Archives: 2009 December 10

@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-10

Dec 10

In the Midnight Hour – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/8f0Is9 #
Students let it flow at writing workshop | South Bend Tribune: http://bit.ly/6lHHJO –on Southwestern Michigan College's Writing Olympics #
U. of South Florida Promises a Laptop for All Athletes – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/5khlbf #
Library of Congress Newspapers on Flickr | http://bit.ly/5XlZWL –Expansion includes illustrated & visual content from historic US papers #
A New Wiki: “The Evaluation of Digital Work”| ProfHacker.com http://bit.ly/4TTcJO #
New Content-Sharing Site for Student Journalists Tries to Fill UWIRE Void – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/4DJq9R #
Online University, Struggling to Attract Students, Loses Investors as Well – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/7b8rOn #
Best of Edutopia's 2009 Technology Coverage | Edutopia http://bit.ly/4AAaTB #
Oxford University to reform voting rules for poetry professor post | Books | The Guardian http://bit.ly/78MUI4 #
Plagiarism Charges Against University President Are Irrelevant, Court Says – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/7i2OyC #
Untagged or Under Arrest: Police Set Up Facebook Account to Catch Underage Drinkers – Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/8cXyAD #
Despite Ray Bradbury’s Efforts, A California Library Closes – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/6p0QLC #
The Endless First Chapter – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/83960x –on reading practices and distractions #
For homeless college students, each day brings tests of will – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/5ZMpzT #

Bits Post: Warning: No Yelling in the Food Court

Dec 10

tengrrlBedford Bits, classroom activity audience, style Comments Off

Try this incredibly simple but quite useful analogy to reach students who are struggling with issues of audience and style. Soon they’ll be speaking to, and not at, their audience.