On “Filler” and Consistency
April 15, 2015
The final entry in this series. This week I hone in on subtler elements in writing papers. … More On “Filler” and Consistency
Tag: teaching
No Foolin’: Assuming Words and Overused Adverbs
April 1, 2015
Assuming words and overused adverbs can mar and clutter what would have been good papers. Let’s look at what they are and at what tools we can use to do better in the future. … More No Foolin’: Assuming Words and Overused Adverbs
The Passive Voice Was Being Used
March 25, 2015
This round of blogs is a series aimed at students who engage in academic writing. In all, the series will constitute a kind of primer on academic writing for students. Each post will tackle a problem I’ve seen in papers from my classmates, my students, and myself. This week I am discussing passive voice. (If … More The Passive Voice Was Being Used
Run-on Sentences: What Are They?
March 18, 2015
This round of blogs is a series aimed at students who engage in academic writing. In all, the series will constitute a kind of primer on academic writing for students. Each post will tackle a problem I’ve seen in papers from my classmates, my students, and myself. This week’s topic is the run-on sentence. I … More Run-on Sentences: What Are They?
Contractions and More! A Tips from a Tutor Two-Fer
March 11, 2015
This round of blogs is a series aimed at students who engage in academic writing. In all, the series will constitute a kind of primer on academic writing for students. Each post will tackle a problem I’ve seen in papers from my classmates, my students, and myself. If you are having trouble writing strong papers … More Contractions and More! A Tips from a Tutor Two-Fer
1st & 2nd Person Pronouns in (out of!) Academic Writing
March 4, 2015
I’m bringing (my) blogging back! To kick off this new round of blogs, I have prepared a series of short blogs aimed at students who engage in academic writing. In all, the series will constitute a kind of primer on academic writing for students. Each post will tackle a problem I’ve seen in papers from … More 1st & 2nd Person Pronouns in (out of!) Academic Writing
Kinesthetic Learning and the Forgotten Learners
May 28, 2014
We Know Better Teaching is more than standing at the front of a room and talking. Every teacher knows this, intellectually, but how many do something about it? How many of us engage with kinesthetic learning week to week, or even any kind of consistent basis? We’ve all read the books on learning styles. … More Kinesthetic Learning and the Forgotten Learners
Fun in the Classroom: How Dare You
May 21, 2014
Some Problems You may not have noticed, but excellent teaching is hard work. In case that obvious statement needs clarification: adult learners get bored when you drone on simply lecturing for 3 hours a week. Even adult learners are limited to 25 minute attention spans before you lose them.[1] Lecture-only tendencies fail other learning … More Fun in the Classroom: How Dare You
Incentivized Learning: Beyond the Grade
May 14, 2014
Elizabeth Barkley succinctly asserts the following as almost a passing comment, “significant learning starts with the learner’s active engagement with a problem.”[1] Maybe you, the educator reading this blog entry, are the absolute best lecturer in the history of mankind. Maybe your paper assignments have the best written instructions since the IKEA assembly instructions guy … More Incentivized Learning: Beyond the Grade
A Brief Thought on Inerrancy in the Classroom
May 7, 2014
“Inerrancy” is a belief about the Christian Scriptures that many embrace, some question, and some outright reject. If you are a Bible teacher, surely all you need do is educate your learners on what the Bible is and says, right? There is a temptation to simplistic Bible teaching that models not only a low view … More A Brief Thought on Inerrancy in the Classroom
