Monday 10-11 as time you are available at CAS - you will need to be available for students. I will be in CAS for the whole class - available to work with you.
See you Monday.
Unless you remove Monday 10-11 as time you are available at CAS - you will need to be available for students. I will be in CAS for the whole class - available to work with you.
See you Monday.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
November 5: Yet another clarification
As you may have noticed, we have gone slightly off-track from the calendar. This Blog should serve to set re-state dates and keep us all on the same page.
Blogs
You have received feedback (if you posted by due dates) for Blogs 1-12
* you may still post 11-12 and I will look at them this weekend
I will be grading Blogs 13, 14, 15 over the weekend (so you have additional feedback on your research plan), and the topics are as follows:
Blog 13: Comment on the "real" first 5 minutes as you experienced them / observed them in your sessions today - versus what Newkirk suggests. Are his ideas realistic? Could you use them? WHich parts of his essay applied to your session?
Blog 14 Post questions/requests for clarification - or confirmations with respect to overall plan for the course, what is expected, etc.
Blog 15: Draft writing / planning for research proposal => most of you sent this in email (I will reply with your grade) and some of you have already posted it. I would like to make sure each of has had all the feedback you need (and the chance to see what your classmates are doing).
Blof 16 (due for Wednesday, Nov. 12): Post your complete research proposal with annotated bibliography.
References
Sites to find information for your projects are posted at our google.docs site
Scheduling Tutoring Sessions
In class today you gave me a list of the hours you will go to CAS to take sessions. I have spoken to Jackie and you are now on the web site so students can sign up for those times. You will need to go to CAS to be available at those time. You are expected to tutor for a minimum of 5 sessions.
Hours are as follows
Nick + Kevin: Tuesday 12-4; Thursday 11- 2.
Camille: Thursday 5-8
Marie: Tuesday & Thursday 4-6; Monday & Wednesday 12-2
Stephanie: Tuesday 12-2:30; Wed 11:30-2; Thursday 12-12:30
Molly Wednesday 2-5; Friday 1-3
Vanessa 3:30-4:30; Tuesday 11-12; Thursday 11- 12;
Erin Fridays 9:30 - 12:30
If you do not intend to be present at CAS at these times, you need to contact me so your hours can be changed.
Sign up for conferences during Monday class time
For the next four weeks or so, Monday classes will be dedicated conference times where (if you do not have a tutoring session) I can work one-on-one with you on your project. I sent you a link to the sign-up sheet at google docs
What we will be doing next week:
Monday: in-class conferences + tutoring
Wednesday: Research plans + annotated bibliographies, posted on your blog.
In class each of you will give a short presentation so that your classmates can provide feedback.
Added note: For those of you who missed class, the sheet listing what to include in your portfolio posted on this site at Portfolio Requirements, and we discussed (and made copies of) student feedback sheets (page 135 in your text). Note on the Portfolio Requirements handout that you are required to collect a feedback sheet for the sessions you conduct & observe.
Have a good weekend.
Blogs
You have received feedback (if you posted by due dates) for Blogs 1-12
* you may still post 11-12 and I will look at them this weekend
I will be grading Blogs 13, 14, 15 over the weekend (so you have additional feedback on your research plan), and the topics are as follows:
Blog 13: Comment on the "real" first 5 minutes as you experienced them / observed them in your sessions today - versus what Newkirk suggests. Are his ideas realistic? Could you use them? WHich parts of his essay applied to your session?
Blog 14 Post questions/requests for clarification - or confirmations with respect to overall plan for the course, what is expected, etc.
Blog 15: Draft writing / planning for research proposal => most of you sent this in email (I will reply with your grade) and some of you have already posted it. I would like to make sure each of has had all the feedback you need (and the chance to see what your classmates are doing).
Blof 16 (due for Wednesday, Nov. 12): Post your complete research proposal with annotated bibliography.
References
Sites to find information for your projects are posted at our google.docs site
Scheduling Tutoring Sessions
In class today you gave me a list of the hours you will go to CAS to take sessions. I have spoken to Jackie and you are now on the web site so students can sign up for those times. You will need to go to CAS to be available at those time. You are expected to tutor for a minimum of 5 sessions.
Hours are as follows
Nick + Kevin: Tuesday 12-4; Thursday 11- 2.
Camille: Thursday 5-8
Marie: Tuesday & Thursday 4-6; Monday & Wednesday 12-2
Stephanie: Tuesday 12-2:30; Wed 11:30-2; Thursday 12-12:30
Molly Wednesday 2-5; Friday 1-3
Vanessa 3:30-4:30; Tuesday 11-12; Thursday 11- 12;
Erin Fridays 9:30 - 12:30
If you do not intend to be present at CAS at these times, you need to contact me so your hours can be changed.
