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Kellie Charron started the topic CFP Winter 2014 in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoThe Winter 2014 (Vol. 18, Iss. 4) Issue of Academic Exchange Quarterly, an independent double-blind-peer-reviewed print journal, is now accepting submissions for its special section on Writing Center Theory and Practice. Articles may explore issues of theory, practice, and experience in writing center work, including qualitative and empirical…[Read more]
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Kellie Charron started the topic Call for Papers: AEQ Winter 2014 in the forum
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoThe Winter 2014 (Vol. 18, Iss. 4) Issue of Academic Exchange Quarterly, an independent double-blind-peer-reviewed print journal, is now accepting submissions for its special section on Writing Center Theory and Practice. Articles may explore issues of theory, practice, and experience in writing center work, including qualitative and empirical…[Read more]
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Mary McAleer Balkun started the topic CFP for MLA 2015: Close Reading, Slow Reading, and Teaching Literature in the forum
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 12 years agoThis session is sponsored by the Division on the Teaching of Literature:
Whether instructors opt to have students engage in “close reading” or “slow reading,” there is an increasing interest in encouraging them to spend more time lingering over texts–reading carefully, attentively, and thoughtfully. In large part a response to a cultural…[Read more]
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Steve Rowland started the topic Call for participants: Survey for development of Shakespeare Central in the forum
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 12 years agoDear Wonderful Teachers of Shakespeare,
CultureWorks Productions, in partnership with Shakespeare’s Globe (London), is developing an exciting new service called<b> Shakespeare Central</b>, an easily accessible database of all kinds of Shakespeare media.
<b>Shakespeare Central</b> will be the hub for a vast collection of Shakespeare inf…[Read more]
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Gabrielle Malcolm started the topic Jane Austen: Fan Phenomena – call for chapter submissions in the forum
The English Romantic Period on MLA Commons 12 years agoCall for Submissions
FAN PHENOMENA: JANE AUSTEN
Intellect Books
Editor: Gabrielle Malcolm
A Call for Essay/Chapter Submissions for a collection on the Fan Culture of Jane Austen.
This book will be an edited collection of essays and texts on the Fan Phenomena of Jane Austen. It will be a new addition to the successful Fan Phenomena…[Read more]
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Dean Albert Ramser replied to the topic Hiring in the forum
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 12 years agoI too have noticed more listings for FT TT Instructors, and I am blessed to have interviewed for a few of the recent openings. In addition there are more adjunct assignments – I taught 11 classes last semester and I’m teaching 8 this semester, plus I picked up new campus as well. Times are better!
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Stacey Lee Donohue replied to the topic Hiring in the forum
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 12 years agoWonderful news, Elizabeth! Community Colleges in Oregon, too, have openings for full time, tenure track faculty in English. After years of double digit enrollment growth, and not enough of an increase in tenure track faculty, we are playing catch up.
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Elizabeth Schwartz Crane started the topic Hiring in the forum
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 12 years agoDue to budget improvements in California, many CA Community Colleges are hiring FT TT English & FL faculty members. Check the Chronicle of Higher Ed and MLA JIL for postings!
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Margaret Hanzimanolis started the topic ADE Bulletin contains five or six articles about contingent and PTF in the forum
Teaching as a Profession on MLA Commons 12 years agoI Encourage folks to read this important issue of the ADE bulletin, and contribute to the conversation about the issues raised by posting in this forum!
Here’s the link:
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Maureen Noelle McLane posted an update in the group
LLC English Romantic on MLA Commons 12 years, 1 month agoTO: Romanticists and Friends of:
There will be FOUR panels sponsored or co-sponsored by the Division on the English Romantic Period at the upcoming MLA: MARK YOUR CALENDARS and support Romanticism!
