I’m focused now on the last big decision for my fall classes: How I will make the assessment system work with all these new assignments. The many collaborative writing tasks and related homework impact the system dramatically. Specifically, I’m trying…
Author: Traci Gardner
ChatGPT Revises “The Children Are the Future”
I asked ChatGPT to “Rewrite the song The Children Are the Future from the perspective of someone who is certain that the children are mini-demons.” The results are spectacular satire. (Title) Dark Future: Mini-Demons Unleashed (Verse 1) Whispers in the…
Late Policy & Grace Period Options
I seriously hate having to change my late policy. I had more than a few students thank me for it last term. Several even said that they would have had to withdraw without it. That said, I understand that members…
The Tricky Focal Question Solved?
Yesterday, I finally settled on the general assignments and their connections among one another. There was still one tricky issue however. I needed to figure out the specific focus sites or documents that students would use for their assignments. I…
Potential Assignment Sequence
I could just think my plans through and go implement them. I’m better though if I think them through by writing them out. Just trying to think in my head means I may not consider everything. So these Ramblings posts…
What to Focus on for Fall Writing Assignments
You might say that I’m a little overwhelmed as I try to set things up for the fall, and I really need to figure out my fall assignments. First the requirements. There are three units (arranged in Canvas Modules) that…
Recommendation Report Assignment Options
Recommendation for Headaches by Juhan Sonin on Flickr, used under a CC-BY 2.0 license Text included in the image A recommendation If you are currently having an affair with a sibling of your spouse, embezzling funds from a children’s charity,…
Finding Sources for My Community Action Assignments Project
Covers of six books on Community Writing I’ve felt a bit scattered as I’ve searched for sources for the project. Writing up the theoretical, pedagogical underpinnings is not my forte. I always feel a bit lost as I try to…
Community Action Assignments Project, #2
Cover page of the ATTW 2022 Conference Program. More things to record and think about for the collection I mentioned in my previous post. I described the advice I gathered from the works-in-progress session during the ATTW Conference in my…
Community Action Assignments Project, #1
Image Credit: Rally to Prevent Gun Violence by Maryland GovPics on Flickr, used under a CC-BY 2.0 license. I am gathering notes for a collection I want to write on community action projects, focusing on assignments and classroom activities. I…