Bad Ideas about Writing
81 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -Bad Ideas about Writing is an open-access book edited by Cheryl E. Ball and Drew M. Loewe that counters major myths about writing instruction. Written for a general audience, the collection offers opinionated, research-based statements intended to spark debate and to offer a better way of teaching writing.
The podcast is unaffiliated with the editors or authors and read by Dr. Kyle Stedman from Rockford University. All donations and ad revenue support the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and the Computers and Writing Graduate Research Network.
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16: African American Language is Not Good English, by Jennifer M. Cunningham
November 20, 2020 12:00 - 14 minutes - 9.76 MBJennifer M. Cunningham (@jenmcunningham) reads her chapter "African American Language is Not Good English." (Don't miss the joke: the author of the chapter is disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title.) It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) produces the show and will be back as narrator next week. Chapter keywords: African American Language, African American Verna...
15: There is One Correct Way of Writing and Speaking, by Anjali Pattanayak
November 13, 2020 12:00 - 15 minutes - 12.5 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "There is One Correct Way of Writing and Speaking" by Anjali Pattanayak (@ArPattanayak). It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Don't miss the joke: the author of the chapter is disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title. Chapter keywords: African American Vernacular, cultural rhetorics, Ebonics, non-standard dialect, rhetorical genre studies, wri...
Ep 14: Failure is Not an Option, by Allison D. Carr
November 06, 2020 12:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Failure is Not an Option" by Allison D. Carr (@hors_doeuvre). It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Don't miss the joke: the author of the chapter is disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title. Chapter keywords: basic writers, failure, growth mindset, productive failure, struggle, writing process Allison Carr is an associate professor of rhetor...
14: Failure is Not an Option, by Allison D. Carr
November 06, 2020 12:00 - 16 minutes - 12.9 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Failure is Not an Option" by Allison D. Carr (@hors_doeuvre). It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Don't miss the joke: the author of the chapter is disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title. Chapter keywords: basic writers, failure, growth mindset, productive failure, struggle, writing process Allison Carr is an associate professor of rhetor...
13: Some People Are Just Born Good Writers, by Jill Parrott
October 30, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBJill Parrott reads her chapter "Some People Are Just Born Good Writers." It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) produces the show and will be back as narrator next week. Chapter keywords: authorship, critical reading, literacy, metacognition, writing instruction Jill Parrott works in the Department of English at Eastern Kentucky University, where she is also the coordinator of the ...
Ep 13: Some People Are Just Born Good Writers, by Jill Parrott
October 30, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBJill Parrott reads her chapter "Some People Are Just Born Good Writers." It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) produces the show and will be back as narrator next week. Chapter keywords: authorship, critical reading, literacy, metacognition, writing instruction Jill Parrott works in the Department of English at Eastern Kentucky University, where she is also the coordinator of the ...
Ep 12: Only Geniuses Can Be Writers, by Dustin Edwards & Enrique Paz
October 23, 2020 11:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBEnrique Paz (@eepaziii) reads a chapter he co-wrote with Dustin Edwards (@edwardsdusty): "Only Geniuses Can be Writers." It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) produces the show and pops in a bit at the beginning and ending of today's episode, but let's be honest: this show is not all about him. Chapter keywords: authorship, collaboration, genius, history of authorship, influence, o...
12: Only Geniuses Can Be Writers, by Dustin Edwards & Enrique Paz
October 23, 2020 11:00 - 17 minutes - 13.8 MBEnrique Paz (@eepaziii) reads a chapter he co-wrote with Dustin Edwards (@edwardsdusty): "Only Geniuses Can be Writers." It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) produces the show and pops in a bit at the beginning and ending of today's episode, but let's be honest: this show is not all about him. Chapter keywords: authorship, collaboration, genius, history of authorship, influence, o...
Ep 11: You Need My Credentials to be a Writer, by Ronald Clark Brooks
October 16, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.71 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "You Need My Credentials to be a Writer" by Ronald Clark Brooks (@RhetOrRon). It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Don't miss the joke: the author of the chapter is disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title. Chapter keywords: credentials, empowerment, growth, optimism, process movement, support, writing community Ronald Clark Brooks is an asso...
11: You Need My Credentials to be a Writer, by Ronald Clark Brooks
October 16, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.65 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "You Need My Credentials to be a Writer" by Ronald Clark Brooks (@RhetOrRon). It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Don't miss the joke: the author of the chapter is disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title. Chapter keywords: credentials, empowerment, growth, optimism, process movement, support, writing community Ronald Clark Brooks is an asso...
