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Gathering Voices
Tracy Mendham’s
Writing-to-Learn Online Assignment
Calderwood Writing Initiative at Franklin Pierce
August 16, 2007
I Need an Early Informal Assignment That Will:
Break the ice Encourage pre-writing Generate topic ideas Build community Enhance student confidence
“Technology” is Whatever Was Invented After You Were Born
My GPS students may not have computers at home, or Internet access except on our commuter campus
Blogger Lets Me Build a Blog
An extension of the classroom for students who want to wander there
A place for me to store information A window out of the classroom to the
world of information A window into the classroom for
colleagues, future students, others
Students Can Hear Each Other’s Voices
by going to the blog on the weekend or waiting for class on Monday
I Burn Them on a CD (iTunes Makes It Easy)
To play in class or loan to students who can’t listen online
If I Have Time for a Big Project
I Use Audacity to Paste Together the Episodes with Background Music
The Audacity Compilation Can Be Listened to As One Track In Future Classes
Or used to share my work with colleagues
This Will Test the Tech
Mid-semester and end-of-semester I can have students use voice messaging to complete journal assignments when I have their physical journals. This initial assignment will be a way to test the feasibility of the technology.