Aug
12
2008
Check the bottom of this WSJ online piece for the credit tag — wonder who Mr. Becker is working for … ?
His argument that Turnitin is not a gotcha service but a means of engendering community in the classroom is a novel one.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/prevent-plagiarism-classroom/story.aspx?guid=%7B59791173-5804-4BA9-BBBA-8C485D71E154%7D&dist=hppr
Aug
11
2008
He cuts a broad swath, but see his reference to first-year composition in the 8th para. Doesn’t the rhet/comp community have data supporting smaller classes as producing better writing among students?
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2008/08/08/carey
Aug
02
2008
This is an interesting blog piece at ReadWriteWeb, asking a “can” question (with some “how” information) instead of the too-often asked “if” question. The piece points to some useful resources, too.