Some adventures are more educational than others. On Thursday, October 1, I left Des Moines to attend the National English Teachers' Association Two Year College Association Conference in the Concourse Hotel in Madison Wisconsin. Let's just call it TYCA.Anyway, the TYCA 2010 Conference is being held in Des Moines and sponsered by DMACC. I was in Madison, along with my colleagues Eden Pearson and Alan Hutchison, promoting next year's event. I dare anyone to find me two more encouraging professors and friends. While they monitored the table, I got to go sit through some fascinating sessions on teaching creative writing using technology--who wants to make her poem into a movie? I do. I also sat through a fascinating session on using Facebook as a tool for teaching online. "No, I am not wasting my time on Facebook. These are my office hours."
Needless to say, I had a great time and I am so glad I went. Budget cuts are making it harder and harder for professors to travel to conferences, but I do believe that teachers and students should be encouraged and supported in life long learning.
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