Category: Pillar
The ideas that serve as key supports for my philosophy of teaching
Feedback Loops
One of the lessons I learned during our first season of pandemic teaching and learning was that I needed to…
Teaching Online: Things Just Got Real
I have the benefit of 15+ years experience teaching online and hybrid classes combined with multiple experiences as a student/learner…
Teaching Writers To Consider Their Rhetorical Situation
Perhaps one of the most frustrating parts of teaching writing is that too many people (including people who should really…
Let’s Stop Calling It The Writing Process
There are many metaphors used to describe and teach the writing process, but the most harmful might be the stoplight…
Gaming the Teaching of Writing
Recently my colleague, Dr. Alison Hruby – English Education Coordinator at Morehead State, invited me to visit her Teaching Writing…
Can We Talk About Authentic Writing?
As a writing instructor and National Writing Project site director I often hear and read the term “authentic writing” bandied…
