Student Engagement
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My Evolving Digital Literacy Narrative
Being a Writing Mentor forced me to take a closer look at my own journey with reading, writing, and digital communication. One major outcome that I am especially proud of, is the creation of multiple iterations of my digital literacy narrative, which you can find just below this section. The concept of a literacy narrative…
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Neo-Mission Statement
Stripped bare, a mission statement is just that; a statement of an intended purpose and how one strives to achieve that purpose. One thing my practicum reinforced within me is the understanding that nothing is ever perfect. This understanding shouldn’t change how hard we try to make change or whether or not change is even…
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The importance of Humour
I made this meme to be posted alongside my usual homework reminder announcements. I made it because I realized that virtually every announcement that i’d written at the time began with Hello Everyone! This made me think of how Professor Farnsworth, a character from a comedic cartoon sitcom; Futurama, began every appearance with the phrase…
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Re-framing writing Assignments
The following is an announcement I wrote for my students while I was attempting to get them to re-frame the major course assignment as a paid writing gig. The assignment in question was to write a profile of a local small business with the emphasis on the impact that said business had on its community.…
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How to interact with the peer review system in canvas
This is another student engagement artifact that i’m quite fond of, it is an announcement with an embedded youtube video that I made for my students. The objective here was to provide guidance on how to interact with the peer review system in canvas. If i’m remembering correctly, I had received two emails that morning…
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How to Share Bulky Files Via Canvas, Google Drive & Youtube
This is another student engagement artifact that came in the form of an announcement with an embed youtube video. In it, I illuminate how to share bulky video files. Once again, I was prompted into action by student request. “”” Hey everyone! In this short video, I’ll walk you through how to submit any video,…
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How Conflict resolution style influences outcomes
This Article (see below), while not apart of my practicum as a writing mentor, is an important document to consider in the context of Conflict, Communication & Negotiation. Conflict, according to Hocker and Wilmot, is “an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from others in…
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on Race and Writing assessment
This Post is based on, “Race and Writing assessment” by Valerie Balestar, more specifically Chapter 4, How Writing Rubrics Fail. It was originally a practicum journal entry that I wrote during my Writing Mentor internship. I Found this portion of the reading interesting, “Because of their powerful influence in instruction, rubrics announce forcefully how we…
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About responding to student writing
The Article “About responding to student writing” by Peter Elbow, Attempts to establish guidelines regarding the critique of student papers. One of the ideas I really liked was, in essence, to ask the student to write about writing. This allows students to introspect and begin the process of metacognition in a safe and healthy way…
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