Comments on: Speaking of Low-Stakes Writing . . . http://cac.ophony.org/2005/11/15/speaking-of-low-stakes-writing/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:36:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Kate http://cac.ophony.org/2005/11/15/speaking-of-low-stakes-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Kate Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:38:00 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=25#comment-25 Right on, Christina! I liked the post by Leddy that you linked to. I have often spoken to groups of students (both in classes, but also in resume-writing workshops!) and encouraged them to think about their email addresses and how they may be perceived. Right on, Christina!
I liked the post by Leddy that you linked to. I have often spoken to groups of students (both in classes, but also in resume-writing workshops!) and encouraged them to think about their email addresses and how they may be perceived.

Reply to Kate

]]> By: Mikhail http://cac.ophony.org/2005/11/15/speaking-of-low-stakes-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Mikhail Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:43:53 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=25#comment-24 What gets me is when students sign their emails with their social security numbers or every possible code number associated with the class. When I get this kind of thing in small classes, I always wonder how much and what sort of interpersonal contact students are used to having with their professors. What gets me is when students sign their emails with their social security numbers or every possible code number associated with the class. When I get this kind of thing in small classes, I always wonder how much and what sort of interpersonal contact students are used to having with their professors.

Reply to Mikhail

]]> By: Nida http://cac.ophony.org/2005/11/15/speaking-of-low-stakes-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Nida Wed, 16 Nov 2005 18:49:28 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=25#comment-23 Great point Christina. I don't know how many times I deleted students' e-mails without reading them because neither the address nor the empty subject line suggested any hint about the identity of the sender. Among those that I did read, there were many that made me really upset with their incoherence and sometimes lack of manners (and I'm not talking about ESL issues). It never occurred to me to address the issue in class but now, as a writing fellow, it sounds like a very good idea. Great point Christina. I don’t know how many times I deleted students’ e-mails without reading them because neither the address nor the empty subject line suggested any hint about the identity of the sender. Among those that I did read, there were many that made me really upset with their incoherence and sometimes lack of manners (and I’m not talking about ESL issues). It never occurred to me to address the issue in class but now, as a writing fellow, it sounds like a very good idea.

Reply to Nida

]]>