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Simone Sacchi deposited HuMetricsHSS: towards value-based indicators in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the group
RCWS Writing Pedagogies on MLA Commons 8 years, 3 months agoThis presentation will introduce the HuMetricsHSS (Humane Metrics in the Humanities and Social Sciences) initiative, which aims to develop and support a values-based framework of indicators for excellence for the humanities and social science in academia and, by extension, academic libraries. This value-based evaluation paradigm uses metrics only…[Read more]
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John Lihani posted an update in the group
LSL Global English on MLA Commons 8 years, 4 months agoPLAN FOR HUMANITY’S AUXILIARY UNIVERSAL SPEECH
A common second language for humanity has long been in coming, but now it appears that its time has arrived. With globalization incessantly on the rise, humanity needs a new attempt to assure its future well-being. As indicated earlier, simplified Transitional English (TE) is the e…[Read more]
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Amanda Licastro deposited Composition and Writing with Sources in the group
RCWS Writing Pedagogies on MLA Commons 8 years, 5 months agoCourse Description: Develops the ability to write clear, coherent, and well-developed expository prose. This course requires analytical reading and critical thinking and includes instruction and practice in research methods and writing from sources.
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Shawn Moore deposited ENC 1101: Composition and Rhetoric in the group
RCWS Writing Pedagogies on MLA Commons 8 years, 5 months agoThis is the Fall 2017 full course syllabus for ENC 1101: Composition and Rhetoric to be taught at Florida SouthWestern State College.
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Shawn Moore deposited ENC 1101: Composition and Rhetoric in the group
RCWS Writing Pedagogies on MLA Commons 8 years, 5 months agoThis is the Fall 2017 full course syllabus for ENC 1101: Composition and Rhetoric to be taught at Florida SouthWestern State College.
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Nicky Agate started the topic Think the academy has its values & incentives all wrong? in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 8 years, 5 months agoDear colleagues,
Forgive the intrusion, but I thought some members of this group might be interested in the following (and the HuMetrics team would certainly be interested in hearing the perspectives of those interested in writing pedagogies):
Are you concerned about the growing reliance on quantitative metrics to evaluate research—and p…[Read more]
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Stacey Lee Donohue deposited Introduction to Fiction syllabus (online course) in the group
HEP Community Colleges on MLA Commons 8 years, 5 months agoSyllabus for an online, 12 week, general education literature course for non-majors.
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selisker deposited The Bechdel Test and the Social Form of Character Networks in the group
LSL Language and Society on MLA Commons 8 years, 8 months agoThis essay describes the popular Bechdel Test—a measure of women’s dialogue in films—in terms of social network analysis within fictional narrative. It argues that this form of vernacular criticism arrives at a productive convergence with contemporary academic critical methodologies in surface and postcritical reading practices, on the one hand,…[Read more]
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Carol DeGrasse deposited Rhetorical Analysis Peer-Review Handout in the group
HEP Community Colleges on MLA Commons 8 years, 9 months agoThis handout serves as a guide for student peer-reviewers to provide useful feedback to the writer. The open-ended questions walk the reviewer through the rhetorical analysis essay and provide a structure for evaluating the thesis, organization, rhetorical strategies, and use of pathos, ethos, logos, and kairos in the paper. The Rhetorical…[Read more]
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H. Mark Reynolds deposited Checking the Rear View Mirror: The Preparation of Two-Year College Faculty in the group
HEP Community Colleges on MLA Commons 8 years, 9 months agoA detailed description of an innovative, but short-lived, graduate training program for two-year college faculty that began in 1975 at Carnegie Mellon University may offer possibilities for new programs that can benefit both two-year colleges and universities.
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Carol DeGrasse deposited Creating a Strong Thesis Statement in the group
HEP Community Colleges on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoThis handout explains in clear and simple terms what a strong thesis statement should–and should not be. Examples of the four main types of ‘weak’ thesis statements are given, along with four corresponding ‘strong’ thesis statements. I have successfully used this handout in workshopping students’ thesis ideas.
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Carol DeGrasse deposited Creating a Strong Thesis Statement in the group
HEP Community Colleges on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoThis handout explains in clear and simple terms what a strong thesis statement should–and should not be. Examples of the four main types of ‘weak’ thesis statements are given, along with four corresponding ‘strong’ thesis statements. I have successfully used this handout in workshopping students’ thesis ideas.
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William A. Gleason started the topic Princeton University Press Call for Submissions in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoNow welcoming submissions, The Pocket Instructor: Writing (edited by Amanda Irwin Wilkins and Keith Shaw) will be a collection of creative exercises for teaching academic writing in the undergraduate classroom. It follows in the footsteps of The Pocket Instructor: Literature, edited by Diana Fuss and William A. Gleason (Princeton University Press,…[Read more]
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David Laurence deposited Trends in Bachelor’s Degrees in English and Other Selected Fields of Study, 1987–2015 in the group
RCWS Writing Pedagogies on MLA Commons 9 years agoPrepared for session 366 on the 2017 convention program, Shapes of the English Major Today, arranged by the ADE Ad Hoc Committee on the English Major, this presentation summarizes trends in bachelor’s degree completions using time series degree completions data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS), as compiled by the National…[Read more]
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Julie Ward replied to the topic CFP MLA 2017: Specifications Grading: Case Studies in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 9 years agoCorrection: This is for presentation at the 2018 Convention of the MLA.
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Julie Ward started the topic CFP MLA 2017: Specifications Grading: Case Studies in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 9 years agoInteractive workshop focusing on Nilson’s Specifications Grading. Presenters share best practices for specs grading in the classroom, using real examples. 250-word description of use of specs grading by 1 March 2017; Julie Ward (wardjulie@ou.edu) and Ashwini Ganeshan (ganeshan@ohio.edu).
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Anne Geller deposited Millions of Dollars Might Get You Into the MLA: When NEH Funding Shaped the State of Writing Studies in English Studies in the group
RCWS Writing Pedagogies on MLA Commons 9 years agoPanel Title Writing Studies at the MLA: The Past and Future of English Studies
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Anne Geller deposited Millions of Dollars Might Get You Into the MLA: When NEH Funding Shaped the State of Writing Studies in English Studies in the group
LSL Language and Society on MLA Commons 9 years agoPanel Title Writing Studies at the MLA: The Past and Future of English Studies
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Gerardo Augusto Lorenzino started the topic MLA 2018, CFP: “Language Change: Global (Im-)gration and Linguistic Insecurity” in the discussion
Language and Society on MLA Commons 9 years agoDear colleagues,
The Executive Committee of the Forum on Language Change is seeking proposals for the session “Language Change: Global (Im-)migration and Linguistic Insecurity”. See short and long CFP below.
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Papers exploring how global and local migrations affect language practices and patterns (e.g. linguistic in…[Read more]
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Nate Mickelson started the topic CFP Writing as a Way of Being Conference – DUE FEB 1, 2017 in the discussion
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 9 years agoWriting as a Way of Being Human
Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
2017 Summer ConferenceYMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO
June 22-25, 2017Inspired by keynote speaker Robert Yagelski’s Writing as a Way of Being, the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning (AEPL)’s summer 2017 conference will bring together tea…[Read more]
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