Susan Bernstein: "Process Then and Now: Theory, Practice and Pedagogy from Junior Year Abroad to the Present (1978-2025)" I first learned the importance of process in France in 1978. I was an undergrad escapee from an Illinois college town surrounded by […]

Susan Bernstein: "Destiny: Practices of Process" Greetings and welcome to my blog, “Practices of Process.”  I define the word process as a verb, noun, and adjective. For example: Stud […]

Teaching ResearchMany of us have started the research portion of the semester, or we will soon. A few folks have reached out to me to ask about resources that […]

The Midterm ResetWe’re about 8 weeks into the semester, so we’re almost exactly halfway through the term. In my experience, the midterm is always where […]

Giving feedbackWhen I first started teaching, I blocked out hours and hours for giving feedback. I felt negligent if I wasn’t commenting on things in […]

A classroom activity for introducing genre conventionsThis idea was submitted by Amanda Torres on the #110 Slack channel. We are moving it here to preserve it past the 90-day limit! Hi […]

Talking about generative AI with studentsOver the summer, my Tik Tok algorithm suddenly discovered that I’m a writing teacher and began showing me hundreds of professional […]

Aligning 110 and 115.1 / 115.2In the fall semester of 2023, we began a process of transitioning 110 + 115.1/115.2 to a model that more closely follows the ALP guidelines. […]

What is Hypothes.is and why are we using it?

Hypothes.is is a platform that will allow us to add (and see each other’s) annotations on readings that we do for this class. This is a way for me to facilitate a “ […]

Why are we using Slack instead of Blackboard, Google Classroom, or something else?

There are a few reasons that I’m using Slack this semester. The big reason is that I used it last semester, and students l […]