OkayestMoms Podcast: Raising Readers

Thank you to Brittany and Heather at #okayestmomspodcast for inviting me to a conversation about support for reading and readers. We had so much fun talking about books, literacies, and support for reluctant readers. You can listen–and find links to the resources we discuss–on their site or anywhere you listen to podcasts: www.okayestmoms.com/episode-159 Spotify link…

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edmoves podcast: Kim Jaxon and The Next Right Thing

Thank you so much Dr. Serena Hicks for inviting me to join the #edmoves podcast! Listen to our conversation about course design and the role of technology in the now times. We do a lot of unpacking of the blog I wrote at the beginning of the semester too. Appreciate the opportunity to think through…

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NWP CoLab: Designing for Connection and Community in the Online Writing Classroom

Grateful for the conversation we shared about building community in online classrooms led by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, Director of the National Writing Project, with Dr. Anna Smith from Illinois State University and Michigan teacher Matthew Johnson. You can find resources we shared here as well: https://writenow.nwp.org/designing-for-connection-and-community-in-the-online-writing-classroom-a20648cafa25

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Epic Learning in a “Jumbo” Writing Course

Thank you to the editors of this special issue of Composition Studies–Drs. Dawn Shepherd, Samantha Sturman, and Heidi Estrem–for a wonderful issue focused on corequisite writing courses. Bonus: working with my colleagues Laura Sparks and Chris Fosen to share the jumbo writing course was awesome. Many people have asked about the jumbo course design; grateful…

Course Design in the Now Times

Like many of my colleagues who think about digital pedagogy, I’ve been fielding a lot of questions from fellow educators as we shift to online teaching. Every educator I know is trying to get this moment right, to do our best to support learners. Universities and school districts are scrambling to support faculty and students as…