Walls, Turrets, Silos… and verticality I work in the turret of a castle-like building built in 1885. The building was scheduled for demolition several years… Posted on: June 9, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 2 Comments
Midterm assessment: My turn APRIL 2, 2009: When we last checked in with the adventures of HISP 205-09 I had received their anonymous informal… Posted on: May 12, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 0 Comments
What’s under the hood: letting the outside in One of the most frustrating things about blogging is that fact that unless someone actually takes the time to comment… Posted on: April 27, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 4 Comments
Informal Assessment, Disruption & Repair: Making change happen. March 20, 2009: Midterm assessment time. The College wants to know whether students are in peril of failing. No surprise:… Posted on: April 26, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 1 Comment
Week 4: What? You don’t want me to write a paper? [ I apologize: this post has been sitting, completed, in the draft box for far too long...I really don't know… Posted on: April 11, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 12 Comments
What we did in class today February 20, 2009: On Fridays, my students in HISP 205 have decided that we should play games...games that stimulate thinking… Posted on: February 20, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 4 Comments
Welcome to the free fall February 1, 2009:I have spent the day crafting a document that ended up being less of a step by step… Posted on: February 1, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 2 Comments
Struggling with the Syllabus with thanks to Pisces Dreamer for the permission to use this Flickr picJanuary 31, 2009: It's the Saturday night before… Posted on: January 31, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 5 Comments
Imagining a college without grades According to Inside Higher Ed today, at the American Association of Colleges and Universities' (the AAC&U) Annual Meeting in Seattle,… Posted on: January 23, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 11 Comments
Planning for HISP205-09… in Second Life January 3, 2009: Before we broke for the Winter Break, I was lucky enough to converse with language and technology… Posted on: January 3, 2009 By: bsawhill With: 0 Comments