MLA Commons | HEP Teaching as a Profession | Activity https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/ Activity feed for the group, HEP Teaching as a Profession. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:37:02 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 872f9781aeed68328acafa4d0fb2b887 Lee B. Abraham started the topic MLA 2026 Sessions: LSL Second-Language Teaching and Learning Forum in the forum HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/mla-2026-sessions-lsl-second-language-teaching-and-learning-forum-7/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:12:57 -0500 The Modern Language Association’s (MLA) Executive Committee of the LSL Forum on Second-Language Teaching and Learning cordially invites you to our three (3) sessions at the MLA’s 2026 Annual Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

We look forward to seeing you and to your participation!
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314 – Reimagining Learning and Teaching with Studen…[Read more]

]]> 0 0185a279590f9ea1062a28f28e6f6d61 Luisa Canuto replied to the topic Teaching Assistant Professor of World Languages & Humanities Technologies in the forum HEP Teaching as a Profession via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/teaching-assistant-professor-of-world-languages-humanities-technologies/#post-1040406 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:52:50 -0500 Inserisco anche dei quizzetti di pratica pre-esame che possono esser utili

]]> 0 d1db803031ee32ae9d90adff100698c0 Ryan Calabretta-Sajder started the topic Teaching Assistant Professor of World Languages & Humanities Technologies in the forum HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/teaching-assistant-professor-of-world-languages-humanities-technologies/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:43:33 -0500 Please see the attached job ad and share widely.

]]> 0 284a8e619da6a501da681a87ccbcd09d Leigh A. Neithardt started the topic Membership Suggestions for 2025 Forum Delegate Election  in the forum HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/membership-suggestions-for-2025-forum-delegate-election-11/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:01:33 -0500 Hello!

The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2025, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets in January 2025. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nominate at least one can…[Read more]

]]> 0 1d61717cb2645b087df62bdb0f4924c2 Katherine D. Harris deposited Adoption of open educational resources in California colleges and universities in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1901173/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 03:00:34 -0400 The California Open Educational Resources Council (CAOERC)
was formed in 2014 to find solutions to reduce the cost of college textbooks
without impacting quality. Comprised of faculty from California’s three public
higher education systems, the CAOERC conducted a field study of 16 faculty
using OER materials to discover practical knowledge a…[Read more]

]]> 0 6384c85ccf4d390999d0f62f3d956d0a Inés Vañó García started the topic Newly extended CFP (through 07/21) – JITP Special Issue in the forum HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/newly-extended-cfp-through-07-21-jitp-special-issue-4/ Sun, 14 Jul 2024 10:15:26 -0400 <div class="entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-constrained">
<h4><strong>The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy</strong></h4>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Themed Issue 24:</strong></h4>
<strong>Digital Humanities: Labor, Political Economy, and Activism in the Age of Digital Mediation</strong>

<strong>Issue…[Read more]

]]> 0 800f6db741fa66bcb72203ad970fa9d7 Elizabeth Franklin Lewis started the topic Roundtable at New Orleans on undergraduate research in the forum HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/roundtable-at-new-orleans-on-undergraduate-research/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:01:31 -0400 I am gathering a panel for New Orleans on incorporating collaborative undergraduate research projects in the classroom. We are especially interested in hearing from faculty teaching languages and literatures other than English. Please let me know ASAP if you are interested.

Here is the tentative title and description:
<div…[Read more]

]]> 0 ca9b171ed8661b28c242e15163432404 Lissette Lopez Szwydky started the topic MLA 2025 - HEP CFP (2 of 2) How to Decolonize the Classroom in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/mla-2025-hep-cfp-2-of-2-how-to-decolonize-the-classroom/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 23:01:57 -0500 CFP: How to Decolonize the Classroom
This roundtable invites BIPOC teacher-scholars to discuss experiences and efforts to decolonize language and literature classrooms. Participants will share stories, strategies, and teaching materials. Submit 250-word abstract and brief bio to asattar@usc.edu by March 15. Deadline for submissions: Friday, 15…[Read more]

