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Joe Miller

The podcast about teaching first-year English.

Episodes

  1. 04/18/2021

    Hyper-Scrutiny: Teaching in the 21st Century

    In January of this year, State Representative Emory Dunahoo, R-Gillsville requested that all schools within the University System of Georgia answer the following questions: Are any classes within the Georgia public school system or the University System of Georgia teaching students that possessing certain characteristics inherently designates them as either being “privileged” or “oppressed?” Are any classes within the Georgia public school system or the University System of Georgia teaching students what constitutes “privilege” and “oppression?” Are any classes within the Georgia public school system or the University System of Georgia teaching students who identify as white, male, heterosexual, or Christian are intrinsically privileged and oppressive, which is defined as “malicious or unjust” and “wrong?” The System determined we had a legal responsibility to respond to these questions. This happened in the context of greater surveillance in higher education nationwide--from “watch lists” purporting to out “liberal” professors or a recent bill in Florida, that has passed the legislature and is being considered by the Governor, which purports to protect “ideological freedom” and allows students to secretly record professors but which critics argue stifles free speech and intellectual freedom. In this particular discussion, we are going to explore our reactions to the overtly politicized questions from the Georgia State Legislature and how it has impacted our, or our colleagues, teaching.

  2. 03/21/2021

    Teaching First-Year English During the Pandemic

    Host Rebecca Gerdes-McClain and Assistant Host Joe Miller are joined by guests Leslie Haines and Chase Fraley to discuss their experiences teaching comp during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  3. 04/24/2020

    Writing Assignment Prompts

    Sheltering in place, our hosts talk about their philosophies and strategies for writing assignment prompts.

  4. 02/28/2020

    Peer-Review

    In which we discuss how we use peer-review in our classes.

  5. 02/14/2020

    Grading and Responding to Student Writing

    Our hosts discuss grading and responding to student writing.

  6. 02/12/2020

    Why is first-year English important?

    Three composition instructors discuss the importance of first-year English.

  • 6 Episodes

About

The podcast about teaching first-year English.

Information

  • Creator
    Joe Miller
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Joe Miller
  • Show Website
    It's Comp-licated