Welcome to Doctor D's Domain!
Welcome to my Fall 2005 teaching blog! A "blog" (short for "weblog") is a frequently updated personal website where you can publish your writing for anyone to read: Instant Audience! Since I believe that writing for a live audience one of the things that distinguishes "wannabe writers" from real writers, blogging can be an excellent way to jump-start your writing. What would you write (and how would you write) if you knew that real live people would read that writing?
You can see some examples of last Fall's expository writing blogs here, here, here, and here. Last year, students were required to write two blog-posts per week: one on a topic (any topic!) of their choosing, and one on an assigned topic relating to their research project. This year, you will be posting one blog post per week on any topic you choose, and you'll be posting your research-related writing to the ENG 202 Blackboard course-site. So your blog will become your domain: a place to give your creative muscle a healthy workout.
If you're ever stuck and can't think of what to blog about, I've posted a link on the right to a website with Blog Ideas. Between this and your brain's natural creativity, I'm sure you'll find an unending supply of bloggable material.
Good luck, and enjoy!
posted by Lorianne @ 10:41 AM
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3 Comments:
See, this is what I'm talking about when I say I wish I'd had you for a teacher. I'd still be writing "for real" instead of banging my head on my keyboard trying to be everything at once.
That's it. I'm taking your class by osmosis. Ummm... astral travel. Do you teach a night class, by chance? Somewhere around the 3 am ESTish mark would do nicely...
BTW, I'm broke, so if you see me hovering on the ceiling toward the back of the lecture theatre, don't let on, okay...?
Oh, but how do you define "writing for real"? Is keeping a blog that "anyone & everyone" can read enough, or do you want something more from your writing?
I think there's a big temptation for writers to think what *they* write isn't "real" compared to what *other* folks write. In my book, it's *all* writing, especially if you're willing to share it.
One of these days (maybe next summer, when I'm not teaching & broke!) I'll offer an online writing class independent from any of the schools where I teach. That would allow me to teach willing folks who can't afford college tuition.
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