]]> 0 6daa27adc30d8548894acfc09e795804 Lissette Lopez Szwydky started the topic MLA 2025 - HEP CFP (1 of 2) Teaching and the Gig Economy in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/mla-2025-hep-cfp-1-of-2-teaching-and-the-gig-economy-2/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 22:59:00 -0500 Teaching and the Gig Economy
This roundtable explores the intersection of teaching and the gig economy. Participants will share insights on evolving educational models, workforce dynamics, and impact on educators. Submit 250-word abstract and brief bio to styutina@csun.edu by 03/15/24. Deadline for submissions: Friday, 15 March 2024Svetlana…[Read more]

]]> 0 f23c41798a4650b5a2fe7c41ed8803c6 Lissette Lopez Szwydky started the topic MLA 2025 - HEP CFP (1 of 2) Teaching and the Gig Economy in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/mla-2025-hep-cfp-1-of-2-teaching-and-the-gig-economy/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 22:57:49 -0500 Teaching and the Gig Economy
This roundtable explores the intersection of teaching and the gig economy. Participants will share insights on evolving educational models, workforce dynamics, and impact on educators. Submit 250-word abstract and brief bio to styutina@csun.edu by 03/15/24.Deadline for submissions: Friday, 15 March 2024Svetlana…[Read more]

]]> 0 fa3d53c7f6b248c923a1d27d1c10e8f6 Corine Tachtiris deposited Syllabus for grad seminar on Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Translation - revised in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1859970/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 03:00:03 -0400 This is a revised 2023 version of a course was first taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in fall 2018. It addresses feminism, gender and sexuality studies, queer theory, and critical race and ethnic studies in conjunction with translation studies.

]]> 0 a0ea8294bb163dab853b92880daafe4c Atia Sattar started the topic MLA 2024 CFP: Teaching Beyond University in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/mla-2024-cfp-teaching-beyond-university/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:54:22 -0500 [This session is organized by the HEP Teaching as a Profession Forum]

Teaching Beyond University

In its effort to recognize other spaces for postgraduate careers beyond 4-year institutions, the Teaching as a Profession Forum is inviting submissions for a virtual roundtable focused on teaching beyond a traditional university department. We are…[Read more]

]]> 0 437fa8a4f005bc84fb3dffe679215bc7 Atia Sattar started the topic MLA 2024 CFP: Ungrading as Liberatory Practice in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/mla-2024-cfp-ungrading-as-liberatory-practice/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:51:59 -0500 [This session is organized by the HEP Teaching as a Profession Forum]

Ungrading as Liberatory Practice 

As a pedagogical practice, ungrading decenters grade-based assessment and focuses instead on student learning. It is based on the philosophical premise that grades are not an accurate assessment of learning, and institutionalized grading…[Read more]

]]> 0 a086cd749618f289085579b98566df08 James R. Britton started the topic Three CFPs--MLA 2024 in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/three-cfps-mla-2024-3/ Sat, 18 Feb 2023 16:40:30 -0500 Dear Colleagues,

I’d like to call your attention to three CFPs for the 2024 MLA convention that may interest you.

  • The Range of Contingency: Models and Strategies for Success: As the nature of contingency evolves with non-tenure track faculty assuming increased responsibilities within the academy, what models or strategies can help to a…

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]]> 0 0b66283ed5e09559707b45cfbfecfadb Shawn Casey started the topic Two Tenure-Track Teaching Positions in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/two-tenure-track-teaching-positions/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:02:26 -0500 Columbus State Community College is a great place to work! The college has amplified our efforts to promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion across hiring, curriculum, and teaching.

Our positions are posted here:

Link to Tenure-Track Instructor – Rhetoric and Composition

 

If you have questions about the positions, college, or Columbus, feel f…[Read more]

]]> 0 a6ce3cd774ad9529899b2fc79cc3088b Rebecca Davis deposited Oops Token Example in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1771416/ Fri, 11 Feb 2022 03:48:43 -0500 Example of how to set up a policy of Oops Tokens to build flexibility into attendance policies. This idea comes from the book Specifications Grading by Linda Nilson via Flower Darby’s book Small Teaching Online.

