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