by: Amanda Rioux Why do we grade for participation? Does grading for participation, as a practice, have any inherent value? What is participation, anyway? These are the types of questions that drove Critel’s research. Although she never got the chance to answer those questions in full, many of her colleagues, including Obermark, took up the reins after Read More…
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Redefining “Participation” in the Age of COVID-19
by: Amanda Rioux How do we gage classroom participation? More importantly, how do we gage classroom participation in the throes of a deadly pandemic? While the former drives Critel in her research, the latter remains our current predicament.
Are Formal Features Enough in Resume Design?
by Amanda Rioux Designing resumes. It’s a process many of us are familiar with: we even teach the process to our students. While we may have an idea of what a resume should include, are we really taking into consideration what potential employers want to see?
Looking for Instances of Knowledge Transference in Student Writing
by: Amanda Rioux For one of the reading summaries I selected an article entitled “Invisible Transfer: An Unexpected Finding in the Pursuit of Transfer” (Scheiber). I found the concept interesting: the author wishes to know if the idea of transfer (i.e.: taking skills learned in one area and applying them to another) appears in business Read More…
An Example Lesson Plan
by: Amanda Rioux While the individual weekly modules for ENL 265 contain a lot of helpful reading materials, I find that students will engage with the key concepts more if I provide supplemental materials. One way I do this is through “mini presentations” which I conduct during Zoom meets.
“Excuse Me (or Please Move): Teaching Pragmatics in Conversation”
by: Amanda Rioux Here is a link to a short but great article on the importance of teaching pragmatics over mechanical grammar in ESL students. Although it is aimed towards younger students, the ideas presented can still be adapted to any classroom.