]]> 0 211a48ae48bef36da7fd52f35f92a37f Jen McConnel started the topic Call for papers: please share widely! in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/call-for-papers-please-share-widely/ Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:36:21 -0400 Guaranteed session at MLA 2022:Where Do We Go From Here? Anti-Racism and the Future of the Profession

This panel explores the ways educators are engaging with anti-racist practices in their language and literature classrooms as we re-envision the future of our profession. We are seeking practical pedagogical experiences and reflections,…[Read more]

]]> 0 50ee0e385209880dbbbd73db852b55d0 Anne Donlon replied to the topic Invitation to join a new Commons group on teaching remotely in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/invitation-to-join-a-new-commons-group-on-teaching-remotely-4/#post-1026683 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:21:47 -0500 Apologies for the additional message. For some reason, the link broke in my original message. Here is the correct link: https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-remotely/.

]]> 0 edffb3637ba8c28611630bc61cf3551e Katherine D. Harris deposited Curating Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1719060/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 02:26:10 -0500 This is the published introduction to the born-digital, open-access, peer-reviewed *Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities*. More a rationale and scholarly study of both Digital Pedagogy and DPiH in general, this introduces articulates the uses, theory, rationale about digital pedagogy as it has been shaped in U.S. institutions since the explosion of…[Read more]

]]> 0 56d9a5d8819540195a6760a10c4307d3 Jen McConnel started the topic Connecting with the community in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/connecting-with-the-community/ Sat, 10 Oct 2020 17:10:48 -0400 Hello everyone! I have been nominated as a candidate for the forum on Teaching as a Profession, and I wanted to introduce myself before the voting window opens next week. I’m a long-time teacher-researcher, and recently I began my position as an assistant professor of English education at Longwood University in Virginia.

My work centers around s…[Read more]

]]> 0 6f6c47c9ed39d1e0c851a84f0cf9d061 Kate Pond started the topic seeking participants for my thesis project in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/seeking-participants-for-my-thesis-project-2/ Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:53:11 -0400 I’m attempting to collect a number of micro-stories in order to deconstruct them by their morphological functions and rebuild one story from the crowd-sourced content. I am hopeful for a diverse representation, but looking for more voices. I would really appreciate if you have 30 minutes or so, that you help contribute to my…[Read more]

]]> 0 94b01e0eb0061874aef03f7c7eb4f1f2 Mark Bracher deposited Compassion-Cultivating Pedagogy: Advancing Social Justice by Improving Social Cognition through Literary Study in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1705594/ Tue, 18 Aug 2020 03:48:44 -0400 Previous studies suggest that narrative fiction promotes social justice by increasing empathy, but critics have argued that the partiality of empathy severely limits its effectiveness as an engine of social justice, and that what needs to be developed is universal compassion rather than empathy. We created Compassion-Cultivating Pedagogy (CCP) to…[Read more]

]]> 0 6e71f176da9e063518b2e4fad8bfd579 William Christopher Brown started the topic Women & Language CFP in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/women-language-cfp-2/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:10:56 -0400 From Leland G. Spencer:

Call for Papers | Women & Language

Editor: Leland G. Spencer, PhD | Miami University

Women & Language, an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal publishes original scholarly articles and creative work covering all aspects of communication, language, and gender. Contributions to Women & Language may be…[Read more]

]]> 0 d78ae42f866754f665cd262ff1bb6c59 Katherine D. Harris deposited Final Progress Report California Open Educational Resources Council in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1684837/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:29:16 -0400 Final progress report about the California Open Educational Resources Council’s work with 3 representatives from each of the California State University, University of California, and California Community Colleges, to investigate the efficacy of implementing adoption of OER textbooks and to create a repository of OER textbooks for use in all 3 systems.

