As strange as it is to consider, English teachers do more than just grade papers, read books, and grade papers. It turns out that we listen to music too. There’s still more, so this is only the first in a series of occasional posts that will tell you a little about just who we think
Monthly Archives:: October 2011
English Department Alum is Published Author
UM-Flint English degree holder Mark Elswick has penned a book about his experiences raising a child while living with traumatic brain injury. You can read more about Mark and his book “PADMAN: A Dad’s Guide To Buying Those…and other tales” here.
Social media and the classroom
Check out a recent online debate between our own Dr. James Schirmer and Dr. Marcus Paroske (Communication). Here’s an excerpt from Dr. Schirmer: “I use social media (primarily Goodreads and Twitter) for the same reasons that [others] don’t. I value boundaries and privacy, too, and social media provide me the opportunity to take control of and develop an