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questions posed by Karen

wkzanders — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:33:08 -0500

1) Think of an educational experience in which diversity played a cruicial role. What was it like? How did you feel about it? What did you gain? What was risked?

2) What do you think of when you hear the word "diversity" in a university setting? Be honest.

3) Do you think that the issues in this 680M are central/organic to all 106 instructors? Why or why not?

4) Is there an issue that you would consider to be under the unbrella of "diversity" but you feel is overlooked?

Speech/Oral Performance Content in ENGL106

wkzanders — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:26:42 -0500

As I've been preparing a possible presentation topic for this week's class, I have been wondering about a few things: Is oral performance (in-class discussion/participation, presentations, etc.) approached/handled/taught in ENGL106? If so, what are some ways that oral performance is approached/handled/taught in ENGL106? How are student "voices"/styles addressed? How do ENGL106 teachers approach students who struggle with writing?

I recognize that there is not a monolithic answer for this-I would appreciate any personal approaches you take concerning your ENGL106 or any foundational English writing courses.

poem by Antonin Artaud

wkzanders — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:16:39 -0500

Who am I?
Where do I come from?
I am Antonin Artaud
and if I say it
as I know how to say it
immediately
you will see my present body
fly into pieces
and under ten thousand
notorious aspects
a new body
will be assembled
in which you will never again
be able
to forget me.

discussions in the classroom

wkzanders — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:59:25 -0400

http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15447835&postID=1127325904898745...

This link accesses a blog discussion from a COM320 (Small Group Communication class). The class was primarily made up of Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, etc.) students and contained only one Communication student. Many of the students were also from small towns in Indiana.

In the class before this blog question, the "drag show" came into our discussion concerning individual values and group identity.

Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute

wkzanders — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:55:46 -0400

I happen to have a picture of the Hampton school from another project I was working on. It may be of some interest that the Hampton school was one of many bording schools that were started by U.S. military officers and prison directors specifically for Black Americans. Although this is probably not new news, in later years many Native Americans were "placed" (aka abducted and assimilated) in boarding schools such as Hampton and Carslie. The picture is from this book:

Hultgren, M.L. & Molin, P.F. (1989). To lead and to serve: American Indian education at Hampton Institute 1878-1923. Hampton