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<DIV>Joel,</DIV>
<DIV>I believe CommentPress is a great teaching and learning tool because it allows students to respond to course content and to each other (the paragraph-level comments also work as threads). I use it in my classes by posting poems or passages from other literary works for them to comment on. I also will put up written lecture material from time to time. A good example of this can be found at <A href="http://usapetal.net/wpmu/eh216/2008/08/16/a-word-on-reading-poetry/">http://usapetal.net/wpmu/eh216/2008/08/16/a-word-on-reading-poetry/</A>. </DIV>
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<DIV>I have several other blogs that are in CommentPress as well:</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://usapetal.net/wpmu/petal">http://usapetal.net/wpmu/petal</A></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://usapetal.net/wordpress/">http://usapetal.net/wordpress/</A></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://usapetal.net/wpmu/robpoems/">http://usapetal.net/wpmu/robpoems/</A></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://negativecapabilitypress.org/blog/">http://negativecapabilitypress.org/blog/</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Also, a faculty colleague of mine, who teaches poetry writing, has her students post their poems to Comment Press for feedback. She has also used it for Freshman Composition courses.</DIV>
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<DIV>Robert Gray, PhD</DIV>
<DIV>Director of PETAL</DIV>
<DIV>Program for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning</DIV>
<DIV>University of South Alabama</DIV>
<DIV>University Library, Room 312</DIV>
<DIV>Mobile, AL 36688-0002</DIV>
<DIV>Phone: 251.461.1563</DIV>
<DIV>Fax: 251.460.7189</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:rmgray@usouthal.edu">rmgray@usouthal.edu</A></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><BR>>>> "Joel Sossai Coleti" <joelscoleti@gmail.com> 11/20/2008 10:28 AM >>><BR>Hi! Robert, i don`t know the theme, can you send me the link of your blog????</DIV>
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<DIV>Well, i am brasilian and i am studing english, so sorry in case of mistakes!</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks!</DIV>
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<DIV>-- <BR>Joel Sossai Coleti<BR><A href="mailto:joelscoleti@gmail.com">joelscoleti@gmail.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.joelscoleti.wordpress.com/">www.joelscoleti.wordpress.com</A><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>