I decided to work with Renae's "Improvement of Reading Classroom" pattern, as I often teach "Fundamentals of English," which is our basic writing course, and I think the pattern she uses could be adapted nicely for the Fundamentals classroom. Here's the original pattern from Renae: Here's how I modified the pattern for a face-to-face Fundamentals... Continue Reading →

This was an interesting and humbling exercise for me. In theory, I figured I would prefer the pen and paper approach to modeling as opposed to using digital tools. I did like having the ability to write and erase as needed, but I found that this approach made me a bit sloppier in my work.... Continue Reading →

I decided to focus on a typical writing project module in a face-to-face writing classroom for my environment, since that's what and where I usually teach. I was inspired by the "Blended Learning--Flipped Classroom Pattern" and the "Build On It Term Paper Pattern" from the LEM library (see images below for reference). In addition, I've identified... Continue Reading →