Author Archives: johannah rodgers

Welcome to the Spring 2015 Semester!

Posted on January 22, 2015 by johannah rodgers

DATE:            January 22, 2015 TO:                  FYW Faculty FROM:            Johannah Rodgers SUBJECT:     FYW Beginning of Term Memo                         ________________________________________________________________ … Continue reading →

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COURSE PLANNING TOOLS: FALL 2015

Posted on January 19, 2015 by johannah rodgers

Welcome to the Spring 2015 Semester at City Tech!  On the First Year Writing @ City Tech Web site, you will find resources for planning your course and developing your syllabus, including sample syllabi and assignments for Introduction to Composition (ENG1101) and … Continue reading →

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FYW End of Term Memo

Posted on December 22, 2014 by johannah rodgers

SUBJECT:     FYW End of Term Memo: Final Exams, Final Grades, and eClass Folders DATE:            December 4, 2014 TO:                 First Year Writing (FYW) Faculty FROM:            Johannah Rodgers, Director of Composition ________________________________________________________________________ Dear Colleagues, As an addendum to the End of Term … Continue reading →

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English Departmental Make-Up Exam Date for Fall 2014 Courses

Posted on December 18, 2014 by johannah rodgers

Students needing to take a make-up exam for any Fall 2014 English courses can do so on January 6 from 3-4:30.  Please ask them to go to N512 for information on the location of the make-up exams.  Instructors who have … Continue reading →

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Final Exams and Final Grades for FYW Courses (FALL 2014)

Posted on November 4, 2014 by johannah rodgers

ENG1101 FINAL EXAM INFORMATION AND SAMPLE EXAMS ENG1121 FINAL EXAM INFORMATION AND SAMPLE EXAMS COURSE FOLDERS AND COURSE GRADES: Per the beginning-of-term memo from the provost’s office, everyone must fill out and submit an ecourse folder for each course he/she … Continue reading →

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Midterm Grades and Midterm Exams for FYW Courses at City Tech

Posted on October 29, 2014 by johannah rodgers

Faculty are required to confidentially inform students of their midterm grades based on work submitted prior to the date when midterm grades are due (See City Tech Academic Calendar for specific date).  Although midterm grades cannot be reported in CUNYFirst, there are … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Fall, 2014 Semester!

Posted on August 14, 2014 by johannah rodgers

Welcome to the Fall 2014 Semester at City Tech!  On the First Year Writing @ City Tech Web site, you will find resources for planning your course and developing your syllabus, including sample syllabi and assignments for Introduction to Composition … Continue reading →

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Open Access Course Materials for Fall 2014 FYW Courses

Posted on August 11, 2014 by johannah rodgers

As always, the First Year Writing Program @ City Tech is looking for new ways to integrate and use Open Access course materials in writing courses.  Here are a few of the latest Open Access resources available: Open Access English … Continue reading →

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What Are You Reading This Summer?

Posted on May 16, 2014 by johannah rodgers

City Tech Students and Faculty are always interested in knowing what their friends, classmates, and professors are reading.  To facilitate this discussion, FYW@City Tech has an Open Lab site dedicated to this topic.  I hope you will visit that project … Continue reading →

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Informal Collective Grading Session: Wednesday, May 21 12pm – 1pm; Thursday, May 22 4pm – 5pm

Posted on May 14, 2014 by johannah rodgers

As the semester winds down and the grading piles up, the First Year Writing Program invites you to bring your blue books, research essays, spreadsheets, portfolios…basically, whatever you have left to do, and join other faculty members for some grading … Continue reading →

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