Two Feet In | Writing and the Institution

Author Kastely, James L., 1947- Title Rethinking the rhetorical tradition : from Plato to postmodernism / James L. Kastely. Publisher New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, c1997.   ANDERSON/GENERAL COLL   B52.7 .K37 1997  

GES to sponsor annual literature conference If time period-based, in conjunction with French, Russian, etc. Guest speaker Houston endowment (see Herendeen) Likely February Need emergency meeting in August, then propose to GES STD to sponsor literature contest Financial reward First place to be published in Gulf Coast STD monthly lectures on the English Major Career advice, Graduate Schools Using different sources (SPEC COLL, Music Library, etc) How to prep for the GRE Cross-department Houston Literary Society After-hour and off-campus meetings with informal lectures on European, Asian, Hispanic literature

Books Style in Rhetoric and Composition: A Critical Sourcebook . Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2010. Out of Style: Reanimating Stylistic Study in Composition and Rhetoric . Logan: Utah State University Press, 2008. Articles "The Stylistic (Re)Turn in Rhetoric and Composition." Style in Rhetoric and Composition: A Critical Sourcebook. Ed. Paul Butler. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2010. 1-10. "Style and the Public Intellectual: Rethinking Composition in the Public Sphere.” JAC: A Quarterly Journal of Rhetoric, Culture, and Politics 28.1-2 (2008): 55-84. “Style in the Diaspora of Composition Studies.” Rhetoric Review 26 (2007): 5-24. “The GED as Transgender Literacy: Performing in the Learning/Acquisition Borderland.” Reflections: Writing, Service-Learning, and Community Literacy 6.1 (2007): 27-39. “Composition as Countermonument: Toward a New Space in Writing Classrooms and Curricula.” WPA: Writing Program Administration 29.3 (2006

Learning precedes development. Performance precedes competence Ideas for classroom (29-30) issues log on readings Come to class, small groups, discusses issues each has highlighted Whole class discussion determined by logs, not by the text and not by instructor, because students are asking significant questions about our own understanding Mid-term project Students create possibilities, each students chooses own, negotiation possible. Grading decided by students, rubric created Group projects Difficult articles, off-line group discussion, then group presentation in class Would require FB, TXT, e-mail, Skype, or F2F communication Purpose of education create new knowledge, become lifelong learners, but students also are prepared to be social members. They continually expand their repertoires of appropriate ways of interacting with others in constructing knowledge (35) Thought and Language Every thought is altered as it moves into thought. The relationship between thought

Poor performance in Rothman Ambivalence in Wood Good performance in Z, but final essay incomplete Competing interests -- cognitive; hispanics in comp; lit Conversation with Z re: future Conversation and projects with Lindahl Relationships with colleagues Relationship with the U

Seven Principles of Good Practice. 1. Encourages Contact Between Students and Faculty Frequent student-faculty contact in and out of classes is the most important factor in student motivation and involvement. Faculty concern helps students get through rough times and keep on working. Knowing a few faculty members well enhances students' intellectual commitment and encourages them to think about their own values and future plans. 2. Develops Reciprocity and Cooperation Among Students Learning is enhanced when it is more like a team effort that a solo race. Good learning, like good work, is collaborative and social, not competitive and isolated. Working with others often increases involvement in learning. Sharing one's own ideas and responding to others' reactions sharpens thinking and deepens understanding. 3. Encourages Active Learning Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just by sitting in cla

Tasks Memo of understanding -- English and Psych Spreadsheet TA resposibilities Team assignments CTE at orientation or faculty meeting Rec'd - TA PSID Pre or full seminar with a teaching course GES ideas TA needs professionalization resources networking ? how does one change the environment for the TA's? Start with a survey Outside resources LSC video/ instructional support? Videos fr each module YouTube, other free video Creative Commons ? Philosophy 101 of TA (See Aymara) Google Site for the Working Group Copies of essential emails > docs resources potential resources Group Assignments Anadeli -- Office hours, assisting students Bruce -- error Correcting Blackboard Don't look cheesy. Emphasize Pedagogical principles Professionalism Excellence Don't overload, but offer substance to return to PPT with audio an option Syllabus ideas Use a graphic of the syllabus, and of the course Meeting with Linda Acitelli from Psych No