Prof. Dollieslager and good friend The TNCC Gator
Last updated 4 October 2020
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ENF 1 Electronic Textbook and course Syllabus |
ENF 2 Electronic Textbook and course Syllabus |
ENG 111 Electronic Textbook and course Syllabus |
ENG 112 Electronic Textbook and course Syllabus |
Teach Students to be Responsible: "Integrate Student Success 'Hard Skills' and 'Soft Skills' into Your Courses"
VCCS Developmental Education/VADE Peer Group Conference, 13 Nov. 2015: "Fun with Words: On-line Games, Puzzles and Other Websites to Build Vocabulary for College Reading and English Fundamentals" VCCS Developmental Education/VADE Peer Group Conference, 14 Nov. 2015: "Using Case Studies to Improve Critical Reading and Student Responsibility" |
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VCCS English Peer Group Conference, 6 Nov. 2014: "Contextualized OER Lesson Plans for Composition and English Fundamentals" |
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Thomas Nelson Faculty Colloquium, January 7, 2014 I. "Don't Flip Out: Flip the Classroom." Some Flippin' Good Ideas (or Some Good Flippin' Ideas) II. "Do It for Free Using SLOs and OERs." Using Student Learning Outcomes and (free!) Open Education Resources to create lesson plans:
III. Is Yours a Brain-Friendly Classroom? Here's How to Make it into One. |
Houston Community College, November 2013: "Building Lesson Plans for Integrated Reading/Writing, A Sample Researched Essay on Communicating as a Professional."
"Reach for the Sky" Fall Refresher Conference, Phoenix, November 2013: "Integrating Reading and Writing with Student Success Skills: Multitasking and Time Management, a Researched Essay Project." Resources:
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Webinar, 12 September 2013: "Active Strategies and Activities for Achieving the Texas Integrated Reading and Writing Student Learning Outcomes 4, 5, & 6" (Power Point)
El Paso, Texas, April 2013, Conference Presentation: "Connecting Reading and Writing: Building Lesson Plans Using the Texas IRW Student Learning Outcomes"
Power Point for the presentation
Similarities in the Reading and Writing Processes: They're Not that Different
Webinar Presentation, February, 2013: "Teach Students to be Responsible: Integrate Student Success 'Hard Skills' and 'Soft Skills' into Your Courses"
Asheville, N.C., November 2012, Cengage composition conference, "Remember to Write" presentation: "Use Brain Development Research to Teach Students How They Learn Naturally"
Arkansas State University, May, 2012:
Nashville Automotive Deisel College Presentation, November 2011: "Engaging Students through Enhanced Lectures, the VARK Learning Modes, and Cooperative Learning"
"What Reading Teachers Ought to Know about Writing," Presentation, October 2011, February 2012, May 2012
Tidewater RCTE Developmental Writing Teaching Certificate program
Rick's New Horizons 2009 presentation: “Use Brain Development Research to Teach Students How They Learn Naturally,” based on Rita Smilkstein's research and publications.
Rick's NADE presentation about English 109 and the COLs, NADE 2009, Greensboro, NC
Throw them a Lifeline: The master learner component in Communities of Learning, presented at CRLA 2009, Richmond, VA
Chair, VCCS Tidewater Regional Center for Teaching Excellence
TNCC and Tidewater RCTE sponsored Spring 2007 Adjuncts Academy
"The Unknown Soldier" by Luc Sante I think this short essay is the most powerful writing I've ever read.
Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center, educational and fun "must visits" when you're in southeast Virginia
Colonial Williamsburg I hope these folks don't price themselves out of business because one can spend many fun days here.
Nat'l Park Service site for Colonial National Historical Park (Yorktown and Jamestown, with Williamsburg right in between). Lots of links to other historical attractions in the Richmond and Tidewater areas.
The Mariners Museum of Newport News, Va. Might not sound like much, but you might be surprised!
James River Plantations A great visit, and they are just up along Route 5 west, out of Williamsburg, a beautiful drive.
Virginia Air and Space Center. This is more recent history than we find at most Virginia sites, but it's still way fun.
Tracking the Truth
National Public Radio: Tune in and listen online to my favorite radio programs.
Facets of Religion is a religious resources index and is the WWW Virtual Library's official Religion category.
Hampton Roads.Com, for local news; for reviews of restaurants, movies and other entertainment; for what's happening in the Virginia Tidewater area
Virginia is for Lovers, the official Virginia tourism and fun website. You name it; Va. has it.
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale: My alma mater
Drop me a line? Let me know if something breaks down or if you have a suggestion. dollier@tncc.edu
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