“‘Goldiloxxing’ Intellectual Participation: Getting it ‘Just Right’” Genevieve Critel sought to define the elusive concept of “participation,” and when her colleagues took up her mantle, they continued to investigate different interpretations of this term. One exploration led Kelly Bradbury and Paul Muhlhauser to another topoi, or commonplace of participation: intellectualism. Bradbury and Muhlhauser further Critel’s Read More…
Creating opportunities for participation and student involvement.
– by Amanda Beres Cartoon of students engaging with each other in an online format. Student participation is a struggle to assess and the collegiate level is no different. Walking in the classroom that first day was nerve-wracking, especially in terms of student participation. Thankfully, my experience so far has been positive! My students are Read More…
Participation and Feminist Intervention
By Barbara Shaddix Chapter 10 in The Rhetoric of Participation, titled “Participation as Reflective Practice: Digital Composing and Feminist Pedagogy,” begins with the idea that “knowledge making [is] situated and relational,” a central tenet of feminist pedagogy. Jason Palmeri and Abby Dubisar, the authors of this chapter, choose to position their argument in terms of the Read More…
“One Does Not Simply Teach Without Using a Meme”
I’m sure many of you have Tiktok or watch Instagram reels. If so, you might be familiar with the trendy sound effect that goes: “add a little bit of *spice*”, where the content creators show boring, traditional things and then show them from a different light– a better one. The *spice* in our case, Read More…
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.
To Grade (Participation) or Not to Grade (Participation), That is the Question
As new instructors, I think many of us can relate to a wide constellation of anxieties. How do we keep our students engaged? How do we ensure our students are understanding the curriculum? How do we encourage participation? Oftentimes, it can be difficult to navigate participation grading. To grade or not to grade, that Read More…
Grammatical Versus Pragmatic Error: Employer Perceptions of Nonnative and Native English Speakers
Although the semester is over, I wanted to post my summary and a brief thought about this article and what it was lacking. There is a significant focus on issues with nonnative English speakers and teaching writing and communication and where the emphasis should be placed on improving or correcting their errors. However, I feel Read More…
Invisible Transfer
Invisible Transfer: An Unexpected Finding in the Pursuit of Transfer By Danica L. Schieber For my most recent summary, I read Invisible Transfer: An Unexpected Finding in the Pursuit of Transfer By Danica L. Schieber. I found the ideas super interesting and it helped me think about how I can be more strategic in my Read More…
Diversity in The Classroom
Online learning has given us the opportunity to try new ways of educating and communicating with our students. We get to test new methods of teaching to assess if our students are able to complete their work in an online modality of learning. However, our practices might not be as inclusive as we think. ESL Read More…
Stress in College Students
Especially during a time such as this, I wanted to conduct more research on the stress of college students, in hopes to improve my teaching methods in order to inflict as little stress on my students as possible. Stress is an inevitable aspect of a college student’s life as they learn to grapple with issues Read More…