Teaching Philosophy
Two fundamental principles guide my approach to teaching. First, I believe in collaborative learning that allows students and teachers to work together to co-create knowledge and understanding. Closely tied to this, I also believe it is my responsibility to help prepare students to effectively participate as literate members in a wide range of communication situations, especially those involving digital and multimedia literacies. These two principles derive from my engagement with writing studies scholarship and my experience teaching writing in traditional, computer mediated, and fully online environments over the last six years. Full Text: Web | PDF
Technology Philosophy
The increasing presence of technology in writing classrooms provides both opportunity and challenge for the practice of good teaching. While it is tempting to see technology as an inherently equalizing force, as many early adopters of classroom technology once prophesized, strong pedagogical practices that promote multiple points of entry to and equitable participation with classroom technology are vital to a quality classroom experience. For example, because students come to the classroom with often drastically different technological literacies, it is important that those with less experience not be penalized via pedagogical practices that don’t recognize the technological learning curve these students face. Full Text: Web | PDF
