tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085516.post115867798242503085..comments2024-03-27T03:13:12.133-04:00Comments on Change of Basis: Hear ye, hear ye!DocTurtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15154912977859107986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085516.post-1158718177930626812006-09-19T22:09:00.000-04:002006-09-19T22:09:00.000-04:00this is probably the only good news i've heard sin...this is probably the only good news i've heard since the semester started. awesome! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085516.post-1158710184638122272006-09-19T19:56:00.000-04:002006-09-19T19:56:00.000-04:00To answer Megan's question, I can offer a resoundi...To answer Megan's question, I can offer a resounding (well, at least a fullish) YES: the department is in the planning stages on making 280 an across-the-board Writing Intensive course (meaning it would be WI no matter when it's taught and no matter who's teaching it), and within minutes after reading Megan's comment I went straight to my chair and volunteered to write the WI proposal.<BR/><BR/>Therefore there is a high likelihood that 280 will be WI, at least for this coming semester, when yours truly will be teaching it.<BR/><BR/>Keep in mind that, unlike our special linear course, 280 is a course which is really "meant to be" Writing Intensive: it very naturally involves a good deal of "discipline-specific" writing, for the most part in the form of proofs. <BR/><BR/>I will be writing a proposal on behalf of the entire department, with input from my colleagues up here on the third floor. With any luck, we'll get 280 listed as a perennial WI.DocTurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15154912977859107986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085516.post-1158696272077889962006-09-19T16:04:00.000-04:002006-09-19T16:04:00.000-04:00YES!Thank you!!!! :)Do you happen to know if Math ...YES!<BR/><BR/>Thank you!!!! :)<BR/><BR/>Do you happen to know if Math 280 is a WI or will be in the future?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085516.post-1158689494671720802006-09-19T14:11:00.000-04:002006-09-19T14:11:00.000-04:00Eliz,It actually didn't take all that long. Maybe...Eliz,<BR/><BR/>It actually didn't take all that long. Maybe a minute or two to get the general shape down, and then another ten minutes or so of "fine tuning."<BR/><BR/>I, too, am highly excited about the WI status: it's one more sign that the hard work I've put into designing this class is paying off. I'm excited for y'all's sakes as well, as I know that'll be just one more requirement met for a lot of you, many of whom hope to "avoid" writing by majoring in the sciences!DocTurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15154912977859107986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085516.post-1158688174916138702006-09-19T13:49:00.000-04:002006-09-19T13:49:00.000-04:00YAAAAAY!!! This is highly exciting. By the way, ho...YAAAAAY!!! This is highly exciting. By the way, how long did it take you to cut those papers right for class on Monday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com