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Exploring Media Literacy, Rhetoric, and Composition with Joshua Taylor A first-year term lecturer in Iowa State University’s ISUComm Foundation Communication and Advanced Communication courses, Joshua Taylor’s approach to instruction, pedagogy, and technology integration is consistently driven by ideas of expression and media literacy; his research interests include the social and cultural implication of knowledge formation … Continue reading Spotlight
End-of-Semester As the semester draws to a close, Amy Walton recommends dedicating some time to frame course evaluations for students. Student ratings of teaching are often criticized as a means of evaluation. They reflect individual students’ thoughts and biases and therefore do not paint a full picture of the classroom experience. However, they have use … Continue reading UP NEXT IN ENGL 250
Module 3B Multimodal Remix Presentation Lesson by Katheryn Anderson Lesson Objectives: This lesson aims to help students develop their presentation ideas, consider what content they might include in their 3B presentation, and engage in a desensitization process that will build their comfort level when speaking in front of their peers. Additionally, students can gain a … Continue reading Up Next in ENGL 150
Dear all, As decidedly uncool as it is, I love a good greatest hits album. George Strait’s 50 Number Ones has kept me company on more than one long, solo road trip. A quick search for “greatest hits” in my music library returns mostly 90’s country. This makes sense to me, considering that I listened … Continue reading Director’s Letter
Like so many other elder millennials who grew up in the US, I consider The Goonies a formative cultural artifact. I grew up with an older brother and older cousins I desperately wanted to imitate and impress, so I watched the movie with them despite how frightening I found several scenes. The Goonies isn’t a … Continue reading Director’s Letter
Catherine “Cath” Engstrom started teaching at Iowa State in January of 2012, and has been teaching ISUComm Foundation Courses for the past eleven years. She obtained her undergraduate degree from ISU and later moved on to Purdue for graduate work. Cath has a rich and storied 24-year teaching background, her classrooms ranging from high schools … Continue reading A Chat with Cath Engstrom, Friend of the Ag Community
ENGL 250 – Multimodal Arguments To help students prepare for the Multimodal Arguments module, Jessi Brock has designed an activity that will help students understand the conventions and advantages of different genre forms. The purpose of this assignment is to introduce students to multiple genre forms through group work before they decide on their chosen … Continue reading UP NEXT IN ENGL 250
ENGL 150 – Multimodal Remix To help students prepare for the Multimodal Remix module, Allya Yourish has designed a lesson plan for the beginning of the module after students have been introduced to the module requirements in order to help them understand multimodality. Students will enter the lesson having read from the textbook for … Continue reading Up Next in ENGL 150
Dear all, As someone who lives by an academic calendar, I usually lose September completely in the rush of starting a new semester, meeting new students, and facing myriad summer-is-over demands on my time and attention. Poof! What happened to September? Where did it go? I’m guessing many of you can relate. This year, I … Continue reading Director’s Letter
In her 37-year tenure with Iowa State University, Deanna Stumbo has become the administrative magician of ISUComm Courses. As the ISUComm Foundation, Advanced, and Speech Communication Staff Assistant, Stumbo’s role deals with the behind-the-scenes work, including communicating with advisors and students, assisting students with adding or dropping courses, maintaining policies, receiving student transfer course evaluations … Continue reading Spotlight: Get to Know Deanna Stumbo – The Magic Behind ISUComm