Sign up for conferences during Monday class time
For the next four weeks or so, Monday classes will be dedicated conference times where (if you do not have a tutoring session) I can work one-on-one with you on your project. I sent you a link to the sign-up sheet at google docs
What we will be doing next week:
Monday: in-class conferences + tutoring
Wednesday: Research plans + annotated bibliographies, posted on your blog.
In class each of you will give a short presentation so that your classmates can provide feedback.
Added note: For those of you who missed class, the sheet listing what to include in your portfolio posted on this site at Portfolio Requirements, and we discussed (and made copies of) student feedback sheets (page 135 in your text). Note on the Portfolio Requirements handout that you are required to collect a feedback sheet for the sessions you conduct & observe.
Have a good weekend.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Monday, Novermber 2
As discussed in class today, the rest of the term will be focused on:
1. Observing sessions to gather data for your research essay (minimum 5 observations)
2. Gaining experience tutoring (minimum 5 sessions)
3. Writing your research paper
Today you looked at the google.docs bibliography and added references you have found so far. Continue to post references you find on your topic under an appropriate heading.
You checked out the links on this blog to the writing center journals, and I directed you to the Kean University data bases available through the library. The most important writing journals to check are College Composition and Communication; Composition Studies; and other journals listed at here
We talked about how to work on the annotated bibliography - and you will work on completing that document in class on Wednesday. Basically you need to list your sources in MLA format along with summaries of the sections relevant to your project and a brief description of how the reference connects to your study.
You also checked the writing tutor's schedules and made arrangements to begin your observations. You signed the list with your proposed time to observe. Be sure to:
1. speak to the tutor you will observe prior to the session you hope to observe to make sure it is OK
2. have both the tutor & student sign permission forms BEFORE the session begins; be sure to get my signature on the form; give both the tutor and the student a copy of the form AND keep a copy for yourself. Turn your copy in to me.
3. make sure you are unobtrusive during your observation
4. provide a copy of the debriefing form to student + tutor, and have the student fill out a copy of the session evaluation form from your book.
What to do for class Wednesday: I will be reading over your preliminary writing for your research projects tonight and will be giving you some feedback on blogs 13-15 on Tuesday - so make sure your postings are up to date. This is the last "retrospective" I will do for blogs - any entries not up to date at this time will be marked as one of the skipped blogs (you get to miss 3).
Post Blog 16 after you observe a session (I understand that this may not happen before Wednesday).
We will spend Wednesday working on your annotated bibliographies and further refining your research questions. The Annotated Bibliography is due as an attachment on Monday, November 10.
I will bring the sign up sheet for observations/tutoring to class on Wednesday. Keep your sessions up to date. See you on Wednesday.
1. Observing sessions to gather data for your research essay (minimum 5 observations)
2. Gaining experience tutoring (minimum 5 sessions)
3. Writing your research paper
Today you looked at the google.docs bibliography and added references you have found so far. Continue to post references you find on your topic under an appropriate heading.
You checked out the links on this blog to the writing center journals, and I directed you to the Kean University data bases available through the library. The most important writing journals to check are College Composition and Communication; Composition Studies; and other journals listed at here
We talked about how to work on the annotated bibliography - and you will work on completing that document in class on Wednesday. Basically you need to list your sources in MLA format along with summaries of the sections relevant to your project and a brief description of how the reference connects to your study.
You also checked the writing tutor's schedules and made arrangements to begin your observations. You signed the list with your proposed time to observe. Be sure to:
1. speak to the tutor you will observe prior to the session you hope to observe to make sure it is OK
2. have both the tutor & student sign permission forms BEFORE the session begins; be sure to get my signature on the form; give both the tutor and the student a copy of the form AND keep a copy for yourself. Turn your copy in to me.
3. make sure you are unobtrusive during your observation
4. provide a copy of the debriefing form to student + tutor, and have the student fill out a copy of the session evaluation form from your book.
What to do for class Wednesday: I will be reading over your preliminary writing for your research projects tonight and will be giving you some feedback on blogs 13-15 on Tuesday - so make sure your postings are up to date. This is the last "retrospective" I will do for blogs - any entries not up to date at this time will be marked as one of the skipped blogs (you get to miss 3).
Post Blog 16 after you observe a session (I understand that this may not happen before Wednesday).
We will spend Wednesday working on your annotated bibliographies and further refining your research questions. The Annotated Bibliography is due as an attachment on Monday, November 10.
I will bring the sign up sheet for observations/tutoring to class on Wednesday. Keep your sessions up to date. See you on Wednesday.
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