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Composition Theory & Practice
09 Mar

Integrating Quotations in MLA Style

in composition, handout, instruction, mla style, teaching, writing

The MLA-style in-text citation is a highly compressed format, designed to preserve the smooth flow of your own ideas (without letting the outside material take over your whole paper). This article describes how to integrate quotes from sources efficiently.

14 Apr

CFP: GPACW 2011

in composition, computers, new media, writing

Please find attached the CFP for GPACW. This is an awesome conference with good people. I've attached the PDF below. Here are the details:

Da t e s :
Friday - Saturday October 21 - 22, 2011
L o c a t i o n :
Dakota State University
Madison, South Dakota ,
home of DSU's Programs in English for New Media
and Professional and Technical Communication
P r o p o s a l s Du e :
September 15, 2011

14 Apr

Digital Rhetoricians 8: Online Comp and Basic Writing

in basic writing, composition, distance learning, online

In this episode, the digital rhetoricians discuss Patricia Webb Peterson's "The Debate about Online Learning: Key Issues for Writing teachers" and Linda Stine's "The Best of Both Worlds: Teaching Basic Writers in Class and Online."

Download the episode here.

 

21 Feb

Digital Rhetoricians Episode 3 - The Database and The Essay

in composition, copyright, database, essay, rhetoric

At long last, here is the third episode of Digital Rhetoricians. This time we're focused on Johndan Johnson-Eilola's "The Database and the Essay," a great essay in the Writing New Media edited collection. We also offer a news segment at the beginning. You can download the podcast here or on iTunes.

23 Sep

Starting an Open Textbook? Think 100 or 200 Level Courses

in composition, enrollment, first year writing, open textbook

For teachers who are thinking about starting an open textbook project for their discipline, one good strategy could be to target an entry level college course within their discipline. I can think of three good reasons to do so: impact on students, the size of the potential author community, and transformative effects on the commercial textbook market.