10: Writers are Mythical, Magical, and Damaged, by Teri Holbrook & Melanie Hundley
October 09, 2020 21:58 - 19 minutes - 15.3 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Writers are Mythical, Magical, and Damaged" by Teri Holbrook & Melanie Hundley. It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Don't miss the joke: the authors of the chapter are disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title. Chapter keywords: workshop, writing as a profession, writing as process, writing lives Teri Holbrook, a crime fiction writer turned ...
Ep 10: Writers are Mythical, Magical, and Damaged, by Teri Holbrook & Melanie Hundley
October 09, 2020 21:58 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Writers are Mythical, Magical, and Damaged" by Teri Holbrook & Melanie Hundley. It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Don't miss the joke: the authors of the chapter are disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title. Chapter keywords: workshop, writing as a profession, writing as process, writing lives Teri Holbrook, a crime fiction writer turned ...
Ep 9: Reading is Not Essential to Writing Instruction, by Julie Myatt
October 02, 2020 11:00 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Reading is Not Essential to Writing Instruction" by Julie Myatt. It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Don't miss the joke: the author of the chapter is disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title. Chapter keywords: close reading, metacognition, model texts, reading rhetorically, recursive reading, rhetorical genre studies, standardized testing ...
9: Reading is Not Essential to Writing Instruction, by Julie Myatt
October 02, 2020 11:00 - 18 minutes - 15.1 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Reading is Not Essential to Writing Instruction" by Julie Myatt. It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Don't miss the joke: the author of the chapter is disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title. Chapter keywords: close reading, metacognition, model texts, reading rhetorically, recursive reading, rhetorical genre studies, standardized testing ...
8: Reading and Writing Are Not Connected, by Ellen C. Carillo
September 25, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 12 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Reading and Writing Are Not Connected" by Ellen C. Carillo. It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Chapter keywords: literacy acquisition, literacy, new literacies, reading pedagogies, reading wars, reading–writing connections Ellen C. Carillo is Professor of English at the University of Connecticut and the writing program administrator at its Waterbury campus. ...
Ep 8: Reading and Writing Are Not Connected, by Ellen C. Carillo
September 25, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Reading and Writing Are Not Connected" by Ellen C. Carillo. It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). As always, the theme music is "Parade" by nctrnm, and both the book and podcast are licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. The full book was published by the West Virginia University Libraries and Digital Publishing Institute; find it...
7: Writing Knowledge Transfers Easily, by Ellen C. Carillo
September 18, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes - 9.19 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Writing Knowledge Transfers Easily" by Ellen C. Carillo. It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Chapter keywords: composition studies, metacognition, transfer of learning, vertical curriculum Ellen C. Carillo is Professor of English at the University of Connecticut and the writing program administrator at its Waterbury campus. Her administrative work involves di...
Ep 7: Writing Knowledge Transfers Easily, by Ellen C. Carillo
September 18, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Writing Knowledge Transfers Easily" by Ellen C. Carillo. It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). As always, the theme music is "Parade" by nctrnm, and both the book and podcast are licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. The full book was published by the West Virginia University Libraries and Digital Publishing Institute; find it on...
Ep 6: You Can Learn to Write in General, by Elizabeth Wardle
September 11, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.95 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "You Can Learn to Write in General" by Elizabeth Wardle (@ElizabethWardle), a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). As always, the theme music is "Parade" by nctrnm, and both the book and podcast are licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. The full book was published by the West Virginia University Libraries and Digital Publishing Institut...
6: You Can Learn to Write in General, by Elizabeth Wardle
September 11, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes - 7.78 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "You Can Learn to Write in General" by Elizabeth Wardle (@ElizabethWardle), a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Chapter keywords: dispositions, genre conventions, genre, literacy, transfer Bio published in 2017: Elizabeth Wardle is Howe Professor of English and Director of the Roger and Joyce Howe Center for Writing Excellence at Miami University (Oxford, OH). She ...
5: First-Year Composition Should Be Skipped, by Paul G. Cook
September 04, 2020 11:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBIn a first for this podcast (but not a last), Paul G. Cook (@paulgeecook) reads his own bad idea chapter, "First-Year Composition Should Be Skipped." Seriously, who needs Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) around here anyway (though he butts in as host regardless). Cook's narration is a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Chapter keywords: rhetorical listening, contingent labor, deep learning, dual enrollment, ethics, fi...
