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		<title>Embedding Media Files in WordPress.com Posts for Free</title>
		<link>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/11/12/embedding-media-files-in-wordpress-com-posts-for-free/</link>
		<comments>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/11/12/embedding-media-files-in-wordpress-com-posts-for-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim De Vries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While WordPress.com supports audio and video uploads, they aren&#8217;t free.  If you want to do it for free, try the method described below:
Get Audio Into Wordpress.com for Free 
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		<title>Getting and Giving Feedback, some general guidelines</title>
		<link>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/10/06/getting-and-giving-feedback-some-general-guidelines/</link>
		<comments>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/10/06/getting-and-giving-feedback-some-general-guidelines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim De Vries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Helping other students to edit their papers can be a tremendous help to both parties. You will  find that your own writing improves as you notice strengths and weaknesses in your peers&#8217; writing. Here are some steps to help you give more effective feedback.

When you begin the process, look over the requirements for the assignment.
Read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Possible Tools</title>
		<link>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/10/06/possible-tools/</link>
		<comments>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/10/06/possible-tools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim De Vries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social Bookmarking Tools
These websites allow you to create online bookmarks that you can annotate, tag, share, and sync with your web browser.  Further and even more usefully, you can explore the webpages other people have also tagged; for example you can see all the sites tagged with &#8220;online&#8221; and &#8220;pedagogy.&#8221;  In essence you benefit from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Legal Rights of Bloggers</title>
		<link>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/09/28/the-legal-rights-of-bloggers/</link>
		<comments>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/09/28/the-legal-rights-of-bloggers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim De Vries</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tools]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kdevries.net/teaching/?p=1634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published a useful page outlining the legal rights of bloggers, answering FAQs and linking to detailed info, exemplary court cases, and other resources. This page is worth a look for any blogger, but especially if you are concerned about an employer&#8217;s reaction or about fair use questions.
In general the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Guide for Research Papers</title>
		<link>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/05/07/writing-guide-for-research-papers/</link>
		<comments>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/05/07/writing-guide-for-research-papers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 03:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim De Vries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attached is a basic guide for writing up academic papers.
These guidelines are deliberately quite general to avoid restricting your thoughts or needs as a writer. If you have further questions, such as whether your argument makes sense, whether your organization is effective, or other concerns specific to your paper, post your text to the blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>K. De Vries&#8217; learning styles</title>
		<link>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/04/02/k-de-vries-learning-styles/</link>
		<comments>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/04/02/k-de-vries-learning-styles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim De Vries</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tools]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ethereal Education › Tools — WordPress.
So here is a chart of my learning style scores.  I should note that the low aural score has more to do with not feeling very musical as opposed to not listening!   

Style Scores
Visual 	15
Social 	12
Physical 	17
Aural 	5
Verbal 	12
Solitary 	8
Logical 	9
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		<title>Mid-term Questions and Instructions</title>
		<link>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/03/31/mid-term-questions-and-instructions-2/</link>
		<comments>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/03/31/mid-term-questions-and-instructions-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim De Vries</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English 5870]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choose two questions.  For each, first explain why you chose that question, what makes it a good one.  Then answer it.  Spend no more than 2 pages single-spaced and three hours per question. Please tag it as mid-term response, and put it in the 5870 category.
1. Drawing on the scholars we have studied so far, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Interviews and Fieldnotes</title>
		<link>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/03/17/tips-for-interviews-and-fieldnotes/</link>
		<comments>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/03/17/tips-for-interviews-and-fieldnotes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim De Vries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a short set of guidelines and tips for fieldnotes, and in more detail for interviewing, adapted from the Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes &#38; Poverty (RECOUP).    Fieldnotes and Note-taking
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		<title>5001 Proposal      Is California still &#8220;the land of fruits and nuts?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/03/12/5001-proposal-is-california-still-the-land-of-fruits-and-nuts/</link>
		<comments>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/03/12/5001-proposal-is-california-still-the-land-of-fruits-and-nuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English 5001]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rhetoric of the Gay Debate in a Liberal State
California has long been considered a liberal state on most issues.  People from other states often refer to California as “the land of fruits and nuts” and they aren’t talking about our long history of bountiful agricultural production.  No, our great state is known as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRC (Internet Relay Chat) instructions</title>
		<link>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/03/08/irc-internet-relay-chat-instructions/</link>
		<comments>http://kdevries.net/teaching/2009/03/08/irc-internet-relay-chat-instructions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim De Vries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We will be using old-school IRC. &#8211;Relish the historical experience!  

To start with you need an IRC client; if you are using the Firefox or Mozilla browser, I recommend downloading ChatZilla.  If not, google &#8220;IRC clients and _______ (your browser) to find one.  Or try searching IRC in Wikipedia&#8211;they have a list of them [...]]]></description>
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