How the heck are we already in 2009? Time flies when you are having fun, I guess. And, I have to admit, I am still having fun coaching speech and debate and teaching and living in Chico. I really wish I was posting more regularly on this blog…and I’m really going to try to commit [...]
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I’ve been trying to incorporate a little more of the web 2.0 programs in my academic life, and this has led me to consider the way these same programs can be used for forensics. So, I am going to start brainstorming ideas for using different tech to make our forensics lives easier and turn them [...]
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I don’t know how many of you can remember back to your first speech and debate tournament, but the follow-up from the Rookie Tournament this weekend has really taken me back. Seeing the excitement on the students’ faces, hearing the absolute thrill in their voices as they talk about joining the team, seeing their pride [...]
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I am a staunch believer in the power of judging as an educational tool! This weekend CSU Chico will be holding its Rookie Tournament and everyone on the team is required to judge. In addition, I strongly encourage my students to judge high school speech and debate competitions whenever possible. The p0wer of perspective can [...]
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I think I mentioned this blog a while back, but in June of this year Danny Cantrell of Cerritos College set up a blog dedicated to NFA-LD. This is a great resource for those just getting started in NFA LD, but also has many a fruitful discussion for team policy debaters and parliamentary debaters. Currently, [...]
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This is a post requesting information rather than giving it. I have a student this semester who has some speaking talent, but has a really, really tough time memorizing his speeches. I am wondering what strategies all of you experts out there can offer on this skill. I never had a problem memorizing speeches, so [...]
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