Ep 5: First-Year Composition Should Be Skipped, by Paul G. Cook
September 04, 2020 11:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBIn a first for this podcast (but not a last), Paul G. Cook (@paulgeecook) reads his own bad idea chapter, "First-Year Composition Should Be Skipped." Seriously, who needs Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) around here anyway (though he butts in as host regardless). Cook's narration is a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Chapter keywords: rhetorical listening, contingent labor, deep learning, dual enrollment, ethics, fi...
Ep 4: First-Year Composition Prepares Students for Academic Writing, by Tyler Branson
August 28, 2020 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "First-Year Composition Prepares Students for Academic Writing" by Tyler Branson (@TylerBranson), a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Chapter keywords: citizenship, current traditionalism, freshman composition, process theory, writing studies Tyler S. Branson is an assistant professor of English and associate director of composition at the University of Toledo. He ...
4: First-Year Composition Prepares Students for Academic Writing, by Tyler Branson
August 28, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 11.7 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "First-Year Composition Prepares Students for Academic Writing" by Tyler Branson (@TylerBranson), a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Chapter keywords: citizenship, current traditionalism, freshman composition, process theory, writing studies Tyler S. Branson is an assistant professor of English and associate director of composition at the University of Toledo. He ...
3: America is Facing a Literacy Crisis, by Jacob Babb
August 21, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "America is Facing a Literacy Crisis" by Jacob Babb (@JacobSBabb), a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was written by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Chapter keywords: first-year writing, knowledge transfer, literacy crisis, semiliterates Jacob Babb is an associate professor of English at Indiana University Southeast. He has been teaching composition courses since 2004, including first-year and upper-level cou...
Ep 3: America is Facing a Literacy Crisis, by Jacob Babb
August 21, 2020 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "America is Facing a Literacy Crisis" by Jacob Babb (@JacobSBabb), a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was written by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Chapter keywords: first-year writing, knowledge transfer, literacy crisis, semiliterates Jacob Babb is an associate professor of English at Indiana University Southeast. He has been teaching composition courses since 2004, including first-year and upper-level cou...
Ep 2: Rhetoric is Synonymous with Empty Speech, by Patricia Roberts-Miller
August 14, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Rhetoric is Synonymous with Empty Speech" by Patricia Roberts-Miller (https://www.patriciarobertsmiller.com/), a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was written by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Chapter keywords: conceptual metaphor, deliberative rhetoric, public argumentation, rhetorical topoi Patricia Roberts-Miller is a professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Texas at Austin...
2: Rhetoric is Synonymous with Empty Speech, by Patricia Roberts-Miller
August 14, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 11.7 MBKyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Rhetoric is Synonymous with Empty Speech" by Patricia Roberts-Miller (https://www.patriciarobertsmiller.com/), a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was written by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Chapter keywords: conceptual metaphor, deliberative rhetoric, public argumentation, rhetorical topoi Patricia Roberts-Miller is a professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Texas at Austin...
1: Introduction, by Cheryl E. Ball and Drew M. Loewe
July 31, 2020 18:38 - 9 minutes - 22 MBIn today's episode, Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the Introduction to Bad Ideas about Writing, which was written by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Cheryl E. Ball is associate professor of digital publishing studies in the Professional Writing and Editing program at West Virginia University. She is also editor of Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy as well as the #writing book series with the WAC Clearinghouse/Colorado State University Open Pr...
Ep 1: Introduction, by Cheryl E. Ball and Drew M. Loewe
July 31, 2020 18:38 - 9 minutes - 22 MBIn today's episode, Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the Introduction to Bad Ideas about Writing, which was written by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). The theme music is "Parade" by nctrnm, and both the book and podcast are licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. The full book is edited by Cheryl E. Ball and Drew M. Loewe and was published by the West Virginia University Libraries and Digital Publishing Institute; find it online for fr...
Ep 1: Introduction
July 31, 2020 18:38 - 9 minutes - 22 MBIn today's episode, Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the Introduction to Bad Ideas about Writing, which was written by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). The theme music is "Parade" by nctrnm, and both the book and podcast are licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. The full book is edited by Cheryl E. Ball and Drew M. Loewe and was published by the West Virginia University Libraries and Digital Publishing Institute; find it online for fr...