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Welcome to my blog. I am Elizabeth Kleinfeld, Assistant Professor of English and Writing Center Director at Metropolitan State College of Denver. Here are 100 things about me.
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    1. If a meeting has a specified end time, leave at that time, even if the meeting isn't over.
    2. If a meeting does not have a specified end time, call the meeting convener and ask when the meeting will end. Leave at the specified end time.
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    February 2008



    Using Ethnographic Maps in Instructor Observations

    Friday, 29 February 2008 5:11 P GMT-07
    I haven’t blogged in over a week, partly because I’ve been so busy with part-timer evaluations. I’ve observed five part-timers teaching in the past two weeks and met with each for a discussion afterward. As Part-Time Lead, I observe
    Category: pedagogy & teaching
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    new tech toy - Amazon Kindle

    Tuesday, 19 February 2008 9:31 P GMT-07
    Late last semester, the English department decided to buy two Amazon Kindles and figure out if there are any interesting teaching applications for them. Each of the full-time faculty will have a chance to play with a Kindle for a while and report bac
    Category: pedagogy & teaching
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    my implicit and explicit presidential preferences match up

    Sunday, 17 February 2008 9:51 P GMT-07
    I saw a link to Harvard's presidential candidates implicit preferences test at Amy's. Here are my results, which aren't surprising: 
    Category: politics personal

    brunch menu

    Sunday, 17 February 2008 6:52 P GMT-07
    Every Sunday, a group of family members and close family friends gather for a meal, with each person in the group hosting in rotation. Today it was our turn to host for the group of eight. Here’s what I made: Parmesan, Olive, and Fresh Sage Muf
    Category: personal food

    why I teach at a community college by choice

    Saturday, 16 February 2008 12:28 P GMT-07
    Gerald Graff on attitudes at "selective" colleges: When I served on college admissions committees in the 1990s, a phrase that kept coming up was “the best students,” in comments like “We’ve got to get the best studen
    Category: academia
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    I'm a Disney hero

    Wednesday, 13 February 2008 6:59 P GMT-07
    Which Disney Hero Are You?You are Hercules. You're known to be kind-hearted and strong since birth, but despite your virtuous character you often get mixed up with the wrong people. Be on the lookout for new people in your life and make sure that
    Category: personal

    job titles

    Saturday, 9 February 2008 2:15 P GMT-07
    Lily, musing about possible careers: “When I grow up, I want to make peace on all the continents. Then I’ll retire from that job and be a dentist.” There’s a job without a fitting title (the spreading peace to all the continen

    my battlestar galactica identity crisis

    Wednesday, 6 February 2008 8:39 P GMT-07
    So which is it? According to this quiz, I'm Tyrol. What New Battlestar Galactica character are you?created with QuizFarm.comYou scored as CPO Galen Tyrol You never wanted to be a glamorous Viper pilot. You are happy knowing that without you to fi
    Category: personal

    what time I am

    Tuesday, 5 February 2008 9:00 P GMT-07
    Seen at Ancarett's Abode. This is amazingly accurate.  
    Category: personal memes
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    class blog versus CMS

    Monday, 4 February 2008 1:20 P GMT-07
    Community College English asks If yr classes have some sort of online "presence," what format/tool (I'm not quite sure of the best word here) have you chosen? And, equally important, what factors have influenced yr decision? I have
    Category: pedagogy & teaching

    book meme

    Sunday, 3 February 2008 4:14 P GMT-07
    Seen at Parts-n-Pieces. The rules: Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more. Find Page 123. Find the first 5 sentences. Post the next 3 sentences. Tag 5 people. He is his mother’s son. The boy who accepted the money from him is a
    Category: books, film, etc. memes

    the week's highs and lows

    Saturday, 2 February 2008 5:13 P GMT-07
    Week’s high points: Working with a class of Early Childhood Education students on journaling as part of the Tutors without Borders program. Although I’ve led the Tutors without Borders program for four years, this is the first time I&rsqu
    Category: comp personal academia