Google books?

Interesting thread on the Chronicle about the use (and misuse) of Google Books for research.

I've used GB for research of my own and have encouraged students to use it as well.  Now whether students are using GB well, well that is another issue and something I need to pay closer attention to.

2010 NCTE award winners

Which teachers, authors, and researchers  received awards at last month's NCTE's Annual Convention? 

Reading Course Sequence at Leeward CC

There are four reading courses offered at Leeward CC where I teach and they are

• English 8  -- Reading and Writing Basics
• English 18 -- Reading Essentials
• English 21 -- Introduction to College Reading
• English 102 -- College Reading

For descriptions of these courses, read more here.

For the past five years or so, I've been teaching English 8, which is six-credit reading and writing class.

Regarding English 21, there was a study done in 2006 to answer these two research questions:

1. Is successful completion of English 21 essential to successful completion of English 22 (Intro to College Writing)?
2. Is successful completion of English 21 essential to successful completion of English 100 (College Writing)?

Interesting questions to which I will report the answers in future post.

Another semester under my belt

Today marked the end of the fall 2010 semester at Leeward Community College where I teach.  For the past sixteen weeks, I've taught two sections of English 8, also known as Basic Reading and Writing, a six-credit course.

Where to get grants

Need funding for a program you are involved with or are planning?  Here's a  list of 251 possible grants for Hawaii Higher Ed teachers/institutions.

If you are not affiliated with Hawaii higher ed, check here for sources.  Lots of money to be granted.