Category: Pedagogy

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+ chicago, cla, college language association, conferences, graduate school, netwroking, Pedagogy, phd advice

Networking and Conferencing: Part II

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Note: 2016 CLA post and 2017 CLA post. A few weeks ago, I posted some tips about networking and conferencing. As well, over the past couple of years, I have written about my experiences at the annual College Language Association (CLA) convention. For a little background, founded in 1937 by Black scholars and educators, CLA fosters innovative scholarship and study that “serves the academic, … Read More Networking and Conferencing: Part II

+ Ben Railton, blogging, dissertation, graduate school, Pedagogy, porductivity

How do you maintain productivity?

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Note: Images from PhD Comics. Over the past few years, various people have asked me how I remain so productive with such a packed schedule. Today, I want to provide some tips to remain productive amidst so much work that needs to be done. This is by no means an exhaustive list of ways to remain productive. When I say productive, I am speaking … Read More How do you maintain productivity?

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+ #ncte, academia, academics, english, Pedagogy, university

“What do you produce as an English teacher?”

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A few days ago, someone asked me a question that made me stop and think. The person asked, “What do you produce as an English teacher?” The inquisitor did not posit the question in a derogatory manner; in fact, I firmly believe that the person asking the question wanted to legitimately understand what I do as an English teacher at a university. I paused … Read More “What do you produce as an English teacher?”

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+ academic freedom, amanda ochoa, contingent faculty, higher education administration, Pedagogy, technology

Contingent Faculty, Academic Freedom, and Technology

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Currently, I’m taking a class in higher ed administration. Part of the class requires me to read articles and watch videos then respond to them. Last week, we covered faculty in the university and various issues arose from technology in the classroom and academic freedom to contingent faculty. Most notably, these are the issues that stuck out to me and resonated the most due … Read More Contingent Faculty, Academic Freedom, and Technology

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+ black panther, christopher priest, comics, dc comics, deathlok, don mcgregor, dwayne mcduffie, graphic novels, jack kirby, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, Pedagogy, race, stan lee, swamp thing

Comics and Race Syllabus

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Over the past couple of years, I have really started to dive into comics and graphic novels. Initially, I would just look through the local library to find books on the shelf. Here, I found texts such as Southern Bastards, Scalped, Bayou, I Am Alfonso Jones, and more. Since then, I have started looking at these texts more, especially series such as Black Panther and … Read More Comics and Race Syllabus

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