Today I got my student evaluations from the last semester. They were glowing. I scored above the college and school in almost every category (except that my students care less for this class than they do on average). This should be great news, except it comes after a semester in Read more…
My online course starts on Monday, and today was my day to log in and make sure it all looked okay. But a technical difficulty made that impossible. Instead I went to see The Shape of Water. As far as comic-book-esque films go, it was well done. I haven’t been Read more…
Today, a writer I worked with late last fall posted about (among other things) her experience of me as a reader and coach. It was a very generous review and I felt my usual mix of gratitude and disbelief. Grateful for the kind words and unconvinced that they really describe Read more…
I read three new essays last night and as I did so, I thought a bit about what I look for in essays for class. My curriculum focuses on bringing stories of scientific discovery and policy to life–by way of character development, scene setting, and narrative structures designed to engage Read more…
January, and the first half of February, is one of the two busiest times of my year (the second has usually been around July). This is when I work three jobs: one tech writing and two teaching. Since my time for “extra” stuff is very limited around this month, I Read more…
I don’t know if I can pull off another one of these projects, but the last one was grounding and created a useful routine for me. This year it isn’t about “being a writer” or any other single goal, but the modest hope to do better at a few things Read more…