It happens every so often that students currently enrolled in classes I am teaching ask to connect with me on social media. I am flattered by the requests, but I cannot accept them from students who are currently in my charge. It creates too much of a potential conflict of interest.
I am happy to accept such requests once the semester is done, of course, and I will not remove the connection if a student enrolls with me for subsequent terms, but we need to get through a class together before I can in good conscience make that kind of connection.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20140829
Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 26 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Twenty-one attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered concerns of the previous class meeting's quiz and of characterization. Stressed were the natures of protagonists and antagonists. The difference between narrator and implied author was discussed in particular.
Student participation could stand in many cases to be improved.
Apologies for the late posting.
Discussion covered concerns of the previous class meeting's quiz and of characterization. Stressed were the natures of protagonists and antagonists. The difference between narrator and implied author was discussed in particular.
Student participation could stand in many cases to be improved.
Apologies for the late posting.
Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20140829
Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fourteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered concerns of the JobP, particularly formatting for resumes (and education and work entries in them). Student questions ranged to deployment of acronyms. Mention was made of upcoming work for the collaborative project, notably the Planning Document (about which information is forthcoming as of this writing). Student participation was relatively good, although some students do need to work to improve individually.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as had been the case in Section 004, although some matters that had been driven by student questions in the earlier section were incorporated into instructor-led talk as a result of the earlier section. Student participation was generally good, although this section also has students who need to improve individual performance.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as had been the case in earlier sections. Student participation in the section is overall good.
Apologies for the late posting.
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fourteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered concerns of the JobP, particularly formatting for resumes (and education and work entries in them). Student questions ranged to deployment of acronyms. Mention was made of upcoming work for the collaborative project, notably the Planning Document (about which information is forthcoming as of this writing). Student participation was relatively good, although some students do need to work to improve individually.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as had been the case in Section 004, although some matters that had been driven by student questions in the earlier section were incorporated into instructor-led talk as a result of the earlier section. Student participation was generally good, although this section also has students who need to improve individual performance.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as had been the case in earlier sections. Student participation in the section is overall good.
Apologies for the late posting.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Updates to Course Pages
Students in my sections of ENGL 2413 and ENGL 3323, be advised that an item has been added to your courses' pages: Miscellany. It compiles links to general information that might be helpful for students to use in completing their assignments and other writing tasks, including the occasional example of work done. Use it wisely and in good health.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20140827
Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged from the previous class meeting. Sixteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion asked after progress on the JobP before covering results of the diagnostic exercise and treating concerns of letter, memorandum, and email formatting guidelines. Student participation was generally good.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, one having dropped and another added since the previous class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as had that in Section 004. Student participation was good.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged from the previous class meeting. Fifteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as had that in Section 004. Student participation was good.
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged from the previous class meeting. Sixteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion asked after progress on the JobP before covering results of the diagnostic exercise and treating concerns of letter, memorandum, and email formatting guidelines. Student participation was generally good.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, one having dropped and another added since the previous class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as had that in Section 004. Student participation was good.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged from the previous class meeting. Fifteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as had that in Section 004. Student participation was good.
Class Report: ENGL 2543, Section 005; 20140827
Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 26 students enrolled, three fewer than at the previous class meeting; four dropped and one added. Twenty-four attended, as verified through the quiz discussed below.
Discussion covered the upcoming abstract and concerns of narration. Class ended with a quiz meant to encourage further reading and provide study opportunities for the summative exam.
Discussion covered the upcoming abstract and concerns of narration. Class ended with a quiz meant to encourage further reading and provide study opportunities for the summative exam.
Monday, August 25, 2014
About Early Grades
Some students may have noted that there are no grades currently posted to D2L, although there have been grade opportunities for some students. I generally wait until my rosters are more or less stable before beginning to enter grading data. This means that I do not begin to put grade data into my gradebook and onto D2L until the add/drop period has ended and new students generally cease to appear on the roster.
I have not forgotten what grades have been earned as yet. Worry not; they will post as the place to which they will post becomes stable.
