- Discuss yourself as an IUP C&T student.
- What has your experience as a student been like so far?
- What challenges have you faced?
- What aspects of the experience have been most interesting, positive?
This posting is to revise the first entry that did not save on the original date of September 21, 2009:
I am delighted and proud to be a part of such a scholarly and yet diverse group of educators in the Composition & TESOL PhD program at IUP. However, just because I am older doesn't mean that I am wiser or smarter than my classmates, but it does mean that I have just as much opportunity to learn new and exciting ways to teach beginning and advanced writing intensive courses in higher education. In addition, my time with the C&T program has been quite challenging to say the least, but in a constructive (good) way. The courses thus far are that of superior measure. Although I am reading articles and book chapters that may not directly appeal to past experiences or current interests, they are opening areas that I find quite fascinating, especially these works on technologies (second life) that demonstrate how teachers are incorporating a variety of these technologies in a classroom, and effectively so. In other words, teaching the new generation of technology talent. The most challenging aspects of the C&T program, however, at least in the beginning, is the enormous amount of required reading from week to week and the time it takes to decipher what it all means to my scholarship. When there are three high-powered courses, all which are taught by exceptional scholars/experts in their respective fields, it can be a little overwhelming, or in some instances down-right intimidating. Yet, I embrace all that is presented to me as I continue on this academic journey! Finally, the most interesting and positive experiences that I am most proud is the relationships formed with my classmates and professors, as well as others in the field of academia (Dean Camp with the Eberly College of Business and his staff). This is amazing journey and I am so grateful to be a part of such an extraordinary group of doctoral students and faculty.
This is to revise the first posting that did not save on the original date of September 21, 2009:
I am delighted and proud to be a part of such a scholarly and yet diverse group of educators in the Composition & TESOL PhD program at IUP. However, just because I am older doesn’t mean that I am wiser or smarter than my classmates, but it does mean that I have just as much opportunity to learn new and exciting ways to teach beginning and advanced writing intensive courses in higher education.
In addition, my time with the C&T program has been quite challenging to say the least, but in a constructive (good) way. The courses thus far are that of superior measure. Although I am reading articles and book chapters that may not directly appeal to past experiences or current interests, they are opening areas that I find quite fascinating, especially these works on technologies (second life) that demonstrate how teachers are incorporating a variety of these technologies in a classroom, and effectively so. In other words, teaching the new generation of technology talent.
The most challenging aspects of the C&T program, however, at least in the beginning, is the enormous amount of required reading from week to week and the time it takes to decipher what it all means to my scholarship. When there are three high-powered courses, all which are taught by exceptional scholars/experts in their respective fields, it can be a little overwhelming, or in some instances down-right intimidating. Yet, I embrace all that is presented to me as I continue on this academic journey!
Finally, the most interesting and positive experiences that I am most proud is the relationships formed with my classmates and professors, as well as others in the field of academia (Dean Camp with the Eberly College of Business and his staff). This is amazing journey and I am so grateful to be a part of such an extraordinary group of doctoral students and faculty.