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Shepley, Nathan – Composition Forum, 2014
This article reviews insights from place-based education and ecological models of writing to show how these theories can work together to shape locally focused composition pedagogies. From place-based education, the researcher takes an emphasis on physical specificity, and from ecological models of writing, the researcher takes an emphasis on…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Writing Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Writing Assignments
Guzy, Annmarie – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2014
Annmarie Guzy teaches honors composition at the University of South Alabama. This essay discusses her observation that students who took her class were more likely to complete the honors program, which led to her wondering what elements of her course might give students an edge in honors program completion. As an English professor with training in…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Freshman Composition, Academic Persistence, Writing Assignments
Loads, Daphne – Teaching in Higher Education, 2013
In this paper, I draw attention to a lively and accessible way of helping academics to make sense of their practice as teachers. First, I define "collaborative close reading" and "teaching texts". Then I invite the reader to eavesdrop on three (lightly fictionalised) reading sessions. Finally, I suggest some guidelines for…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Academic Achievement, Critical Reading, Higher Education
Linhart, Jean Marie – PRIMUS, 2014
Writing and communication are essential skills for success in the workplace or in graduate school, yet writing and communication are often the last thing that instructors think about incorporating into a mathematics course. A mathematical modeling course provides a natural environment for writing assignments. This article is an analysis of the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction, Writing Instruction
Shafer, Gregory – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
The community college stands as a beacon of democratic, inclusive ideals. Unlike the four year college--where research and advanced degrees are sought--the community college celebrates learning on a personal, heuristic level. And while such unconventional and even seditious practices have been questioned by those who seek to maintain "standards,"…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Reader Response, Writing Assignments, Writing Instruction
Fitzhugh, Will – Academic Questions, 2011
As concerns mount over the costs and benefits of higher education, it may be worthwhile to glance at the benefits of high school education at present as well. Of course, high school costs, while high, are borne by the taxpayers in general, but it is reasonable to hope that there are sufficient benefits for such an outlay. One of the most…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, High Schools, Textbooks, Nonfiction
Cleary, Michelle Navarre – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2012
Based on interviews with students who had recently returned to school, this essay demonstrates the need for, challenges of, and ways to respond to the writing anxiety many adults bring with them back to school. Jessica and Sam were two of twenty-five newly returned adult students whom the author spent over sixty hours interviewing in the fall of…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Adult Students, Feedback (Response), Writing Apprehension
Kalchman, Mindy – College Teaching, 2011
Assessing the potential impact and utility of course assignments are often a matter of informed, yet personal judgment. Here, in this article, doing our own assignments before assigning them to students is explored as a quality assurance measure and as a means to ensure an empathetic and critical approach to developing course work.
Descriptors: Assignments, Accountability, Higher Education, College Faculty
Jung, Julie – College English, 2011
Scholars and teachers within the field of composition have long heralded the merits of reflective writing. Whether written intermittently throughout a course or near the end (typically in the genre of portfolio cover letter), reflective writing assignments are thought to promote cognitive development by helping students become more aware of their…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Writing Instruction, Reflection, Writing Assignments
Lehman, Marjorie – Journal of Jewish Education, 2010
This paper presents the author's response to Jon A. Levisohn's article entitled "A Menu of Orientations in the Teaching of Rabbinic Literature." Levisohn has made a significant contribution to the scholarship of teaching in his article proposing that the teaching of rabbinic literature is most successfully accomplished when teachers think about…
Descriptors: Jews, Scholarship, Teaching Methods, Religious Education
Rodrigo, Rochelle – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2012
Although not everyone needs textbooks, they still actively serve four audiences within the discipline. The four audiences that benefit from textbooks are students, instructors, the textbook sales force, and the textbook authors themselves. With a growing number of online classes where students have less and less, or even no, face time with their…
Descriptors: Audiences, Textbooks, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction
Shafer, Gregory – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2012
Complaints from students are rare at the college level, but when they do happen, it offers a priceless opportunity to explore the value system of those students and encourage them to write about their beliefs and the alienation they are experiencing. While a majority of the students take writing as a requirement and seek only to earn the requisite…
Descriptors: College English, Fear, Writing Assignments, College Students
Junior, Nyasha; Edwards, Amy – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2011
This essay describes a web site evaluation project which served as the final assignment for an undergraduate "Introduction to Religion" course. The essay discusses lessons learned from the design and implementation of this web-based research assignment over three consecutive semesters. It includes insights from an instructor and a reference…
Descriptors: Religion, Internet, Web Sites, Evaluation
Jove, Gloria – Educational Action Research, 2011
The purpose of this article is to show the process of engaging with the question "How do I improve what I am doing as a teacher, teacher educator and action-researcher through reflection?" The methodology used will explore the role of reflection and writing to promote changes and improve my learning process as a teacher and action-researcher. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Researchers, Reflective Teaching
Adams, Gary; Cathers, Steve; Swezey, James; Haskins, Tara – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2012
This article is a response to "Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS): A Tool for Evaluating Student Learning?" by Kamii and Manning (2005). The intent of their study was to evaluate how DIBELS and a writing test predict reading achievement, which was measured by scores on the Slosson Oral Reading Test (SORT) as well…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Writing Tests, Reading Tests, Emergent Literacy