David Bartholomae, a professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh, wrote an essay called “Inventing the University” in 1985. In this essay, he talks about what it takes to essentially create your own “university”. Bartholomae describes it as “Every time a student sits down to write…he has to invent the university for the occasion… …
Sep 02
Bartholomae “Inventing the University” Blog Post
Writing is difficult for me For much of my academic lifetime, I viewed it as a reflection of who I am and how my thoughts work. I wanted to put myself in the best light possible while staying indicative of my true self. Not only is it a struggle stay true to oneself while …
Sep 02
Categorizing & Tagging Posts
As the blog starts to expand with posts from Assignments and News Items, please remember to add a TAG to highlight the content (AAR #1 and AAR #2 for this week’s assignments) AND add a CATEGORY — is it an Assignment (AAR #1 and AAR #2), a NEWS update, or an ANNOUNCEMENT (these will mostly …
Sep 02
Bartholomae “Inventing the University” Response
Natalie DiPasquale “Inventing the University” Essay In David Bartholomae’s article “Inventing the University”, he outlines the difficulties incoming college students face when transitioning from high school writing into undergraduate level material. What is interesting is that, although his points are still relevant and very applicable today, a lot about what is expected and what students …
Sep 01
Bartholomae in Richmond
David Bartholomae’s essay entitled “Inventing the University” focused on three critiques of essays written by students before 1983. However, the faults in these essays and his professional analysis of these essays are more than relevant 25 years later. His critiques mainly focus on grammatical errors, structural faults, and tone mistakes made by students. Bartholomae’s suggestion …
Aug 30
Academic Computing
After taking a queue from a few of the other students in class… I, too, decided to look beyond the realm of the posted blogs and find another blog to follow to add more diversity to the conversation. I tripped upon the “Academic Computing” blog, written by Neil Brown. He is a education computing researcher …
Aug 29
What does “Pedagogy” even mean?
In an effort to find a unique blog that would be less likely for multiple students to follow, I went to trusted Google and searched for the top higher ed blogs. EdTech posted a great list of the “50 Must-Read Higher Ed IT Blogs” of the year. After quite a bit of skimming to find …
Aug 29
The Chronicle of Higher Education – Scholars Talk Writing
Steven Pinker is interviewed regarding his style of scholarly writing and discusses his view that scholarly writing should be accessible to non-scholars as well as scholars in this article. He gives examples of tactics that he uses such as inserting whimsy, writing clearly and an extensive review process. He also points out some of the …
Aug 29
The Chronicle of Higher Education – What Are Your Experiences with Cheating?
Technology has opened many doors since the beginning of it’s use in the academic world. With copious amounts of information available to students with just the click of a mouse, it’s no surprise that some have taken advantage of and/or capitalized on the opportunity. I think this poses an interesting question of whether or not …
Aug 28
Inside Higher Ed- Even Professors Hate Group Work
This article is about why Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder believes that group work for professors, as well for others, helps benefit them. While we know that collaborative work helps students prepare for their future in the real world where some people working at their jobs have to work together to share ideas, concerns, and get the …