The progression...

And finding ways to get people paid...doesn't it always come down to that, whatever the it is?

Rewrite (again)

Against conventional wisdom (i.e., that of people teaching for a long time and looking forward to retirement), I'm changing my professional writing course again next term. It'll focus more on what my students need and on what I think professional literacy requires, an in-depth look at the way that writing works in their individual fields.

I might need to take into account the folks who test into 240. I might also need to take into account some sort of course management software that will allow my students to meet outside the classroom.

More to come.

Class today

Today in class we worked on Powerpoint presentations depicting the person who will be reading our cover letters. This exercise is designed to help folks envision their audience, exactly, so that they know who the heck they're writing to.

First Post

This is a first post designed simply to hold the space.