Teaching Writing
Geek of the Week - Teaching with Twitter Video
By:
Meredith “MeMe” Sharp
Description:
This video suggests Twitter as a technology that could be incorporated into the composition classroom. Using research in the field, it identifies the affordances and possible shortcomings of Twitter as a non traditional teaching tool, and described some Twitter-based writing assignments.
The Curated Digital Classroom
By:
Monique Cole
Description:
The included infographic and video talk about Canva, a design platform that students can use to help bring their projects to life beyond the standard paper. The video provides a brief overview of the software and examines how it can be a learning resource in the composition classroom.
Mapping Minds: Quarantined Students
By:
Jieun Son
Description:
This project is a short video presenting how I would use a particular technology in a composition classroom. This project emphasizes why we teach using technology and how technology helps students in the writing process. My video is about MindMeister, a web-based, cross-platform online mind mapping application that students can use to help capture their ideas, develop them, and share them visually with others. In the video, I explain that students can use this tool for brainstorming, planning projects, taking notes, and collaborating with the group because students need more than lectures on the thesis. My project focuses on mind mapping because it can be a fundamental tool in developing critical thinking, which is students’ awareness of their thinking process (Santiago, 2011).”
Teaching Portfolio
By:
Meredith “MeMe” Sharp
Description:
This digital portfolio project includes the materials necessary for applying for teaching writing positions at the collegiate level. This portfolio illustrates my background as an academic and professional and showcases my past experiences as well as my skillset. It outlines my areas of interest and well as my values and goals as an educator.