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2022 Red Sox Predictions

I should start this year’s installment noting that I was horribly wrong about last season. So was every major projection system, most notably ZIPs, which had the Sox going 79-83. Not to be outdone, and anticipating a mid-season fire sale, … Continue reading

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ENG 651 Week 11: Community Engagement Reflection / Job Advertisements

Today’s Plan: Community Engagement Reflection Coding Job Advertisements Homework Community Engagement Reflection (Hour #1) Now that we are at least 1/2 way through with our community engagement project, I’d like you to engage in some direct reflection. I’ve put together … Continue reading

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ENG 231 11.T/R: Ethical Systems and Trolley Problems

Introduction to Ethics Today I want to give some sense of what constitutes ethics. I’ll start by attempting to differentiate ethics from morals. Both ethics and morals are a part of what we call practical philosophy–rather than dealing with “what … Continue reading

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ENG 301 11.T: Welcome Back! Let’s Get Going

Today’s Plan: Reminder: Labor-Based Grading Project Two: Developing a Proficiency Grade Reminder: Advising WEP Major / Writing Minor Community Engagement Project Deliverables and Work Logs Labor-Based Grading I wanted to review the syllabus and this course’s idiosyncratic assessment system. Remember … Continue reading

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ENG 231 9.R: Games as Tragedy Papers

Paper Description (2025) This project asks you to analyze a game in terms of tragedy. I know that is not very specific, but I cannot necessarily predict what *kind* of of analysis you should do, or what “terms of tragedy” … Continue reading

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ENG 301 9.T: Project 1 Feedback, Community Engagement Teams

Today’s Plan: Project 1 Feedback Williams and Bizup Lauer and Brumberger Community Engagement Teams Homework Project 1 Feedback I’ve got a postmortem doc. Williams and Bizup I’ve also got a Williams and Bizup doc. Community Engagement Teams I’ve put together … Continue reading

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ENG 301 8.R: Social Media Crash Course

Today’s Plan: Elements of Social Media Management Let’s Craft Some Tweets Photoshop: Let’s Crop and Adjust Some Images Homework: Read Lauer and Brumberger, Canvas Discussion Elements of Social Media Management Peer Organization Research Social Media Follower Exercise Social Media Content … Continue reading

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ENG 301 7.R: Designing Text / Reading for Tuesday

Today’s Plan: Review Flyer Redesigns Very Quick Exercise #1: Taking and Saving a Screenshot Very Quick Exercise #2: Cropping a Photograph Very Quick Exercise #3: Placing Text on an Image Document Design Review Flyer Designs Intersections Between Technical Communication and … Continue reading

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ENG 301 7.T: Design Crash Course

Today’s Plan: CRAP What Not To Do Works Every Time Layout Homework As I said last class, I do not consider myself a designer. But I am someone who, when the occasion arises, can design something. While I might not … Continue reading

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ENG 231 7.T: Prepping Presentations

Today’s Plan: Review Catharsis / Walking Dead questions Presentation Expectations Sign Up for Presentations Thursday’s class: Writing Time in Ross 1240 Brainstorming Some Walking Dead Paper Angles First, let’s clear up what catharsis might mean, especially the idea that catharsis … Continue reading

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