Nick MillerDec 28, 20208 minTeaching Middle-Grades Fiction at the University LevelA question I was asked a few weeks ago got me thinking back to a course I taught in the spring, and my decision to include a...
Nick MillerDec 17, 20204 minReflections on Course Evaluations: Fall 2020Course evaluations are strange. It has been well-documented that they do not reflect student learning, and that they are often biased...
Nick MillerDec 12, 20204 minBuilding a Digital Commonplace Book ProjectWith the fall semester behind me, I am beginning to look ahead to new courses I will be teaching in the spring. One of those courses, a...
Nick MillerDec 1, 20201 minNew Contribution to The Middle Spaces is Now Live!I am excited to announce that I have another post up on The Middle Spaces today, which marks my fifth time contributing a long-form essay...
Nick MillerNov 23, 20205 minThe Case for Teaching Superhero Comics via DazzlerA few months ago, my friend and editor Osvaldo Oyola challenged me to write about my experience introducing superhero comics to students...
Nick MillerNov 21, 20204 minDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion via Experiential LearningFor the annual Governor’s Teaching Fellows program this year, I have been designing a course titled "Valdosta and the Legacies of Jim...
Nick MillerNov 16, 20204 minThe Pedagogical Value of Creating a Course PlaylistI have been in the process of designing a new version of World Literature II here at Valdosta State University—a course that weirdly...
Nick MillerNov 7, 20204 minTeaching Writing by Teaching Students to Notice BetterThis past week, one of my first-ever college students touched base with me as they prepared to submit their dissertation. It has been ten...
Nick MillerNov 3, 20202 minSocial Annotation and Community BuildingAlthough I began using social annotation practices before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I have found myself increasingly relying on Perusall...
Nick MillerOct 29, 20202 minTeaching Nina SimoneAs I prepare to teach my American Literature II course next semester, I have been returning to Nina Simone's "Why? (The King of Love is...