College Writing, Actually

Take a step back from the table. Close the laptop. Let's check in with how our bodies are doing and then...give them what they need. Revolutionary! 

Have a good finals season, writers!

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Students, we are on our way into finals once again! I'm joined again by Lucy McInerney who is gonna give us some very quick tips on getting through finals as your best self. 
P.S. We do endorse keeping your favorite snack on hand.

Sometimes quick tips aren't enough and I want you to get ALL the help you need. Here are some services that might help if you're experiencing psychological distress.

Emergency Support Hotlines (because it's okay to need help and it's already waiting for you):
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE – available 24/7 

• 800-273-TALK (8255) 
• 888-628-9454 (Spanish)
• 800-799-4889 (TTY)
• Call “988” for ANY mental health crisis (think of it as “911”)

CRISIS TEXT LINE 

• Text “MHFA” to 741-741 to speak with a compassionate, trained crisis counselor, a volunteer who has been rained to help with problem-solving and will address the caller’s situation

THE TREVOR PROJECT

The Trevor Project provides 24/7 crisis support services to LGBTQ young people. Text, chat, or call anytime to reach a trained counselor. Visit thetrevorproject.org for more.

• Call 866-488-7386
• Text “START” to 678-678

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I told you all I had questions that needed answers! Today we're joined by Dr. Asao Inoue, whose blog posts we reviewed last episode. I really hope you allow yourself to meet these grading questions with an open mind. You have nothing to lose from considering it with us for 55 minutes!

If you want to read Asao's blog posts on the history of grading in America and on his labor-based grading contracts, find the first here and simply follow the arrows for the 4 subsequent posts.

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As you come back front Spring Break and feverishly check for those midterm grades, let's ask the question: are grades actually useful. This is a short episode and I assure you, I'm not gonna preach some unrealistic "they don't mean anything." They do mean things. We should know exactly what those things are and if they're actually useful.

If you want to read the blog posts I mention, find them here.

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Today we are again joined by experts in English Language Support, this time with Dr. Shuyuan (Joy) Liu.  How can you decenter English while writing it? We'll get into it!

Interested into more perspectives on global Englishes? Check out this "How to Speak Bad English Perfectly" TEDTalk.

Click here to view a transcript of this episode! 

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Welcome back Jess Tabak. We are having a NUANCED conversation (IYKYK) about how the process of research can make one a better citizen. How? Push play ;)

The CRAP Test

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The episode you need to start the semester strong? Tired of making mistakes that feel easy to avoid but you're not sure how to do it? Let's talk about some common writing mistakes and how to avoid them with guest co-host and longtime writing center associate Lucy McInerney!

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Back at it like we never left! Want to feel like your work in college has an everyday use? It does! Let's talk about how what you're learning in college can make you a savvy scroller on social media.

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Students, if your writing anxieties are banging down your door as you try to bang out these finals, fear not! We're gonna speak back to those fears today!

Emergency Support Hotlines (because it's okay to need help and it's already waiting for you):
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE – available 24/7 

• 800-273-TALK (8255) 
• 888-628-9454 (Spanish)
• 800-799-4889 (TTY)
• Call “988” for ANY mental health crisis (think of it as “911”)

CRISIS TEXT LINE 

• Text “MHFA” to 741-741 to speak with a compassionate, trained crisis counselor, a volunteer who has been rained to help with problem-solving and will address the caller’s situation

THE TREVOR PROJECT

The Trevor Project provides 24/7 crisis support services to LGBTQ young people. Text, chat, or call anytime to reach a trained counselor. Visit thetrevorproject.org for more.

• Call 866-488-7386
• Text “START” to 678-678

 Appreciate the resources the podcast provides? Consider becoming a monthly subscriber. Choose how much you want to give with pledges starting at $3/month-- cancel anytime. Because everyone deserves writing resources. Make a no-strings-attached pledge by clicking "Support the Show" below.      

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Questions that need answers! Teachers, do we actually need to put the research paper in permanent timeout? I'm here to tackle that question with the associate director of Brown's writing center, Dr. Charlie Carroll.

Links mentioned in episode:
Asao Inoue, “Classroom Writing Assessment as an Antiracist Practice: Confronting White Supremacy in the Judgments of Language”

John Mueller, “Authentic Assignment Toolbox”

Joy Santee, “Cartographic Composition Across the Curriculum: Promoting Cartographic Literacy Using Maps as Multimodal Texts”

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