Tag: Pam Coke
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National Poetry Month: Favorite Poems and Poets
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Favorite Poems and PoetsAs part of our celebration of National Poetry Month, we sent out an email to the English department and asked them a single question: “What is your favorite poem, and/or who is your favorite poet, and why?” Here are some of the answers we’ve received so far. Katherine Indermaur…
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News of Note
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Read More: News of NoteHarrison Candelaria Fletcher had a triptych lyric essay, “Dawn,” published in The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, and another lyric essay, “Open Season,” selected for the upcoming Best of Brevity anthology. Both are part of a book-length project on mixed-ness. Ricki Ginsberg and Wendy Glenn were invited to adapt their study for the National Council of Teachers…
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News of Note Weeks of September 11 and September 18
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Read More: News of Note Weeks of September 11 and September 18On August 28, Pam Coke co-presented the paper “Examining Attrition in English Education: A Qualitative Study of the Impact of Preparation, Persistence, and Dispositions in Teacher Education” with Heidi Frederiksen and Ann Sebald of the CSU Center for Educator Preparation at the 19th International Conference on Education Studies in Paris,…
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News of Note Week of November 30
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Read More: News of Note Week of November 30On October 28th, Tim Amidon, Elizabeth Williams (Communication Studies), Kim Henry (Psychology), and Tiffany Lipsey (Health and Exercise Science) partnered with the Poudre Fire Authority to host a symposium on the intersections of work, knowledge, and safety in the fireservice. Over 70 fireservice leaders from as far away as Oakland,…
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News of Note Week of September 26
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Read More: News of Note Week of September 26Tim Amidon and Michele Simmons (Miami University) gave a research talk titled “Negotiating ‘messy’ research context and design through adaptive research stances” at the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Special Interest Group on the Design of Communication (SIGDOC) in Washington, D.C. While at SIGDOC, Tim also participated in “Draw to communicate: How…
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Professionalization Workshop: Applying to MA or PhD Programs in English, a Reflection from Beth Campbell
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Read More: Professionalization Workshop: Applying to MA or PhD Programs in English, a Reflection from Beth Campbell~From English Department Communications Intern Beth Campbell We rarely turn our thoughts to the future as college students. We are focused on the here and now – what assignments need to be done, what classes need to be taken, which meetings we need to go to, and how we are…
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News of Note Week of February 22
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Read More: News of Note Week of February 22On Friday, February 5th, Pam Coke gave two invited presentations at the Colorado Council International Reading Association (CCIRA): “Teaching as Close Reading: Igniting a Sense of Wonder about Why I Teach” and “If I Stay: Developing a Plan for Keeping a Sense of Wonder about Why I Teach.” Dr. Coke was thrilled…
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News of Note Week of November 2nd
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Read More: News of Note Week of November 2ndThe SpeakOut! writing program won the “Program of the Year” award last night at the Larimer County Jail volunteer awards banquet. Congrats to the facilitators and writers! Two of Dan Beachy-Quick’s essays, “Heraclitean Thirst” and “Circles” are featured at the online journal Fogged Clarity: http://foggedclarity.com Doug Cloud presented a paper titled…
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News of Note Week of September 28th
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Read More: News of Note Week of September 28thTim Amidon and Mike Caggiano (Forestry) received funding from the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute for an interdisciplinary research project that seeks to learn how landowners, land managers, and emergency personnel in the Front Range understand the potential risks and benefits associated with Defensible Space migration efforts. The researchers have nearly…
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Moving Back into a Remodeled Eddy Hall
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Read More: Moving Back into a Remodeled Eddy HallThis past semester, we’ve been asking people in various interviews and profiles, “What are you looking forward to most about moving back into a remodeled Eddy Hall?” Here are some of the responses: “Next semester, I plan on studying abroad in Dublin, Ireland, so I won’t be able to see…