Questions for History of Comp Interviews
1. Could I get a copy of your instructional history -- where you've taught and what courses (Creative, R/C, other). 2. When you first began teaching, 25 years ago, what was your perception of R/C, and why? What R/C courses had you been introduced to (or required to take) in your university training? How did your university training (or lack of it) affect how you perceived R/C when you began? 3. What theories or trends in R/C have interested you, or affected you as an instructor? 4. What pedagogies have you seen trending over your career? Which seem effective, and which seem least effective? Explain why you feel un/comfortable with theses pedagogies. 5. What do you recall about cognitive process theory (Lauer, Flower, Hayes, et al.)? How have you used any pedagogies that refer to or utilize components of cognitive process theory in your instructional career? 6. How have you seen the freshman composition student change over the course of your teaching career? What projectio...