I have emailed your grades and if I do not hear from you (to correct my math or contest my evaluation) I will post your final grades to Keanwise on Decemeber 22.
Thank you for your good work and your good attitude throughout the term. As I confessed early on, this was the first time I taught this as an undergraduate course - and as you let me know - the material was challenging. Our "re-thinking the course" talk during the last class was extremely valuable, and I have lots to work with to get this course running a little more smoothly.
You were a GREAT class; I felt lucky to have a group of students who got along so well - and who were so comfortable working together. As you know from the writing center literature - such class dynamics are really the best in terms of facilitating learning - and from my observation, each of you acquired important knowledge (and practices) that should contribute to your continued growth as writers.
Thanks again for a great semester - and keep in touch!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Monday, December 8
Vanessa, Stephanie and Erin gave presentations in class, and Marie and Angela scheduled conferences after class so we would be able (or at least stand a chance) to give feedback for everyone on Wednesday (Camille, Molly, Nick and Kevin). Students gave one another constructive suggestions, and the revising/re-writing/re-drafting process seems to be going very well.
In class Wednesday, in addition to participating in the remaining presentations on your research projects, I will give a brief presentation on creating your portfolios and turning in your work for the semester. The Portfolio guidelines are posted (in alphabetical order - to the right of this post) and should be self explanatory, but in case they aren't we will talk about them in class. For those of you who are unsure how to burn a CD, if you organize your folders on your jumpdrive exactly as they are described in the guidelines (I will show you a sample in class) and bring a blank Read only CD to class (NOT a read - write), you can burn it in class on one of the course computers.
On Monday, December 15, you will turn in your portfolios and do some reflective writing on the course.
In class Wednesday, in addition to participating in the remaining presentations on your research projects, I will give a brief presentation on creating your portfolios and turning in your work for the semester. The Portfolio guidelines are posted (in alphabetical order - to the right of this post) and should be self explanatory, but in case they aren't we will talk about them in class. For those of you who are unsure how to burn a CD, if you organize your folders on your jumpdrive exactly as they are described in the guidelines (I will show you a sample in class) and bring a blank Read only CD to class (NOT a read - write), you can burn it in class on one of the course computers.
On Monday, December 15, you will turn in your portfolios and do some reflective writing on the course.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Wednesday, December 3
In class today we went over drafts - with particular focus on the data section. For those of you who missed class - come to CAS 314 on Monday prepared to give a presentation on your essay to your classmates. Post your essay on your blog, and give us a brief overview of each section:
Introduction (where you set up your findings);
Review of the literature (state what each author/publication presents on your subject and how it is relevant to your findings);
Methods (brief description of your data collection circumstances (where you were, how many sessions you observed etc) strategy (what your notes focused on & maybe how you discovered that focus) and how you analyzed your data);
Presentation of your data (narrative descriptions of relevant actions, interactions, consequences etc in the sessions you observed)& interpretation;
Conclusions
Research papers (as you can see) are rather formulaic - hopefully this will make your writing easier.
Your class presentations will be an opportunity for feedback + revision. Good luck with your writing and see you in class Monday.
Introduction (where you set up your findings);
Review of the literature (state what each author/publication presents on your subject and how it is relevant to your findings);
Methods (brief description of your data collection circumstances (where you were, how many sessions you observed etc) strategy (what your notes focused on & maybe how you discovered that focus) and how you analyzed your data);
Presentation of your data (narrative descriptions of relevant actions, interactions, consequences etc in the sessions you observed)& interpretation;
Conclusions
Research papers (as you can see) are rather formulaic - hopefully this will make your writing easier.
Your class presentations will be an opportunity for feedback + revision. Good luck with your writing and see you in class Monday.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Monday, December 1
I looked at the handouts for the research essay and the calendar - and it is a complete draft of the DATA section that is due on Wednesday, December 3 (not the complete essay). In class we will work through your data sections and re-think the purpose/statement of your research question in light of what your data are showing. On Monday, December 8 we will resume meeting in CAS 314, and the complete draft for the research project will be due(as stated on the assignment sheet). You will be giving presentations (for feedback) on your complete project on Monday and Wednesday, December 8 & 10.
Stephanie and Vanessa discussed some of their data in conferences on Monday - and judging by their work - the projects seem to be going well. Good work - and see you on Wednesday.
Stephanie and Vanessa discussed some of their data in conferences on Monday - and judging by their work - the projects seem to be going well. Good work - and see you on Wednesday.
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