In my teaching circle this week (which is made up mostly of online teachers), we got onto the topic of personality in an online course. We didn’t just mean our own personality as instructors, but the personality of the class itself. Every face-to-face class has a personality by the end of the semester. In almost every class I’ve taught, there […]
I wonder what it would be like to be a student in my own class. Back when I first started teaching, I imagined I knew what it was like because I was only a few years removed from my own freshman year in college. I thought I knew how students would respond to different activities or assignments because I knew […]
Since 2011, I’ve been privileged to work with, meet, and learn from dedicated and forward-thinking writing teachers from throughout Mississippi. Regardless of their particular designation or teaching location, they want to engage their students in learning how to become better writers and effective communicators. They are excited by opportunities to expand their awareness of how they can best support students […]