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I’ve been teaching composition at the college level since 1984, and have had the pleasure of working with students at several different institution types: a community college, a private college, and a research university. For 10 years, I served as writing program administrator at the University of California, Irvine, responsible for facilitating required first-year writing courses and for training new graduate students to teach composition. The first-year writing class is truly a rite of passage, a common experience for thousands of college students across the country every year.

It been a while since we've posted any content on using Twitter in the academic context, so this submission from Leslie Anglesey is welcomed. These suggestions

Writing as a Process Writing is arduous, difficult work. Even for those who have chosen writing as a profession, the muse often fails to show…

The Teacher's Guide To Writing In The Cloud: cloud-based word processing, google docs, adobe, zoho, technology, writing, composition

Tweet Student blogging is not a project, but a process. We are continuously striving to refine, improve and re-evaluate. As I am meeting with teachers individually, I can’t stress enough the ...

How do your students' email writing skills stack up?

As an Edudemic reader, you are well versed in the importance of technology in education. But are you aware of the specific role it can play in writing? Take a look at the findings of a recent study.

I wrote a post on how Blogs and Wikis make students better writers--teachers too for that matter--and wanted to follow it up with how tweeting improves writing. Then I found Jennifer's summary. It ...