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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.
    3. Bring something to work on in case the meeting starts late.

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    May 2008



    10 Things

    Saturday, 31 May 2008 5:13 P GMT-07
    Found at Professing Mama. The guidelines: Write a blog of ten weird, random things, facts or habits about yourself. At the end, tag five more people, listing their names and why you chose them. I hate shopping for clothes. Mostly because I&rsquo
    Category: personal memes
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    best quote from Las Vegas trip

    Friday, 30 May 2008 4:36 P GMT-07
    Lily, upon hearing from her 8 year old cousin about a man puking and people carousing and yelling on the strip the night before: They were not behaving appropriately. You can probably imagine the air of authority with which a six year old would utter
    Category: parenting

    two and a half announcements

    Friday, 23 May 2008 9:05 P GMT-07
    The first two announcements are very connected, but they still feel like two separate projects at this point. Announcement #1: After 13 years at Red Rocks, I am leaving. I will miss my faculty colleagues and students terribly. It’s been a
    Category: personal academia
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    say what? a parent-child dialog

    Wednesday, 21 May 2008 9:28 P GMT-07
    Me: Is there anything you want to be sure to bring when we go to Las Vegas? Lily: We have to remember to bring my keester. Me: Huh? Lily: No, koyster. Me: Huh? Lily: What is that thing called. . . . oh, I know, oyster! Me: You have an oyster? Lily: N
    Category: parenting
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    Las Vegas weather

    Tuesday, 20 May 2008 9:13 P GMT-07
    On Monday, I'm flying from Seattle to Las Vegas. Here's the forecast for the days I'll be there: I'm not sure how I'm going to pack for both Seattle and Las Vegas.
    Category: personal
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    mental prep for RSA

    Monday, 19 May 2008 9:16 P GMT-07
    Seattle weather for RSA:
    Category: comp
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    my commencement speech

    Sunday, 18 May 2008 8:53 P GMT-07
    Here's the speech I gave at Saturday's commencement ceremony: Good morning, and congratulations to the graduates and their family and friends. It's an honor to be with you today. Some of you are thinking that the very last thing you want
    Category: academia
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    conversation with student

    Thursday, 15 May 2008 9:19 P GMT-07
    Me: I’m sorry, Student, but it looks like you’ve failed the course. The zeroes on three assignments and low scores on several others really hurt your point total. Student: Thanks for working with me. I really learned a lot in your class.
    Category: pedagogy & teaching

    on not commenting on students' final projects

    Friday, 9 May 2008 9:38 P GMT-07
    The last few years I’ve been moving away from writing commentary on student work and moving towards recording audio comments and conferencing. I’m making this move for a number of reasons: Students seem more interesting in listening to au
    Category: pedagogy & teaching
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    how I used blogs in my composition 2 class this semester

    Monday, 5 May 2008 7:32 P GMT-07
    Joanna asked me to elaborate on how I used blogs in my comp 2 class. . . My class meets in a regular classroom, rather than a computer lab, but I arranged to have a laptop cart in class everyday (there were three days during the semester when we coul
    Category: comp pedagogy & teaching

    notes on spring 2008

    Sunday, 4 May 2008 8:25 P GMT-07
    With one and a half weeks of classes left, I’m beginning to reflect on this semester’s classes and think about changes to make for next semester. I have required my comp I students to keep response logs for four or five years now. Student
    Category: comp pedagogy & teaching
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    Lily notes the details

    Saturday, 3 May 2008 9:21 P GMT-07
    Lily and I were at the mall today and Lily decided to look up a mannequin’s dress. She then ran over to me and whispered, “Mom, that mannequin is going commando.”
    Category: parenting
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