Archive for May, 2008

End of the Semester – Spring 2008 (Discourse Chronicle)

Posted by on May 23, 2008 * Comments(0)

[Theme: Princes of the Universe (Queen). As I write my ritual semester review blog entry, I realized that I am now officially a second-year PhD student, which I could not be happier about looking forward to another year of teaching and coursework. I know humanities PhD students anticipate being free from coursework once ABD status […]

category: Life    

Acceptance [Thomas R. Watson Conference 2008] (Discourse Chronicle)

Posted by on May 19, 2008 * Comments(16)

We are very pleased to accept your proposal for the 2008 Thomas R. Watson Conference. We were overwhelmed with the responses to this year’s topic–both in terms of the quantity of submissions and the quality of the work proposed. Clearly the topic resonates with the work we are now doing as composition teachers.

category: Acceptances, Life, Popular Culture, Rhetoric and Poetics, Technology    

Gaming helps students hone 21st-century skills (eSchool News)

Posted by on May 4, 2008 * Comments(0)

Studies of the brain have pointed to data suggesting that repeated exposure to video games reinforces the ability to create mental maps, inductive discovery such as formulating hypotheses, and the ability to focus on several things at once and respond faster to unexpected stimuli. –Laura Devaney [From Elizabeth. The article focuses on possibilities with Second […]

category: Gaming, Pedagogy, Popular Culture, Rhetoric and Poetics, Technology