Adjunctified–Game Planning the High Education Interview Game by Brian Harrell, University of Akron I love to interview–to be placed on the hot seat, actively engaging in a battle between unseen opponents, not knowing the rules or how to score, but hoping my audience awareness and ability to rhetorically analyze a committee will provide me with just […]
TYCA to You–The Tenure Process
April 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The next edition of TYCA to You for the September issue of TETYC will focus on two-year college practices surrounding tenure. In order to provide a full picture, our region’s national representative, Suzanne Labadie, seeks feedback from Midwest members on the following questions: What does the process to earn tenure on your campus look like? […]
TYCA to You–Dual Credit
January 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Interested in adding your two cents? The new topic for the TYCA to You column in the next issue of TETYC will look at how Dual-Credit initiatives are affecting you and your colleagues: Does your campus/department offer dual-credit courses? If so, what is the process used? Is it working well? What kinds of credentials […]
Students Speak — You CAN Take It With You!
October 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Students Speak – You CAN Take It With You! by Jen Richrath, Illinois Central College At the end of a writing course, I often strive to remind students that all the work they did is not only applicable within a composition classroom. I ask them this question: “What is at least one thing you learned […]
Conference Reflection — A Review of “Thank You Pragmatism: How Pragmatic Theory Validates Personal Narrative as Art”
October 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
A Review of “Thank You Pragmatism: How Pragmatic Theory Validates Personal Narrative as Art” by Brian Harrell, University of Akron During the 2014 TYCA Conference in Grand Rapids, a number of presentations provided attendees with the opportunity to ponder their own classroom theories. One of those presentations was Heidi Thoenen and Sara Ehret’s session entitled, “Thank […]
Conference Reflection–Through the Eyes of an Interloper
October 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Through the Eyes of an Interloper by Sukanya Kemp, University of Akron It all started innocently enough. I had invited my colleague Michelle Byrne to an economics conference and here she was bearing an invitation to TYCA, the Two Year College Teachers of English Association. As the days to the conference grew closer, the butterflies […]
Congratulations to Leslie!
July 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
2015 Nell Ann Pickett Award Winner For her outstanding dedication, service, and leadership, Leslie J. Roberts of Oakland Community College, Orchard Ridge Campus, Farmington Hills, Michigan, has been selected as the 2015 winner of the Nell Ann Pickett Service Award. This award honors an outstanding teacher who exemplifies creativity, sensitivity, and leadership. It is named […]
What Works for Me–Selfie Assignment
March 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Selfie Assignment, submitted by Wade King Given the current trend to constantly be in front of the camera, a bonus point assignment that gets students to go somewhere important on campus is this: Take a selfie with a library book! Not only must students enter the library to complete this assignment, but it’s interesting to […]
What Works for Me–The “Millennial” Assignment
March 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The “Millennial” Assignment, submitted by Ronda Marman An assignment that’s been interesting (though I’m still not sure if I’d label it as successful) is my “Millennial” assignment where I barrage students with articles and video clips where the media condemns them. Then the students read articles and watch a couple of TEDX from people of […]
Office Hours–Scaring My Students
March 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Scaring My Students, submitted by Michelle Byrne I’ve been told on occasion I am brave, but bravery implies that the person being brave has some sense of the risk and face the danger despite knowing about it. So I can’t call myself brave. Silly, maybe. Optimistic, preferably. I felt optimistic when I left a meeting […]