Evgeny Chukharev and Abram Anders receive a competitive $850,000 NSF grant

Evgeny Chukharev and Abram Anders, in collaboration with their colleagues in the UK and the Netherlands, have been awarded a three-year, $850,000 grant from the… Read More

Director’s Letter

Lesley Erin Bartlett (Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University) Dear all, As someone who lives by an academic calendar, I usually lose September completely in the rush… Read More

Spotlight: Get to Know Deanna Stumbo – The Magic Behind ISUComm

In her 37-year tenure with Iowa State University, Deanna Stumbo has become the administrative magician of ISUComm Courses. As the ISUComm Foundation, Advanced,… Read More

UP NEXT IN ENGL 150

ENGL 150: Modeling an interview Ginnia Kovach To help students prepare for the profile assignment, Ginnia Kovach arranges guests… Read More

UP NEXT IN ENGL 250

ENGL 250 – Research Project Kelli Fitzpatrick Shalini Singh Elizabeth Wenger For the research project, Kelli Fitzpatrick,… Read More

NEW TA Q&A with Caitlin Moran and Kristen Neumann

Caitlin Moran Kristen Neumann 1. What do you wish your students knew about you? Caitlin Moran, MA, RCPC: I wish students knew that… Read More

Director’s Letter

Lesley Erin Bartlett (Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University) Dear all, Welcome to a new semester! Over the summer, the ISUComm Foundation Courses team made some changes. Read More

NEW TA Q&A

Geneva Toland, M.F.A., CWE & Wren Bouwman, Ph.D., ALT Geneva Toland Wren Bouwman What do you wish your students knew about you? Wren:… Read More

CHANGES TO ENGL 150 AND ENGL 250 FACE-TO-FACE COURSE SHELLS

Based on feedback from the instructor and student surveys conducted at the end of last semester, the ISUComm Foundation Courses team has made some changes… Read More

ENGL 250 – Rhetorical Analysis

Lesley Erin Bartlett (Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University) To introduce the rhetorical analysis assignment, Lesley Bartlett recommends a learning activity that helps students understand “everything’s… Read More

ENGL 150 – Personal Narrative

Jane DuPuis For the Personal Narrative assignment, lecturer Jane DuPuis recommends a collaborative exercise for preparing students to develop their drafts and ideas. In… Read More

Instructor Spotlight: Amy Walton Teaches and Learns Through the Process

Amy Walton The assistant director of ISUComm Foundation courses and an associate teaching professor, Amy Walton’s career in education has taken many different forms since… Read More