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Where the Author of this website teaches
and his office.
Since Fall 2005, I have taught
at The College of Saint Rose, in
Albany, NY. My title is assistant professor of English. My teaching
slot is writing, in particular creative nonfiction. Here are some links
I keep on a regular basis. My office is in Dolan Hall, 442 Western Avenue,
1st floor, Room #2. My office phone is 518-454-2812; my email is nesterd
at strose dot edu.
My college mailing address:
Department of English
The College of Saint Rose
432 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
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Please send review
copies and other writerly and academic correspondence to this address.
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Teaching
links.
My Teaching Blog
Daniel
Nester's teaching blog is where I post
class links, lesson plans, lecture notes, Class Syllabi, and Class Plans
for students in my classes. I refer to this site a lot throughout any
given semester. Check this site for homework assignments and other materials.
Blackboard at The College of Saint Rose
Students should know some materials for these classes--mostly
PDFs of readings that would violate copyright fair use if otherwise
posted on the entire world wide web--are on each class's respective
site on Blackboard.
banalbany.com
This site, started in Spring
2008, is an ongoing exhibit of work by students in my creative nonfiction
and essay classes, starting with English 311: Writing Creative Nonfiction.
The writing on this site focuses on everyday matters (i.e., banal) as
it relates to Albany, NY. Thus the awkward portmanteau "banalbany."
The
Oral Interpretation of Literature
This class, also known as English 218, focuses on the performance
of poetry. The website is an ongoing exhibit that showcases students'
performances (often of poets who come to read in the area or visit our
class).
Three rubrics I use to assess student performance in my
classes
Participation,
Collegiality, and Conduct Rubric
Student Reading and Writing
Rubric
Oral Presentation Rubric
Internship Rubric
Teaching philosophy
This is something teachers--or at least college professors--draft up
when applying for jobs. I think it's useful I put it up here, in case
anyone's curious about my teaching. This is a draft. But then again,
this is always a draft. I'm always re-working my ideas on teaching.
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Internship information
Starting in Spring 2007, I work with English Department's internship
class, working with students who are registering for English 494. If
you are interested in an internship, start
here for some tips on starting that process, and set up a meeting
with me.
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