Monday
9-11 a.m. Office Hours
1 p.m. Meet with Brenda
2 p.m. Meet with Andrew
Tuesday
9-10 a.m. Office Hours
10 a.m. Meet with Amanda
11-12:15 p.m. MM-320 (HC 7)
1-2:15 p.m. MM-431 (HC 7)
2:30 p.m. Meet with Courtney
Wednesday
9-11 a.m. Office Hours
11 a.m. MM Dept. meeting
12:15 Review Editor’s meeting
Thursday
9-10 a.m. Office Hours
11-12:15 p.m. MM-320 (HC 7)
1-2:15 p.m. MM-431 (HC 7)
2:30 p.m. Meet with Sarah
Friday
11:30 a.m. Review general staff meeting
Noon - 12:50 p.m. MM490 (HC 303)
1 p.m. Board of Student Pubs meeting
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
EAT THAT FROG
A good friend of mine made me read this book this summer called "Eat That Frog." The author Brian Tracy advertises it as a guide to overcome procrastination, but I'm not sold on that description of the book.
He many asks the reader to consider what things are most important and make a plan to work on those things each day.
He has a couple of great quotes in the book, including: "You can get your time and your life under control only to the degree to which you discontinue lower value activities."
Also, "The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter the least."
Hmm, I wonder if spending time blogging falls into a category of wasted time? I sure hope not.
At any rate, it's a fantastic little book that offers some very practical and helpful solutions to point your life in the right direction.
He many asks the reader to consider what things are most important and make a plan to work on those things each day.
He has a couple of great quotes in the book, including: "You can get your time and your life under control only to the degree to which you discontinue lower value activities."
Also, "The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter the least."
Hmm, I wonder if spending time blogging falls into a category of wasted time? I sure hope not.
At any rate, it's a fantastic little book that offers some very practical and helpful solutions to point your life in the right direction.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
I love blogs!
I've just checked in with my feature writing class for the fall semester. I am going to love reading their blogs each week. What fun! I hope this experiment is as fun for them as it's going to be for me.
Books I'd recommend
Anything by Laurie Notario
"84 Charing Cross Road," by Helene Hanif
Bridget Jones Diary
"Bird by Bird" (writing guide recommended by a good friend of mine.)
"84 Charing Cross Road," by Helene Hanif
Bridget Jones Diary
"Bird by Bird" (writing guide recommended by a good friend of mine.)
My Christmas Wish List
A nice new, shiny digital camera
A fun thing to plug my ipod easily into our home stereo
A fun thing to plug my ipod easily into our home stereo
Friday, August 11, 2006
Feature Writing Fall 2006
Hello, Bloggers! This will be a fun experiment for the semester, I think. Your weekly assignment will be to post twice to your blog each week. You need to create a topic within your blog called Feature Writing and post two comments each week. After you set up your blog, be sure to e-mail me the link.
1) Type in 200-400 words (can copy and paste from Word if easier) about a weekly observation you've made. Really focus on the QUALITY of your writing. If you notice an unusual scene at the store or wherever, capture it in writing. Your goal is to share snippets of life with the class. This is not a venting spot. Focus on one single event and communicate its significance to your readers.
2) On the second post, you have a choice. You can continue to work fervently on your writing and capture another slice of life or you can use what I'll call stream-of-conscience venting. Whatever you want. Just type at least 200 words.
3) You are also required to visit the blogs of one of your classmates each week and post something. Do not repeat classmates until you have looked at them all. You can certainly read everyone's each week if you like.
4) You will keep a written record on a sheet of notebook paper of the dates you update your blog and post comments on your classmates blogs.
1) Type in 200-400 words (can copy and paste from Word if easier) about a weekly observation you've made. Really focus on the QUALITY of your writing. If you notice an unusual scene at the store or wherever, capture it in writing. Your goal is to share snippets of life with the class. This is not a venting spot. Focus on one single event and communicate its significance to your readers.
2) On the second post, you have a choice. You can continue to work fervently on your writing and capture another slice of life or you can use what I'll call stream-of-conscience venting. Whatever you want. Just type at least 200 words.
3) You are also required to visit the blogs of one of your classmates each week and post something. Do not repeat classmates until you have looked at them all. You can certainly read everyone's each week if you like.
4) You will keep a written record on a sheet of notebook paper of the dates you update your blog and post comments on your classmates blogs.
Technology overload!
So I've joined facebook, created a sparkteam and started my own blog. Geez. I told myself I wanted my students to have some experience with the Internet world and how it affects and shapes communication. This does seem like the perfect opportunity.
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