Month: February 2019

By Angela Zito Odds are, either you or your colleagues have felt dismissive or even suspicious of the new “Communication Learning Outcomes” you’re being asked to list on your course syllabi: In courses satisfying the Communication requirement, students will: Make effective use of information retrieved, organized, and synthesized from appropriate sources. Present ideas and information …

Community is central to the philosophy of English 100. Small class sizes, peer review, and student conferences are all pieces of the curriculum that aim to create spaces for students and instructors where everyone feels included. As a program, we talk a lot about this goal and how to achieve it. When we have the …

By Meg Marquardt       Every instructor has had that moment: midway through the semester, and the class still doesn’t seem to be gelling. It is a frustrating moment, but it is also a moment to pause and reflect along with your students. They probably also realize that something isn’t quite working. In this post, …

In the last few years, English 100 has considered how to meet the challenges of information literacy, especially misinformation and “fake news.” While our curriculum has always focused on research methods and working with sources, digital communication and social media platforms have altered the writing and rhetorical landscape that English 100 needs to prepare its …