Chaucer came to our Writing Center staff meeting

At our last writing assistant staff meeting (last Thursday), I had the idea to have them read a section of one of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales in middle English. I had noticed, when I was reading the middle English myself this quarter, that (of course) my comprehension would fade in and out, like a radio losing [...]

1:01am

Woo hoo! I’m finally completely finished with Fall quarter ‘07. 1:01am
I finished my WR 511 The Teaching of Writing paper last night (and went out and celebrated with Travis and Vicki). And tonight I just finished the last couple papers I had due: a reflection paper and case study for the teaching practicum (Hi, [...]

OWL habitat in Writing Centers

This looks interesting…
Taking Flight With Owls: Examining Electronic Writing Center Work
By James A. Inman, Donna N. Sewell (2007 ISBN 080583172X)
Taking Flight With OWLs examines computer technology use in writing centers. Its purpose is to move beyond anecdotal evidence for implementing computer technology in writing centers, presenting carefully considered studies that theorize the move [...]