About Me
I'm a former college writing instructor currently serving as Program Manager for University of California Curriculum Integration. I am passionate about media literacy and technology.In addition to being an educator, I am also a writer whose work has appeared at Poynter.org, the San Francisco Appeal and SF Public Press. I also write the blog, San Francisco Treats--my tribute to all the best treats you can find in one of the best cities in the world.
I love cooking, baking, reading and hiking...and running up and down the hills of San Francisco. I can be reached via email at s.e.fidelibus [at] gmail [dot] com, and through any of the social media channels you see below. I would love to hear from you.
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- "@kellymoncure My mom has had her dark gray Camry since 1986!!!"about 1 hour ago"Wins. RT @kathrynschulz: Vine: so handy for live-tweeting a dude playing guitar while surgeons operate on his brain. http://t.co/Lmvnf22e8T"4 hours ago"This woman is missing from Ocean Beach. Maybe you've seen her? http://t.co/JEGBGTQpD3"6 hours ago
Tag Archives: youth
My Takeaways from the 2012 Digital Learning and Media Conference
On March 2 and 3, I attended the third annual Digital Media and Learning Conference in my home city of San Francisco. Though I missed the first day of the conference, I got so much out of days two and three, … Continue reading
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Concerted Effort: Whose fault is it when kids just want to “get by”?
Because I am a writing instructor, I grade my students’ essays by assessing how well they fulfill their purpose in their paper; in other words, I grade the actual writing: Do they have enough content? Is the content relevant to their thesis? Is the paper organized so that a reader can understand how the points made relate to one another? Is the style indicative of a college-level writer? To grade on effort when there are problems at every one of these levels would, to my mind, be irresponsible. But over and over again, students ask, “Couldn’t I at least get a grade for trying so hard?” Continue reading
