Greetings, folks! In my culminating post for CET, I’m excited to present to you a short feature documentary we just finished this week featuring the brilliant muralist, Jeff Zimmermann. As a self-taught painter with only a Painting 101 course to his credit, Jeff’s murals are an indelible part of the …
Frustration has set in with final projects due on Friday and students presenting during the last class session on Monday. The frustration is most evident in students’ posts on SITE, but I see it as a sign of learning because how they are framing it. Here is some of the …
Last week, I had mentioned my easily portable and relatively inexpensive recording rig—condenser microphone and stand, USB interface and headphones. Today, we’re going to look into the actual audio software I use for all my projects: Reaper. Once again, there are countless ways to record audio, with no single “right” …
For the past 15 years, I’ve been recording my own work, and occasionally the work of others. I’ve worked with, and gone through at least a dozen different portable recorders, all of which still work, and for the most part, I still use. From song sketches to presentations to rehearsals …
Hi All, SITE is announcing the existence of our fine new audio archive on bandcamp, which can be found here http://site.bandcamp.com I’ve been using bandcamp for the past few years, and have found it to be an incredible tool for cataloging, sharing and archiving audio. Don’t let the word “band” …
One of the worst pieces of advice I was given as a new teacher, oh so many years ago, was to not let students see you smile until the second month. Unfortunately, my personality doesn’t quite work with that hard-and-fast rule at all. It takes a certain kind of person …
Hey All, As of late, I’ve been fielding a few questions from friends about portfolios (both printed and online), and thought a catch-all thread on SITE might do some good. The print portfolio: A few years ago, I needed to put together an artists’ portfolio, as I was applying for …
Anyone who has been reading this blog since January knows I have some specific ideas about what I want to happen in TCH 421, Inquiry and Application in Developing Secondary English Pedagogy. And I have some ideas on how to get there. I am, however, working from a limited understanding …
Look, let’s be honest, coffee may be the most important item in a teacher’s arsenal. For those of you that do not enjoy coffee, or feel I am being hyperbolic, please consider what your school would be like if your colleagues didn’t have their daily dose. Terrifying, isn’t it? Even …
The quarter started for me with my TCH 421 class meeting face-to-face for the first of five times. We meet face-to-face next Monday, and then the class is online for the next two weeks before the third face-to-face meeting. The remaining six weeks follow the same pattern: two online followed …