Our Class Blog
Come along as we explore Writing Pedagogies, historical to progressive. New posts arrive each week from late January through early May, 2023.
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What Matters Most
Deciding how we assess writing can be difficult, but not impossible. Here, I establish where I think I fall, and what brings me to this point.
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Composition and Philosophies
Composition, like many other things, have evolved and taken on many challenges, and here I dive deeper into those shifts and changes.
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Have Some Standards, Please
You wouldn’t date someone who puts in zero effort… or maybe you would? Why accept low standards in writing education? It’s time to do better.
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Standards As A Whole
There is a lot to unpack within this blog post, but college composition courses are highlighted, as well as standards and writing as a whole.
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What came first, the learning outcomes or the course design?
When I felt unconfident in creating a composition course, reading about desired learning outcomes boosted my confidence and helped revise my work.
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week 6: standards…
A reflection on K-12 and college writing standards, comparing flexibility, creativity and real-world relevance in education.
Categories
- About the Class (1)
- Disciplinary Origins (Week 1) (15)
- Historical Approaches (43)
- Beaufort (Week 9) (14)
- Downs & Wardle (Week 8) (13)
- Fulkerson & Berlin (Week 7) (14)
- National Standards (Week 6) (16)
- Progressive Pedagogies (41)
- Threshold Concepts (70)
- Authority & Experience (Week 4) (17)
- Genre (Week 3) (16)
- Knowledge & Expertise (Week 2) (15)
- Revision (Week 5) (17)
- Uncategorized (2)
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