"Think English is all about writing and reading? Think again.
Assistant Professor Lauren Smith’s English 111 classes took part in a letterpress demonstration last week as part of a unit on interpreting poetry.Smith’s students are reading “Songs of Innocence and Experience” by William Blake, a British poet and artist from the 19th century. Blake didn’t think words and pictures were separate and he made illustrations for all of his work.
Smith said her students understood Blake’s poems in a new way for having seen what a letterpress looks and feels like. Many said they had a deeper appreciation for his poetry as a whole.
English instructor Trish Harris performed the demonstration."
In Winter 2015, my WRT 090 students designed a Google survey to learn how people they know choose to understand and evaluate personal happiness. Students collaborated on question development and design, and they wrote the e-mail solicitation. We were able to track the responses in Google Docs. The survey received a total of 91 responses.
Delta College Facebook story and pictures of letterpress demo
"Think English is all about writing and reading? Think again.
Assistant Professor Lauren Smith’s English 111 classes took part in a letterpress demonstration last week as part of a unit on interpreting poetry.Smith’s students are reading “Songs of Innocence and Experience” by William Blake, a British poet and artist from the 19th century. Blake didn’t think words and pictures were separate and he made illustrations for all of his work.
Smith said her students understood Blake’s poems in a new way for having seen what a letterpress looks and feels like. Many said they had a deeper appreciation for his poetry as a whole.
English instructor Trish Harris performed the demonstration."
Delta Collegiate Tweets from the Student Presentation Conference, April 2015
Collegiate reporters live-Tweeted some of my students presenting at the third annual SPC.
In Winter 2015, my WRT 090 students designed a Google survey to learn how people they know choose to understand and evaluate personal happiness. Students collaborated on question development and design, and they wrote the e-mail solicitation. We were able to track the responses in Google Docs. The survey received a total of 91 responses.