Please do attend: in the middle of various MLA consolidation pushes (see the Restoration and late-18th C. Divisional duress), it is important…[Read more]
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Stacey Lee Donohue posted an update in the group
HEP Community Colleges on MLA Commons 12 years, 1 month ago“NOMINATIONS DUE BY DEC 23 for the Two Year College Discussion Group
The Executive Committee for the Two Year College Discussion Group encourages members of this MLA Commons group to nominate themselves or some other community college faculty member (full or part time) to serve on the executive committee. The term is four years. The group is…[Read more]
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Stacey Lee Donohue posted an update in the group
HEP Community Colleges on MLA Commons 12 years, 1 month agoWelcome, Linda Weinhouse, from the Community College of Baltimore County, to the Executive Committee of the Two Year College Discussion Group!
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Stacey Lee Donohue posted an update in the group
HEP Community Colleges on MLA Commons 12 years, 2 months agoThe Discussion Group on the Two Year College is holding a business meeting for Executive Committee members immediately following session 213, at 10:15am, in the Illinois Room at the Marriott. At 11am, however, we invite any interested members to join us! For more information, contact Stacey Donohue, sdonohue@cocc.edu.
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Stacey Lee Donohue posted an update in the group
HEP Community Colleges on MLA Commons 12 years, 2 months agoDear colleagues,
I wanted to post an announcement about a CFP for the second annual Transition & Transactions Conference at my junior college, BMCC-CUNY. (http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/english/page.jsp?pid=1024&n=Transitions%20and%20Transactions%20II%20-%20Call%20for%20Papers)
Thanks,
David Bahr, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Jessica Winston started the topic Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English at Idaho State U. in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 12 years, 2 months agoIdaho State University (ISU) has a distinctive program Ph.D. program that might interest members of this group or their students.
The Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English integrates research in literature with practical and theoretical training in the teaching of composition and literature. The aim of the program is to prepare graduates…[Read more]
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Stacey Lee Donohue posted an update in the group
HEP Community Colleges on MLA Commons 12 years, 3 months agoHi all,
Looks like our membership is growing—this is very exciting!
I’m still learning MLA Commons, but it looks like only administrators have access to the Announcements page. If you want to share information, please post it to the blog or email me and I can post it to the Announcements page (sdonohue at cocc dot edu).Stacey
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Correction: I’ve added a bulletin board style “forum” to the Two Year College Discussion Group (looks like we had one last year but it was not “active”). If you’d prefer to have a discussion there instead of on the blog, that’s another tool.
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This forum is fine. Thanks for taking care of this.
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Correction: I’ve added a bulletin board style “forum” to the Two Year College Discussion Group (looks like we had one last year but it was not “active”). If you’d prefer to have a discussion there instead of on the blog, that’s another tool.
Stacey
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Stacey Lee Donohue posted an update in the group
HEP Community Colleges on MLA Commons 12 years, 6 months agoThe Community College Humanities Association’s session at MLA14 will be listed as part of the Presidential Theme:
Friday, 10 January
418. Vulnerability and Survivalism of the Humanities in Corporatized Academia
5:15–6:30 p.m.
Program arranged by the Community College Humanities Association
Presiding: Steven Hymowech, Fulton-Montgomery C…[Read more]
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Stacey Lee Donohue posted an update in the group
HEP Community Colleges on MLA Commons 12 years, 7 months agoThe Discussion Group on the Two Year College has two panels at the 2014 MLA Convention in Chicago. Below is the description, just received, for one of the panels–please attend!
Friday, 10 January
213. Twenty-First-Century Pedagogies
Friday, January 10th: 8:30–9:45 a.m.
Program arranged by the Discussion Group on the Two-Year C…[Read more]
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Stacey Lee Donohue posted an update in the group
HEP Community Colleges on MLA Commons 12 years, 8 months agoPlease help a Lane Community College colleague, Anne McGrail:
Please provide feedback on our DRAFT National Survey of Digital Humanities at the Community College. Don’t answer the questions yet—comment on them. Thanks! http://bit.ly/13h8Tqk - Load More
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