]]> 0 adfd6564bfd80c7de296c2d1f9deeca6 Katherine D. Harris deposited White Paper: OER Adoption Study: Using Open Educational Resources in the College Classroom in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1684832/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:25:47 -0400 Based on its survey responses, the California Open Educational Resources Council identified several impediments to adopting OER textbooks and concluded that rigorous peer review was ultimately the first step towards advocating for adoption of OER textbooks. The Council quickly identified 50 highly-enrolled courses with expensive textbooks across…[Read more]

]]> 0 17b4f4864ad99acba25992391614dc4e Mary Ann Tobin started the topic Announcing Candidacy - HEP Teaching as a Profession Forum Executive Committee in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/announcing-candidacy-hep-teaching-as-a-profession-forum-executive-committee/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 20:23:01 -0400 Dear Colleagues,

I’m honored to have been nominated to serve on the HEP Teaching as a Profession Forum Executive Committee, and I write to introduce myself and my qualifications beyond the information that you’ll find in my MLA Commons Profile or at my personal web site. In brief, as a member of the executive committee, I’d like to expand my e…[Read more]

]]> 0 1f2992f087ce56f6f756473f60194101 Brian Croxall deposited Who Teaches When We Teach DH? A Survey in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1666270/ Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:26:29 -0400 As the digital humanities have rapidly gained prominence and attention over the last decade, learning has shifted from individual experiences at training environments such as THATCamps and Institutes to more formal institutional instruction. This means that the number of people teaching digital humanities (DH) has had to increase. Who are these…[Read more]

]]> 0 307baa9b0a2d5793de7a55fce7052697 Roger Whitson deposited ENGL 494: English Capstone — Comics and Graphic Novels in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1660887/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 03:54:48 -0400 This section of 494 provides students with an introduction to the reading, history, and making of comics and graphic novels. Comics have often been associated with popular culture, pulp fiction, and ephemerality. Yet comics merge image and text to create a unique form of sequential art that is becoming ever more visible and influential in our…[Read more]

]]> 0 44fc44587612ed995906fa7fc7655f3f Roger Whitson deposited DTC 356: Information Structures in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1660884/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 03:49:49 -0400 DTC 356 explores the cultural, aesthetic, and political roles of information and data. Beginning with library classification systems and Wikipedia, the course then turns to the role of metadata in organizing collections and our lives before ending with a consideration of text-mining and topic modeling. The conclusion considers these techniques in…[Read more]

]]> 0 2e5d32f92f84d3d334425d43d7967862 William Christopher Brown started the topic 2020 MLA CFP: Teaching in an Age of Populism (Due: 28 March 2019) in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/2020-mla-cfp-teaching-in-an-age-of-populism-due-28-march-2019/ Fri, 15 Mar 2019 05:41:34 -0400 2020 MLA CFP: Teaching in an Age of Populism 

Conference: Modern Language Association Convention

Location: Seattle, Washington

Dates: 09–12 January 2020

Full name of sponsoring MLA committee: Executive Committee for the Forum Higher Education and the Profession (HEP): Teaching as a Profession

Contact emails…[Read more]

]]> 0 fe76c9fa97fa73fcfe1b8cf4561d36f9 William Christopher Brown started the topic 2020 MLA CFP: “Advocating for Foreign Language Departments” (Due: 28 March 2019) in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/2020-mla-cfp-advocating-for-foreign-language-departments-due-28-march-2019/ Fri, 15 Mar 2019 05:37:51 -0400 2020 MLA CFP: Advocating for Foreign Language Departments

Conference: Modern Language Association Convention

Location: Seattle, Washington

Dates: 09–12 January 2020

Full name of sponsoring MLA committee: Executive Committee for the Forum Higher Education and the Profession (HEP): Teaching as a Profession

Contact email…[Read more]

]]> 0 f90bf42c5b486588a1cee3ec5848a663 Stefan Vogel started the topic Study participation request in the discussion HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/study-participation-request-6/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 23:56:11 -0400 Dear HEP Teaching as a Profession members,

My name is Stefan Vogel. I am a PhD student in the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Program at the University of Arizona, and I would like to invite you to participate in my dissertation research. In my dissertation project, I focus on the professional development of L2 writing instructors in…[Read more]

]]> 0 68981a7b89db9f514bed89db5634aceb Corine Tachtiris deposited Syllabus for grad seminar on Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Translation in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1625188/ Fri, 07 Dec 2018 03:48:44 -0500 This course was first taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in fall 2018.
It addresses feminism, gender and sexuality studies, queer theory, and critical race and ethnic studies in conjunction with translation studies.

