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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Twitter in a Creative Writing Class
Inspired by the way Adam Johnson shares innovative classes via Blogger, I decided to create a blog for two of my classes this semester. One is a graduate course on Linked Stories, and the other is an undergraduate course on … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, Writing
Tagged #amlinking, #amnoveling, Adam Johnson, hashtag, indie lit, NaNoWriMo, Twitter, writing communities
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When Students Friend Me
[Teacher friends: Feel free to adapt this and use it on your own syllabi.] MY SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY: This course will introduce you to the ways in which social media will become a part of your professional writing life. For … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, The Biggest Things
Tagged Facebook, social media policy, students, Twitter
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Write the Book You Want to Read
Here’s the course description for my course: Advanced Fiction: Novel Writing According to a recent survey, 81 percent of Americans feel they have a book in them. I figure you’re here today because you’re one of those people. Good for … Continue reading
