Another Season, Another Set of Resources for Policy Debate

I am giving up on predicting that I will be more regular about posting to this blog.  I really have the best of intentions, but often get caught up in other things and neglect it for so long it is almost embarrassing to post again!    But, I’m going to post now and hopefully [...]

National Intercollegiate Policy Debate Topic: 2009-2010 Possibilities

The three possibilities for the 2009-2010 season of intercollegiate cross-examination policy debate are:
The topic choices for the 2009-2010 school year, to be voted on in July 2009:

Resolution 1:
Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially change its nuclear posture to be more consistent with its nuclear disarmament commitments.
Resolution 2:
Resolved: The United States Federal [...]

True Flight Info.

Any of you who have been conned by the online flight tracking from your carrier that says “on time” when you log in two hours before your flight, only to find out when you arrive at the airport that the flight is actually hours behind schedule now have a choice.  This post summarizes the benefits [...]

Some interesting info/ideas from Edebate today!

I’m always excited to see valuable and interesting information coming across edebate instead of snide remarks to others or the ever-present cite request.  Today there was actually more than one piece of information that came across that I thought was worth sharing.  The first was more of an idea than information.  West Georgia is hosting [...]

Get Out and Vote!

Just a reminder to get out and vote today!

Back to work…

Well, I’ve said this before and I will probably say it again, but I am going to get back to blogging.  I was excited to see the number of views some of the posts on this blog have received and I’m hoping to find some additional valuable information to share.  There is a lot going [...]

Revisiting Research: Ethics in Debate – Changes Since 1993?

This paper, “A ‘Fair Play’ Perspective of ethics for intercollegiate debate,” examined ethical concerns in debate in 1993.  It would be interesting to see an update of this paper.  What are the ethical concerns 15 years later?  Are the same?  Are there new concerns today?

Happy Black Friday…

I hope you are all enjoying a weekend that is both tournament and conference-free (for those who just returned from NCA).  I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving weekend and a good return to reality next week. 

Educational Outcomes and Debate

Found an interesting post over on the Global Debate Blog that those of you needing to justify programs might find useful.  It includes information about a project on educational outcomes – and the ones they find to be the most important are all at least a part of the competitive speech and debate activity.  You can [...]

Coaching intercollegiate debate and raising a family… 13 years later

This article is from the Winter, 1994 National Forensic Journal.  It was written by Ann Burnett Pettus, then Assistant Professor and Director of Forensics at U. of Nebraska, Lincoln and Mary Ann Danielson, then Instructor and Director of Forensics at Creighton University. 
The study only included five narratives, which represented a 60% return rate.  The authors note [...]