In this episode we look at the field of teaching writing, taking up in particular the role of reading in the teaching of writing. We take up this text: Sirc, Geoffrey. “Resisting Entropy.” College...

We discuss assessment, looking at e-portfolios and other aspects of assessment. We pay particular attention to activities of reflection. Texts take up include: Yancey, Kathleen Blake, editor. ePortfolio as Curriculum: Models and Practices for...

In this episode, we explore multimedia, looking at sonic and visual rhetoric. We discuss definitions of writing and the role of media forms in writing. We reference the text: Werner, Courtney L. “How Rhetoric...

We look at accessibility and access, taking up multimedia access and understanding ways of adjusting teaching in terms of disability studies. Texts taken up include: Kairos 18.1: Yergeau et al., Multimodality in Motion –...

In this episode, we discuss accommodation in the classroom and in syllabus design. We also look at ways that research can be considered in terms of genre and learning transfer. Readings taken up include:...

A look at some of the big picture concerns in the teaching of writing from the twentieth century. Readings discussed include: Berlin, James A. “Contemporary Composition: The Major Pedagogical Theories.” College English, vol. 44,...