{"id":16458,"date":"2012-12-04T17:07:27","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T22:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/?p=16458"},"modified":"2012-12-04T17:07:27","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T22:07:27","slug":"bits-november-blog-flashback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/04\/bits-november-blog-flashback\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits November Blog Flashback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28misguidedsouls\/6225908293\/\" title=\"The first word is the hardest by APM Alex, on Flickr\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6111\/6225908293_16cebfa4ea_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"The first word is the hardest\" hspace=\"15\" vspace=\"6\" align=\"right\"><\/a>Bedford\/St. Martin&rsquo;s Bits bloggers posted on topics ranging from our work as writing program administrators to how we teach digital natives. Be sure that you check out all the great ideas for talking about politics and how writing fits into general education requirements&mdash;and don&rsquo;t miss Andrea Lunsford&rsquo;s praise for short writing assignments in the Classroom Strategies and Resources section:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing Program Administration<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barclay Barrios contributes to Restructuring Gen Ed and how we teach with his <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/f9aB1\" title=\"Notes on a Train\" target=\"_blank\">Notes on a Train<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Doug Downs considers what we want to change, over their years in college, in the ways our students understand writing in <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/fj1mv\" title=\"Priorities\" target=\"_blank\">Priorities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Barclay Barrios takes a look at the implications of the legislated categories for Florida&#8217;s statewide Gen Ed core in <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/fj1sr\" title=\"The Buckets\" target=\"_blank\">The Buckets<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Liz Wardle explains that <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/fFFD7\" title=\"&quot;Writing Is an Object of Study&quot; is an Underlying Threshold Concept for WAW Curricula\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Writing Is an Object of Study&#8221; is an Underlying Threshold Concept for WAW Curricula<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Barclay Barrios asks, &ldquo;Public speaking or more writing?&rdquo; as he continues his series on <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/fFGtN\" title=\"Restructuring Gen Ed, with The Bloodbath\" target=\"_blank\">Restructuring Gen Ed, with The Bloodbath<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About Writing and Being a Teacher of Writers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Holly Pappas shares reflections on a <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/eZQLY\" title=\"Saturday in Boston\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday in Boston<\/a>, as a Writer, Reader, Student, and Teacher.<\/li>\n<li>Susan Naomi Bernstein talks about <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/ftwtS\" title=\"Writing After Hurricane Sandy\" target=\"_blank\">Writing After Hurricane Sandy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Traci Gardner gives us <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/ftxvk\" title=\"Ten Reasons I&rsquo;m Thankful\" target=\"_blank\">Ten Reasons she&#8217;s Thankful<\/a> in the classroom, as a writer, and as a teacher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Classroom Strategies and Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Susan Naomi Bernstein discusses dialect and codeswitching in <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/f4qr2\" title=\"The Nice White Lady Teaches Comma Splices\" target=\"_blank\">Part 2 of The Nice White Lady Teaches Comma Splices<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Traci Gardner links some <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/f9ajY\" title=\"Tempting New Media Assignment Ideas\" target=\"_blank\">Tempting New Media Assignment Ideas<\/a> that are ready to use this term or next.<\/li>\n<li>Nedra Reynolds gives us <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/f9aqp\" title=\"A Dialog on Reflection in Perspective\" target=\"_blank\">A Dialog on Reflection in Perspective<\/a> and asks readers to respond to her questions.<\/li>\n<li>Andrea Lunsford leads colleagues in a cheer in <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/f9bjK\" title=\"Let&rsquo;s Hear It for Short Writing Assignments\" target=\"_blank\">Let&rsquo;s Hear It for Short Writing Assignments<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Traci Gardner shares one of her favorite activities&mdash;<a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/fgUkI\" title=\"A Writing Assignment Time Capsule\" target=\"_blank\">a time capsule writing assignment<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Jay Dolmage turns junk mail into classroom activity in <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/ftwY6\" title=\"Catalog Writing\" target=\"_blank\">Catalog Writing<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Steve Bernhardt discusses <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/ftxX8\" title=\"Model research papers\" target=\"_blank\">how to use the Model research papers<\/a> included with Writer&rsquo;s Help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Analyzing Popular Culture and Current Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jack Solomon takes a look at the <em>Chronicle<\/em> and <em>Inside Higher Ed<\/em> and finds <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/eXs1C\" title=\"Signs of Hypercapitalism in the USA\" target=\"_blank\">Signs of Hypercapitalism in the USA<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Donna Winchell thinks about how the either\/or fallacy relates to the recent election in her post, <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/ff8km\" title=\"Either\/Or Politics\" target=\"_blank\">Either\/Or Politics<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Jack Solomon considers the challenge of using mass media to predict American electoral behavior in <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/fkVKv\" title=\"Tea for T&uacute;\" target=\"_blank\">Tea for T&uacute;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Andrea Lunsford reflects on lies, fact checking, and ethical rhetoric in her <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/fHCTJ\" title=\"Post-Election Thoughts and Thanks\" target=\"_blank\">Post-Election Thoughts and Thanks<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Donna Winchell considers the arguments surrounding consumers, stores, and shopping on <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/fP4Q3\" target=\"_blank\">Black Friday Eve<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Teaching with Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Michaud talks about technology, digital &ldquo;natives,&rdquo; and &ldquo;immigrants&rdquo; in <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/ff7Kj\" title=\"Talkin&rsquo; Bout My Generation\" target=\"_blank\">Talkin&rsquo; Bout My Generation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Andrea Lunsford looks at how Twitter connected people during Hurricane Sandy in her post <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/fkVXg\" title=\"Tweeting in Times of Crisis\" target=\"_blank\">Tweeting in Times of Crisis<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Holly Pappas is looking for <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/fm7IH\" title=\"A low-tech solution to canned comments\" target=\"_blank\">A low-tech solution to canned comments<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Michael Michaud shared 3 scenarios for <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/fm8xV\" title=\"The Paperless Writing Class\" target=\"_blank\">The Paperless Writing Class<\/a>.&nbsp;It&#8217;s about much more than avoiding printing.<\/li>\n<li>Traci Gardner challenges colleagues to start <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/fDlwv\" title=\"Connecting with Twitter Chats\" target=\"_blank\">Connecting with Twitter Chats<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For regular updates from Bedford Bits, be sure to sign up for <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/7GBTt\" title=\"Ink'd In newsletter sign-up\" target=\"_blank\">the Ink&rsquo;d In newsletter<\/a> (and other resources), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bedford.st.martins\" title=\"Bedford\/St. Martin's on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\">like us on Facebook<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/BedfordBits\" title=\"Bedford Bits on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">follow us on Twitter<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>&mdash;Traci Gardner<\/p>\n<p>[This entry cross-posted as a <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/fPgEF\" target=\"_blank\">Note on Bedford\/St. Martin\u2019s page<\/a> on Facebook. Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28misguidedsouls\/6225908293\/\" title=\"The first word is the hardest by APM Alex, on Flickr\" target=\"_blank\">The first word is the hardest by APM Alex, on Flickr<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bedford\/St. Martin&rsquo;s Bits bloggers posted on topics ranging from our work as writing program administrators to how we teach digital natives. 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