End of the Semester – Fall 2008 (Discourse Chronicle)
[Theme: Eye of the Tiger (Survivor). A long time passed since my last entry and I apologize to my regular readers, but a lot happened swiftly during the last semester, with results I cannot complain about from my perspective. I believe the best way to describe this past term is change.
I changed my research interests from comics and rhetoric to video games and composition, but more drastic and with equally successful results, I changed my teaching style and students received it positively. For example, instead of a lengthy detailed lesson plan, I only come in with a few points and I roll with whatever my students contribute. The best times are when my students raise something popular culture and I “geek out” about it with them before relating things back to our discussion point.
Thomas R. Watson Recap
- I listened to many presentations about digital rhetoric and multimodal composition
- I renewed interest in an article I am preparing for submission to Computers and Composition
- I felt I handled the question and answer period confidently with professionalism during my presentation
MLA Recap
- I supported Elizabeth as she experienced job interviews for open positions next fall
- I caught up with Joel Pace (an undergraduate mentor)
- I became sick with a cold from San Francisco
- I caught Elizabeth’s cold from San Francisco after recovering from my cold
As a result of suffering back-to-back colds, a ridiculous amount of video game playing happened for me, so I am glad I accomplished one of the things I wanted to during break. BK]
category: Life
Yeah, I’m glad we decided to finally quarantine each other. I couldn’t take much more of that cold-swapping!