]]> 0 0b65be61d61f2bed465be9393268004c Carol Zuses started the topic Membership Suggestions for 2019 Forum Delegate Election in the discussion Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/membership-suggestions-for-2019-forum-delegate-election-11/ Fri, 21 Sep 2018 12:30:19 -0400 The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2019, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets during the January 2019 convention in Chicago. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nom…[Read more]

]]> 0 54d6bf7178ffed4314985946737a23e3 Carolyn McCue Goffman deposited Sending Canaries to the Job Market: Ethical Issues in Training Community College Faculty in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1597948/ Sat, 20 Jan 2018 03:54:11 -0500 This presentation explores ethical dilemmas for graduate school educators in programs that prepare M.A. students to teach English in community colleges. Such graduate programs attract students and produce strong, enthusiastic teachers, and university administrators value the programs because they draw tuition; however, the job prospects for…[Read more]

]]> 0 07eece1287ae17db58eaf78d2d77f2e4 Nicky Agate started the topic Call for Papers: Teaching and Resistance in the Age of Trumpism in the discussion Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/call-for-papers-teaching-and-resistance-in-the-age-of-trumpism/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:04:30 -0500 The 2016 election of Donald Trump has brought with it a wave of dangerous, reactionary developments, including an emboldened white supremacy; brazen sexism; a belligerent foreign policy posture; an ever-more punitive stance on “law and order”; racist, xenophobic immigration and border policies; denial of scientifically-proven climate change; an…[Read more]

]]> 0 324b5b56048a3d416559ec4401644ff8 Rebecca Kennison deposited HuMetricsHSS: Exploring the Potential for Altmetrics as Value-Based Indicators in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1583173/ Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:00:01 -0400 This presentation introduces the HuMetricsHSS (Humane Metrics in the Humanities and Social Sciences [HSS]) initiative (http://humetricshss.org/), which aims to develop and support values-based research indicators in HSS disciplines.

Because researchers’ practices are closely linked with the evaluation metrics by which they are judged, H…[Read more]

]]> 0 65579c40f28428822be096d5673bc6af Matthew Levay deposited 2017 Teaching Literature Book Award commendation in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1582827/ Mon, 25 Sep 2017 20:09:59 -0400 The Teaching Literature Book Award is an international, juried prize, awarded biennially by the faculty in the graduate programs in English at Idaho State University. This commendation discusses both the winning volume and an honorable mention.

]]> 0 21ce6af99766a826eeb486d3e28b943a Matthew Levay started the topic Announcing the Teaching Literature Book Award honorable mention for 2017 in the discussion Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/announcing-the-teaching-literature-book-award-honorable-mention-for-2017/ Sun, 24 Sep 2017 16:58:52 -0400 The Idaho State University Department of English and Philosophy is pleased to announce Teaching Early Modern Literature from the Archives, edited by Heidi Brayman Hackel (University of California, Riverside) and Ian Frederick Moulton (Arizona State University), as an honorable mention for the 2017 Teaching Literature Book Award. The book was pub…[Read more]

]]> 0 e26598262ba3b489cfa4427b640e4b05 Matthew Levay started the topic Announcing the Teaching Literature Book Award winner for 2017 in the discussion Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/announcing-the-teaching-literature-book-award-winner-for-2017/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:20:15 -0400 The Idaho State University Department of English and Philosophy is pleased to announce Service Learning and Literary Studies in English, edited by Laurie Grobman (Penn State University, Berks) and Roberta Rosenberg (Christopher Newport University) as the winner of the 2017 Teaching Literature Book Award. The book was published by the Modern La…[Read more]

]]> 0 12316158790afd4d163437aa3ec1ab4f Amanda Licastro deposited Composition and Writing with Sources in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1579204/ Sat, 19 Aug 2017 01:00:00 -0400 Course Description: Develops the ability to write clear, coherent, and well-developed expository prose. This course requires analytical reading and critical thinking and includes instruction and practice in research methods and writing from sources.

