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April 29, 2013 by Dr. Jackie Hoermann-Elliott
Tuesday we’ll be peer conferencing in our regular classroom, Ross 0025. You know the drill. Bring enough draft copies for …
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April 23, 2013 by Dr. Jackie Hoermann-Elliott
We’re in the thick of ePortfolios and like any genre of writing there’s plenty to consider. Let’s start with two …
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April 23, 2013 by Dr. Jackie Hoermann-Elliott
A portfolio? That’s electronic? Who does that? Lots of folks, many of whom are professionals or who established their brand …
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April 17, 2013 by Dr. Jackie Hoermann-Elliott
“What happens when one steps back from all these thoughts and analyzes them for what they are?” Thinking about thinking. …
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April 4, 2013 by Dr. Jackie Hoermann-Elliott
Next week is dedicated to conferences. You all know too well why I consider conferences important. Meeting in a one-to-one …
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April 3, 2013 by Dr. Jackie Hoermann-Elliott
Actually, it’s a game you play everyday when you communicate in written terms as well as oral, visual, and electronic …
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| Tags: Argument, Audience, Classroom, Communication, composition class, composition technology, Credibility, digital literacy, Education, English language, Mediation, Rhetorical criticism, Social media, Web content, Writing, writing for audience
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April 2, 2013 by Dr. Jackie Hoermann-Elliott
Students, I hope you enjoyed The Iowa State Daily Writers Panel today. Again, if you have questions you’d like to ask them …
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March 30, 2013 by Dr. Jackie Hoermann-Elliott
Greetings, As we look forward to Tuesday’s class, I advise you to take the following steps: 1. Read Chapter 11 …
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March 4, 2013 by Dr. Jackie Hoermann-Elliott
How often have you stopped and read a part of your writing out loud? Some do this, some don’t. For …
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| Tags: Classroom, Communication, composition class, composition technology, digital literacy, Education, English language, Peer conferencing, peer review, Writing
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February 28, 2013 by Dr. Jackie Hoermann-Elliott
For one entire class period, every semester, we dedicate an entire lesson to public speaking. Now you might be asking …
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