Mar 31, 2023
Our conversation with Blair Powless at the Dovetail concludes with a dive into something Blair calls The Continuous Conversation. He makes references to Western Academic Tradition, and here, “Western” specifically refers to culture and tradition that originated in Europe and spread around the world, definitely to
Mar 31, 2023
Our conversation with Blair Powless at the Dovetail continues. In this episode, Blair clarifies:
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That we think about what words mean through denotation and connotation.
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That a poetic awareness helps writers consider the layers and layers of meaning that word connotations bring to our writing.
Mar 31, 2023
Blair Powless calls himself a freelance educator. He’s been writing faculty at Lake Superior College, has coached local Spoken Word Poets in a group called Are Poets, and is currently studying history in hopes of teaching it. In this episode, Blair emphasizes that:
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Academic writers will benefit from poetry...
Mar 31, 2023
Kelli Hallsten Erickson is back, and this time with a very practical discussion of Outlines. I figured that would get you excited. Right. Anyway, pay attention to how Kelli:
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Argues that outlines save time as well as provide clarity.
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Is a big fan of all things Delayed Gratification.
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Shows how outlines...
Mar 31, 2023
In this episode, LSC’s Executive Diversity Officer Sarah Lyons is going to explore the intersection of Implicit Bias and College Writing.
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She breaks down the difference between explicit and implicit bias.
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She shows how our implicit biases, while hardwired into all of us, can be problematic if we