I have not forgotten what grades have been earned as yet. Worry not; they will post as the place to which they will post becomes stable.
Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20140825
Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, with one having dropped and another added since the previous class meeting. Seventeen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered concerns of the JobP, cross-cultural interactions, and readers and their contexts. Student participation was relatively good, although some students were notably reticent.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, an increase of one from the previous class meeting. All attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered much the same material as had been the case for Section 004. There was more emphasis on alternative paths to completion of the JobP. Also, student participation was relatively good, although some students were noticeably reticent, and fatigue appears to be a problem.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged from the previous class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered much the same material as had been the case for Section 004. Student participation was quite good.
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, with one having dropped and another added since the previous class meeting. Seventeen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered concerns of the JobP, cross-cultural interactions, and readers and their contexts. Student participation was relatively good, although some students were notably reticent.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, an increase of one from the previous class meeting. All attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered much the same material as had been the case for Section 004. There was more emphasis on alternative paths to completion of the JobP. Also, student participation was relatively good, although some students were noticeably reticent, and fatigue appears to be a problem.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged from the previous class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered much the same material as had been the case for Section 004. Student participation was quite good.
Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20140825
Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 29 students enrolled, an increase of one from the previous class meeting. Twenty-six attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered concerns of the abstract, upcoming quizzes, and assigned readings. Discussion of the readings focused on Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues," particularly the early passage concerning whistling.
Some students are participating well. Others need to add more to class discussions; the class suffers from the lack of their voices.
Discussion covered concerns of the abstract, upcoming quizzes, and assigned readings. Discussion of the readings focused on Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues," particularly the early passage concerning whistling.
Some students are participating well. Others need to add more to class discussions; the class suffers from the lack of their voices.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20140822
Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, with two having dropped and two others added since the last class meeting. Sixteen attended, as verified through a submitted writing exercise.
Discussion noted briefly that materials for the JobP continue to appear online. Most of class was occupied with the completion of a diagnostic writing exercise.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, one having dropped since the last class meeting. All attended, as verified through submission of a form and a writing exercise.
Class proceeded as had Section 004.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Sixteen attended, as verified through submission of a form and a writing exercise.
Class proceeded as had Sections 004 and 006.
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, with two having dropped and two others added since the last class meeting. Sixteen attended, as verified through a submitted writing exercise.
Discussion noted briefly that materials for the JobP continue to appear online. Most of class was occupied with the completion of a diagnostic writing exercise.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, one having dropped since the last class meeting. All attended, as verified through submission of a form and a writing exercise.
Class proceeded as had Section 004.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Sixteen attended, as verified through submission of a form and a writing exercise.
Class proceeded as had Sections 004 and 006.
Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20140822
Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 28 students enrolled, a net gain of three students from the last class meeting; one dropped and four added. Twenty-five attended, as verified through a brief writing exercise.
Discussion covered concerns of the required online postings and the upcoming abstract before moving to commentaries about the assigned readings. Emphasized were the need to keep cultural context in mind and the importance of perspective in treating literary work. Class concluded with a brief writing exercise; ungraded, it was used to verify attendance.
Discussion covered concerns of the required online postings and the upcoming abstract before moving to commentaries about the assigned readings. Emphasized were the need to keep cultural context in mind and the importance of perspective in treating literary work. Class concluded with a brief writing exercise; ungraded, it was used to verify attendance.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20140820
Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208, although some technology concerns prevented immediate activity. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged from last class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified through collected forms.
Discussion covered introductory materials. Emphasized were the need to attend to small details in writing and the control function technical writing exerts over the generation of knowledge; some of the latter derived from Bernadette Longo's Spurious Coin. Some information regarding the JobP assignment was released and discussed.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208; technology in the room functioned better than in Section 004. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, with one having dropped and another added since the last class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified through a collected form.
Discussion covered introductory materials. Emphasized were the need to attend to small details in writing and the control function technical writing exerts over the generation of knowledge; some of the latter derived from Bernadette Longo's Spurious Coin. Some information regarding the JobP assignment was released and discussed.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, with one having dropped and another added since the last class meeting. Seventeen attended, as verified through a collected form.
