23 September 2004

editing

Once again the Purdue University Online Writing Lab comes through with some good strategies for proofreading. You should take these to heart, because this is where the battle is won or lost.

Producing a clear, concise document is one part writing, but it is several parts rewriting, editing, and proofreading.

17 September 2004

Cyberspace, Hypertext, & Critical Theory

This is a pretty serious site, done by George Landow, who also did the Victorian Web and the Postcolonial Web. I have used all these sites in an academic setting, and they all work very well. They're a good mixture of professorial stuff, student research and writitng, and things you won't find anywhere else.

09 September 2004

Educause

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. They're a decent group, and I worked a lot with them at my previous place of employment, where I worked on a grant called "Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers in Technology," or something close to that.

As we rely more and more on technology, our old teaching methods are becoming outdated, and many new teachers aren't up on the newest stuff. Organizations like EDUCAUSE and grants like the PT3 are crucial in keeping education current.

08 September 2004

Lore

Lore, An E-Journal for Teachers of Writing, seems to be a decent place. It seems pitched to adjuncts and grad students, although it also claims to address asst. profs. Having been both a grad student (an OK time) and an adjunct (a truly violated life), and now an asst. prof (Ah, I remember the days of assoc. prof fondly), I'm thinking of submitting something about this class and blogging to learn writing.

03 September 2004

Big names in the field

Here are some important figures in the field. They do good work, think big thoughts, and still tag up where the rubber hits the road. I like that.
Victor Vitanza is a Professor of English at the University of TX @ Arlington, where he teaches courses in literacy and electracy.
Daniel Anderson does good work, and he's at my alma mater, to boot.