I failed at #WEXMOOC this week. Though admittedly, I feel a little tricked by the nature of the MOOC (defined generally) as well. Our second assignment asked us to reflect on our identities as writers in relationship to three other…
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Writing Effective Titles for Your Blog Entries
How do you write a title that makes people want to read your text? That was one of the major lessons of Chris Pirillo University (CPU): Writing for Google, an online seminar I attended last month. The on-demand version of…
My Top 3 Tips for Teaching with Twitter
So you’re ready to dive in and try Twitter in the classroom. Let me share these tips that can make sure your classroom experience is a smooth and effective. Create separate logins. Audience and purpose shift from message to message.…
Is Twitter Classroom Worthy?
I have a confession to make. I spend more time sending out Twitter updates (commonly called tweets) than I do on email these days. Why is it a confession? Twitter has gotten a bad reputation in some circles. The College…
Résumés That Stand Out the Right Way
There are right ways to dress for a job interview. Sure, you want to stand out to an extent. You don’t want to blend into the sea of suits that march before the hiring committee. But, um, you don’t want…
Bits Post: Warning: No Yelling in the Food Court
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.