PHIL VASSALLO

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is a communication and education consultant. He is the author of three writing guidebooks (HOW TO WRITE FAST UNDER PRESSURE, THE ART OF ON-THE-JOB WRITING, and THE ART OF E-MAIL WRITING), a play collection (QUESTIONS ASKED OF DYING DREAMS), two essay collections (PERSON TO PERSON and THE INWARDNESS OF THE OUTWARD GAZE), and two poetry collections (LIKE THE DAY I WAS BORN and AMERICAN HAIKU). He holds a doctorate in Educational Theory and Philosophy from Rutgers University. He may be reached at Phil@PhilVassallo.com.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Why and How I Teach Writing, Part 6: Equipment


These days we write nearly exclusively on computers and smartphones, most often by email. For this reason, I request computers for course participants, as well as a computer with PowerPoint and a projector for myself. I also ask for a flipchart to show examples and highlight points not appearing in the PowerPoint or manual.

Having an internet connection in the facility also proves beneficial so that participants can email their writing assignment to me, and we can then project it to the entire class for review. I also browse helpful websites for writers during the course. Interestingly, those who might at first find such a critique of their work nerve-wracking later say how helpful the experience was.