This is where I will be communicating with the class as a whole. Check this page for updates often.
NEW Nov 29: INFORMATION REGARDING THE SUBMISSION OF REMAINING ASSIGNMENTS:
- REFLECTION PAPERS: I will accept ELECTRONIC submissions. Submit by email from your UNBC account. SUBJECT LINE: ENGL 491: REFLECTION PAPER + Your Name; FILE NAME: ENGL 491 REFLECTION PAPERĀ Your Name
- Discussion questions from this week: I will accept ELECTRONIC submissions. Submit by email from your UNBC account. SUBJECT LINE: ENGL 491: DISCUSSION QUESTION + Your Name; FILE NAME: ENGL 491 DISCUSSION QUESTION Your Name
I will inform you via this announcements page and your UNBC email when your assignments are graded and ready for collection.
Nov 22: We have moved the due date for the final paper/project to NOVEMBER 29. We set the due date for the 2-page reflection paper: DECEMBER 6.
I handed out a course debrief survey today that you are welcome to complete and submit anonymously. This will also help you to gather your thoughts for the reflection paper.
I do not have a specific topic or format in mind for the reflection paper. It should, unsurprisingly, reflect what you think were the most important or challenging or interesting learning aspects of the course for you in particular. The best reflection papers will include the following: a concrete example; a reflection on that experience or aspect of the course; some discussion of strategies or “going forward” insights that you will take away with you into other learning situations.
I would like to provide a pizza lunch for the class on November 29. Please let me know if there are any dietary restrictions I should keep in mind.
Nov 2: I have made a post on my main blog about the 3M National Student Fellowships and the information session I will be giving on Monday, November 5. Students can be nominees or nominators so come on out and learn what it’s all about:
Dr. Dickson’s Blog Post: 3M NSF Info Session
Oct 30: 3M NATIONAL STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS
Since 2012, the 3M National Student Fellowship Committee has selected 10 student leaders a year from institutions across the country to be recognized for their past efforts and future leadership contributions.Ā At UNBC, we have many great student leaders, and the 3M Fellowship is one way we can recognize such students. We are privileged to have five 3M Student Fellowship winners at UNBC!
This award is open to undergraduate and graduate students who meet the following criteria:
- Full-time student
- Completed one full-time semester of study
According to the 3M process, students may self-identify and ask faculty members to provide a nomination letter.Ā Faculty members can also approach student leaders to consider being nominated.
If your students (and you, as a nominator) are interested in submitting an application, support from the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology will be available to assist the application development.Ā STLHE has also provided tips for students and nominators : http://www.stlhe.ca/awards/3m-national-student-fellowship/what-adjudicators-are-looking-for-tips-for-students-and-nominators/
For more information on eligibility please see: https://www.stlhe.ca/awards/3m-national-student-fellowship/faq/.Ā The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology will also be hosting an information session on Monday November 5th, 2:00 pmĀ in room 10-3054 (CTLT Boardroom), please drop by!
Oct 3: Please see this invitation from Dr. Hutchings:
Dear students, friends, and colleagues,
If you’re looking for something to do in PG on Friday evening, please consider coming to Books and Company, where I will be performing in a coffeehouse concert to raise funds for the United Way of Northern BC. Here are the details:
When: Friday, October 5, 7:00-8:30PM
Where: Cafe Voltaire, Books and Company
1685 3rd Ave, Prince George
Admission is free, and all ages areĀ welcome.Ā I will be donating my musician’s wage, the contents of the tip jar, and allĀ proceeds from CD sales to supportĀ our local United Way.
If you know anyone who might enjoy this event, please let them know about it. Iām looking forward to singing my heart out for a good local cause!
Kevin Hutchings
Professor and Acting Chair
Department of English
Sept. 27: I have added a bunch of links to information about learning portfolios to the “links/docs” page under its own heading at the bottom of the page. REMINDER: if you’re thinking about doing a portfolio, you need to come to see me by Wednesday next week.
Sept. 26
1) REMINDER: There will be NO CLASS on OCT 4.
2) My office hours for OCT 9 will be moved to 11:00-12:00.
SEPT 21: 1. The new Readings and Assignment Schedule with the Due Dates is up on the “Readings and Assignments” tab; 2. A white notebook was left in our classroom on Thursday. I will bring it on Tuesday.
Sept 13: 1. ROOM CHANGE: starting Tuesday we will be in 10-4560.
2. Please look at the document on the Readings and Assignments Page as we will be finalizing our assessment structure on Tuesday.
3. I put today’s ppt up on the “Links/Docs” page under the “In-Class Materials” heading.
Sept 12: I have posted the proposed assessment and classroom activities document on the Readings and Assignments Page. Please read it carefully and bring your comments to class tomorrow.
ADDITIONAL: I have added a link to Mark Morton’s Summary of the poem to the “Links/Docs” page. A useful resource for finding things on the fly.