Discussion covered introductory materials. Emphasized were the need to attend to small details in writing and the control function technical writing exerts over the generation of knowledge; some of the latter derived from Bernadette Longo's Spurious Coin. Some information regarding the JobP assignment was released and discussed.
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208, although some technology concerns prevented immediate activity. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged from last class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified through collected forms.
Discussion covered introductory materials. Emphasized were the need to attend to small details in writing and the control function technical writing exerts over the generation of knowledge; some of the latter derived from Bernadette Longo's Spurious Coin. Some information regarding the JobP assignment was released and discussed.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208; technology in the room functioned better than in Section 004. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, with one having dropped and another added since the last class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified through a collected form.
Discussion covered introductory materials. Emphasized were the need to attend to small details in writing and the control function technical writing exerts over the generation of knowledge; some of the latter derived from Bernadette Longo's Spurious Coin. Some information regarding the JobP assignment was released and discussed.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, with one having dropped and another added since the last class meeting. Seventeen attended, as verified through a collected form.
Discussion covered introductory materials. Emphasized were the need to attend to small details in writing and the control function technical writing exerts over the generation of knowledge; some of the latter derived from Bernadette Longo's Spurious Coin. Some information regarding the JobP assignment was released and discussed.
Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20140820
Class began as 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 25 students enrolled, a decline of four from the last class meeting; no students added the class. Twenty-four attended, as verified through a collected form.
Discussion covered introductory readings and indicated early how fraught the question of what literature is is. Some mention was made of the ongoing paper assignment, and students were reminded of the requirements for discussion board postings.
Discussion covered introductory readings and indicated early how fraught the question of what literature is is. Some mention was made of the ongoing paper assignment, and students were reminded of the requirements for discussion board postings.
Monday, August 18, 2014
Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20140818
Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room Room 301. The class roster listed 30 students enrolled; 28 attended, as verified by roll call. Discussion covered the syllabus and course calendar. Mention was made of extra credit opportunities and upcoming assignments.
Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20140818
Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled; 18 attended, as verified by roll call. Discussion covered the syllabus and course calendar. Mention was made of extra credit opportunities and upcoming assignments.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled; 18 attended, as verified by roll call. Discussion covered the syllabus and course calendar. Mention was made of extra credit opportunities and upcoming assignments.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled; all attended, as verified by roll call. Discussion covered the syllabus and course calendar. Mention was made of extra credit opportunities and upcoming assignments.
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled; 18 attended, as verified by roll call. Discussion covered the syllabus and course calendar. Mention was made of extra credit opportunities and upcoming assignments.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled; 18 attended, as verified by roll call. Discussion covered the syllabus and course calendar. Mention was made of extra credit opportunities and upcoming assignments.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled; all attended, as verified by roll call. Discussion covered the syllabus and course calendar. Mention was made of extra credit opportunities and upcoming assignments.
Concerning EC Dates for ENGL 3323 Sections 004, 006, and 007
Students in my Fall 2014 sections of ENGL 3323, please be advised that class will meet in the English Department Electronic Classroom (EC), Morrill Hall 106, on the following dates:
- 12 September 2014
- 3 October 2014
- 31 October 2014
- 21 November 2014
- 3 December 2014
- Section 004: 12 December 2014, 10:00am
- Section 006: 10 December 2014, 2:00pm
- Section 007: 12 December 2014, 2:00pm
Monday, August 11, 2014
Yet More Preparatory Comments for the Fall 2014 Term at Oklahoma State University
There has been another slight adjustment to my teaching schedule. It is now as follows:
- ENGL 2413.005 (MWF 1230-1320, Morrill 301)
- ENGL 3323.004 (MWF 1130-1220, Morrill 208)
- ENGL 3323.006 (MWF 1330-1420, Morrill 103)
- ENGL 3323.007 (MWF 1430-1320, Morrill 306)--the room has changed.
I look forward to meeting with my students next week.
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