Author Archives: Jennifer

Teaching Journal #8

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Jennifer

Oops, I forgot one from earlier, so here is my last post: Addison, J., and S. McGee. “Writing in High School/Writing in College: Research Trends and Future Directions. ” College Composition and Communication : SPECIAL ISSUE: The Future of Rhetoric and Composition 62.1 (2010): 147-179. ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest. Web.  2 May. 2011. … Continue reading →

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Teaching Journal

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Jennifer

Hesse, Douglas. “The Place of Creative Writing in Composition Studies. ” College Composition and Communication : SPECIAL ISSUE: The Future of Rhetoric and Composition 62.1 (2010): 31-52. ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest. Web.  11 Apr. 2011. In this article, Douglas Hesse argues that even though creative writing and composition studies have … Continue reading →

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Teaching Journal Article

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Jennifer

Fraiberg, S.. “Composition 2.0: Toward a Multilingual and Multimodal Framework. ” College Composition and Communication : SPECIAL ISSUE: The Future of Rhetoric and Composition 62.1 (2010): 100-126. ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest. Web.  4 Apr. 2011. Fraiberg’s article is partly a response to calls from within composition studies for working to … Continue reading →

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Teaching Journal Post

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Jennifer

Valentino, Marilyn. “Rethinking the Fourth C: Call to Action. ” College Composition and Communication 62.2 (2010): 364-378. ProQuest. Web.  27 Mar. 2011. In this article, Valentino focuses on the importance of “communication” and integrating communication theories and practice into composition … Continue reading →

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Teaching Observation

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Jennifer

During the past couple of weeks, I have observed two of my colleagues teach.  I observed Rob Como in an English 111 (College Composition I) and Laura Casal in an English 111/009 (College Composition I with Individualized Instruction).  My experienced … Continue reading →

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Revised Teaching Philosophy

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Jennifer

My group from last week had requested that we post our teaching philosophies here, so here is my revised teaching philosophy: Teaching Philosophy Student learning happens through multiple means and on different levels.  In addition to using a variety of … Continue reading →

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Teaching Journal Article

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Jennifer

Cosgrove, Cornelius. “What Our Graduates Write: Making Program Assessment Both Authentic and Persuasive.” College Composition and Communication. 62.1 (2010). 311-336. ProQuest. Web. 5 March 2011. After having read the best teaching-related articles in the most recent issue of CCC, I … Continue reading →

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Jennifer’s 2nd article from CCC

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Jennifer

Gallagher, C.. “Being There: (Re)Making the Assessment Scene. ” College Composition and Communication 62.3 (2011): 450-476. ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest. Web.  27 Feb. 2011. Because this article was focused on assessment, I thought it would be a good companion piece to the Driscoll and Wood readings.  In this … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Hitchcock’s summary of CCC article

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Jennifer

Miller-Cochran, Susan K. “Beyond Typical Ideas of Writing: Developing a Diverse Understanding of Writers, Writing, and Writing Instruction”. College Composition and Communication 62.3 (2011): 550-559. ProQuest. Web.  21 Feb. 2011. In this article, Miller-Cochran presents the ideas about writing instruction from four different recently published … Continue reading →

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College Composition and Communication (CCC) Journal

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Jennifer

The College Composition and Communication (CCC) journal is put out by the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC).  According to their website, the journal “supports and promotes the teaching and study of college composition and communication” through a variety … Continue reading →

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