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Assistant Professor of English, lover of language, teacher of writing, “mother” of dragons (ie two terrible terriers)

West Chester University of PA
Joined March 2015
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Sitting down for @Flowerdarby keynote @XavierU
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Michelle Blake retweeted
Assertion Evidence Approach assertion-evidence.com/ 1. full sentence assertion to start a slide. 2. visual support for assertion takes up the remaining space (where possible) #uwdtl
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My latest for @chronicle out today! If you're preparing for the next phase of hybrid teaching (or whatever you want to call an experience that bridges online & in-person teaching), I've got some thoughts! Summary in thread in case you're behind paywall. chronicle.com/article/how-to…
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Michelle Blake retweeted
Our Brain Typically Overlooks This Brilliant Problem-Solving Strategy - Scientific American scientificamerican.com/artic…
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Congratulations to @profmblake, @margaretcortie, @zigarfa, Ilknur Sancak-Marusa, and Jamie Woodlief, who rolled out their eTextbook "Effective Writing & Supplemental Workshop: A WRT 123 e-Handbook” to 110 students in six sections of WRT 123 this Spring!
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"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." Pablo Picasso.
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“Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.” ― Voltaire
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To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Michelle Blake retweeted
"Constructing Online Collaboratories: Approaches to Building Community Remotely" a webinar from USDLA with Sandra Romo and Shannon Leinen is happening now and I'll be live tweeting any ideas that catch my attention
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Esse quam videri. To be rather than to seem.
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An update from the Pacific Whale Watch Association on today’s J pod sighting.
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Michelle Blake retweeted
Peter had never seen My Cousin Vinny. We watched it last night (it holds up. So good). What else should I have him watch?
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The measure of intelligence is the ability to change. Albert Einstein
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