]]> 0 99d6183f80d2db423ae9a4ebbc52e2ef Amanda Licastro deposited The Cyborg Apocalypse in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1579101/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:02:30 -0400 Is the divide between human and machine becoming harder to maintain? From the Golem of folk tales to Frankenstein and even Siri, the concept of the semi-artificial person, or cyborg, is long-lived, appearing across popular, religious, and scientific imaginations. As technology becomes more personal, the cyborg becomes less alien, and the prospect…[Read more]

]]> 0 cb101670af6402c94c3d6315caf0b74e Stacey Lee Donohue deposited Introduction to Fiction syllabus (online course) in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1577231/ Thu, 03 Aug 2017 01:01:52 -0400 Syllabus for an online, 12 week, general education literature course for non-majors.

]]> 0 a9294e7a67187b8fd26a97b560a8015c Carol DeGrasse deposited Rhetorical Analysis Peer-Review Handout in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1566522/ Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:01:37 -0400 This handout serves as a guide for student peer-reviewers to provide useful feedback to the writer. The open-ended questions walk the reviewer through the rhetorical analysis essay and provide a structure for evaluating the thesis, organization, rhetorical strategies, and use of pathos, ethos, logos, and kairos in the paper. The Rhetorical…[Read more]

]]> 0 a37f94c8c0915c844477e3bf1e3f0018 H. Mark Reynolds deposited Checking the Rear View Mirror: The Preparation of Two-Year College Faculty in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1566228/ Fri, 07 Apr 2017 20:11:29 -0400 A detailed description of an innovative, but short-lived, graduate training program for two-year college faculty that began in 1975 at Carnegie Mellon University may offer possibilities for new programs that can benefit both two-year colleges and universities.

]]> 0 2c1b72bb0aeb364516e9af69594d2936 Carol DeGrasse deposited Creating a Strong Thesis Statement in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1565083/ Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:11:30 -0400 This handout explains in clear and simple terms what a strong thesis statement should–and should not be. Examples of the four main types of ‘weak’ thesis statements are given, along with four corresponding ‘strong’ thesis statements. I have successfully used this handout in workshopping students’ thesis ideas.

]]> 0 9bff8cd31b6c598492b44fa6889834ac Carol DeGrasse deposited Creating a Strong Thesis Statement in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1564136/ Wed, 08 Mar 2017 20:11:19 -0500 This handout explains in clear and simple terms what a strong thesis statement should–and should not be. Examples of the four main types of ‘weak’ thesis statements are given, along with four corresponding ‘strong’ thesis statements. I have successfully used this handout in workshopping students’ thesis ideas.

]]> 0 7b6a6afa8c0d05524863f0e5ceb4f614 David Laurence deposited Trends in Bachelor's Degrees in English and Other Selected Fields of Study, 1987–2015 in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1557719/ Fri, 20 Jan 2017 20:09:59 -0500 Prepared for session 366 on the 2017 convention program, Shapes of the English Major Today, arranged by the ADE Ad Hoc Committee on the English Major, this presentation summarizes trends in bachelor’s degree completions using time series degree completions data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS), as compiled by the National…[Read more]

]]> 0 446f5bebd3ea9ff30b17d2ca3f6363e8 Roger Whitson deposited ENGL 372: Nineteenth-Century Literature of the Americas and the British Empire in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1557547/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 20:20:47 -0500 372 [HUM] 19th Century Literature of the British Empire and the Americas. 3 credit hours. Literary and cultural texts in English from 1800 to 1900 focusing on global British literature and literatures of the Americas.

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]]> 0 dd04e1be7423d66752e18e3e5c948d96 Carol DeGrasse deposited MLA 8 Documentation Presentation (with Creative Common License) in the group HEP Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/552821/ Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:43:16 -0400 The presentation is a Powerpoint slide show that covers the new MLA 8 documentation for classroom use. The presentation covers the nine core elements, with brief explanations and examples of how to properly use them in writing citations.

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