From the dissertation blog:
At the conclusion of grading each semester, I review the success of self-assessment (and, if applicable, self-evaluation/grading) in the course(s) I teach.
This semester I taught English 502 (2nd-year Intro to Tech Writing). 17 students. This course was roughly a 3 on my 5-point scale of self-assessment (or maybe a 3.5): students submitted [...]

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The dissertation blog launches December 21, just before I take off for Christmas. To all of you cunning little critters who have already found it, rest assured that it will be better next Friday, and there will be much pomp and circumstance at the launch.
And to those who clicked the link… you didn’t think I [...]

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Well, it’s back to the grind in a few days. UNH gets a late start: September 4. But I’m a busy little beaver already. Here’s a detailed view of my upcoming year:

Dissertation. Obviously, this is job 1. Succinctly, my dissertation focuses on student self-assessment in writing courses. Less succinctly, it focuses on the complex learning [...]

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I passed my PhD exams.
And the oral was actually quite a nice experience, thank you very much.

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Okay, the writing on that first exam could’ve been better. Four out of seven responses were good, I’d say.
I’d like to say I sucked, because that’d make it easier to deal with. In reality, the exam sucks; it proves very little about scholarly ability. The format is in serious need of improvement, though I’m guessing [...]

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