Monday, March 30, 2015

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 006, 009, and 011; 20150330

Section 006
Class began as scheduled at 1030 in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 17 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Sixteen attended, verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion asked after progress on the TInst and EAR before turning to questions of documentation and usage, as well as an article from College English, Lisa Meloncon and Peter England's "The Current Status of Contingent Faculty in Technical and Professional Communication." Student participation was adequate.

Section 009
Class began as scheduled at 1230 in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Seventeen attended, verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the earlier section's. Student participation was good after the first fifth to quarter of class time.

Section 011
Class began as scheduled at 1330 in Morrill Hall Room 102. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. All attended, verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the earlier sections'. Student participation was reasonably good.

Notes for All Sections
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Class on Wednesday, 1 April 2015, will meet in the EC, Morrill Hall Room 106.

Those who missed class today will need to acquire a copy of the College English article and read it before coming to class on Friday.

***Special Announcement***
In anticipation of problems with campus internet access on 3 April 2015 (campus information technology has announced repairs will take place in the early morning that day), deadlines on the TInst have been extended to 1700 on 3 April 2015.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 006, 009, and 011; 20150327

Section 006
Class began as scheduled at 1030 in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 17 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, verified by sign-in sheet.

Discussion asked after progress on the TInst and EAR before addressing concerns of usage and general questions. It ended early in favor of student evaluations. Student participation was adequate.

Section 009
Class began as scheduled at 1230 in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Eighteen attended, verified by sign-in sheet.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the previous section's. Student participation was reasonably good.

Section 011
Class began as scheduled at 1330 in Morrill Hall Room 102. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, verified by sign-in sheet.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the previous sections'. Student participation was less robust than could be desired.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 006, 009, and 011; 20150325

Section 006
Class began as scheduled at 1030 in Morrill Hall Room 106. The class roster listed 17 students enrolled, unchanged since 13 March 2015. All attended, verified by submission of the EvalEx that took up class time.

Section 009
Class began as scheduled at 1230 in Morrill Hall Room 106. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since 13 March 2015. Eighteen attended, verified by submission of the EvalEx that took up class time.

Section 011
Class began as scheduled at 1330 in Morrill Hall Room 106. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since 13 March 2015. Seventeen attended, verified by submission of the EvalEx that took up class time.

Students in all sections are reminded that grading is in progress and assignments will be returned as complete sets of them are assessed.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 006, 009, and 011; 20150313

Section 006
Class began as scheduled at 1030 in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 17 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, verified by sign-in sheet.

Discussion asked after progress on the TInst and EAR before moving to a brief discussion of ideas from Joanna Wolfe's CCC article, "Rhetorical Numbers." Student participation was limited.

Section 009
Class began as scheduled at 1230 in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Twelve attended, verified by sign-in sheet.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the earlier section's. Student participation was reasonably good.

Section 011
Class began as scheduled at 1330 in Morrill Hall Room 102. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Seventeen attended, verified by sign-in sheet.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the earlier sections'. Student participation was less robust than could be desired.

There are assignments due the week following Spring Break. Enjoy the holiday, but do not forget that it will soon be over. Please return from it safely.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 006, 009, and 011; 20150311

Section 006
Class began as scheduled at 1030 in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 17 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Thirteen attended, verified by sign-in sheet.

Discussion asked after progress on the EAR (still in need of update as of this writing) and TInst before reporting concerns of the evaluation exercise. Student participation was less robust than could be hoped.

Section 009
Class began as scheduled at 1230 in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Seventeen attended, verified by sign-in sheet.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the previous section's. Student participation was reasonably good.

Section 011
Class began as scheduled at 1330 in Morrill Hall Room 102. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Sixteen attended, verified by sign-in sheet.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the previous sections'. Student participation was less than could be hoped.

Monday, March 9, 2015

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 006, 009, and 011; 20150309

Section 006
Class began as scheduled at 1030 in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 17 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, verified by informal poll.

Discussion asked after progress on the collaborative project and TInst before moving to consider questions of research and the article from Friday, 6 March 2015, Mueller's "Grasping Rhetoric by Its Long Tail." Student participation was reasonably good.

Section 009
Class began as scheduled at 1230 in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Seventeen attended, verified by informal poll.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the earlier section's. Student participation was reasonably good.

Section 011
Class began as scheduled at 1330 in Morrill Hall Room 102. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Sixteen attended, verified by informal poll.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the earlier sections'. Student participation was reasonably good.

Students are advised that early office hours (0930-1020) on 13 March 2015 are canceled. Later office hours (1030-1120) should meet as normal.

Friday, March 6, 2015

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 006, 009, and 011; 20150306

Section 006
Class began as scheduled at 1030 in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 17 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. All attended, verified by attendance sheet.

Discussion asked after progress on the TInst and towards the EAR (information about which is incomplete on the course website at this time) before turning to instructions and offering an additional reading: Derek Mueller's CCC 61.4 (September 2012) article "Grasping Rhetoric and Composition by Its Long Tail." Student participation was good.

Section 009
Class began as scheduled at 1230 in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Thirteen attended, verified by attendance sheet.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the previous section's. Student participation was decent.

Section 011
Class began as scheduled at 1330 in Morrill Hall Room 102. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fourteen attended, verified by attendance sheet.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the previous sections'. Student participation was decent.

Students in each section are reminded that the Mueller piece is to be read for discussion on Monday; those who did not receive a copy in class will need to procure one for reading and discussion. A quiz will be ready against the event of students not having completed the reading as assigned.

Monday, March 2, 2015

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 006, 009, and 011; 20150302

Section 006
Class began as scheduled at 1030 in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 17 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, verified by attendance sheet.

Discussion asked after the submitted IP before introducing the TInst. Student participation was adequate.

Section 009
Class began as scheduled at 1230 in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Sixteen attended, verified by attendance sheet.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the previous section's. Student participation was adequate.

Section 011
Class began as scheduled at 1330 in Morrill Hall Room 102. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Sixteen attended, verified by attendance sheet.

Discussion followed much the same pattern as had the previous sections'. Student participation was reasonably good.

Students are advised that grading of the IP will not be done in haste. It will be done, however; please be patient.