Category Archives: davidbdale

facebook is a master stalker

Posted on January 26, 2021 by davidbdale

Just FYI, within a day of our first class, facebook is suggesting that I “may know”: Cole Gaskin Sydney Miller (last semester) Sean Meyers Juliette Nelson Kyle Solomon Ivellise Morales (last semester) Sonny Petro (last semester) Cory Friery (last semester) … Continue reading →

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Preview Survey Results

Posted on January 26, 2021 by davidbdale

Hey, class. I thought you might like to see the (anonymized) results of the Survey Monkey Comp II Preview. I’m all about feedback and staying in touch, so I want you to know from the very start that I take … Continue reading →

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Reflective—davidbdale

Posted on November 19, 2020 by davidbdale

Core Value 1. My work demonstrates that I used a variety of social and interactive practices that involve recursive stages of exploration, discovery, conceptualization, and development. Insert here a 125-word explanation of how you met the goal. For a fuller … Continue reading →

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Grade Levels 2

Posted on November 19, 2020 by davidbdale

I wrote two sentences in my recent post “Counterintuitive Econundrums,” that I realized while I was writing them contained about a paragraph of material each. They’re not perfect sentences, and I won’t try to edit them now that they’re on … Continue reading →

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Rhetoric Workshop

Posted on November 12, 2020 by davidbdale

Workshop Example WED APR 07 As you read the following paragraph, ask the important questions about Rhetoric. Does the paragraph use precise language to emphasize its ideas? Does it make clear claims? Does the paragraph ask readers to accept a … Continue reading →

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Grammar Exercise—davidbdale

Posted on November 5, 2020 by davidbdale

If a primary caretaker has a negative attitude toward their child it increases the risk that they’re child will grow up hostile towards others. And its not just aggression toward others that results from child abuse; a large amount of … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Student Model

Posted on October 5, 2020 by davidbdale

For the second time this semester I’m calling out the work of your classmate Cardinal as a model to emulate. You may recall me recommending Cardinal’s “Stone Money” assignment as among the best I’ve ever read, if not the very … Continue reading →

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On Being Specific: Beware of IT and THIS

Posted on September 29, 2020 by davidbdale

A student last semester wrote this Purposeful Summary. His name was Wazoo. As you read Wazoo’s comment, see if you can answer this essential question: What’s He Talking About? It seems counterintuitive that we buy iphones and use them knowing … Continue reading →

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Hypothesis Feedback

Posted on September 15, 2020 by davidbdale

By this time next week all of you will have consulted with my on a plan to develop your Hypotheses to reveal the most intriguing research questions you can imagine. You’re smart people and good students. You’re in class because … Continue reading →

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How to Post to the Blog

Posted on September 4, 2020 by davidbdale

It occurred to me while I was waiting for my instructional video to be processed at Canvas, that I could also post it here.

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