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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Communication Colloquium: Research into Teaching
The Writing and
Communication Program invites you to the first Communication Colloquium
of the semester, featuring the lecture "Author Notes, Betas, &
ConCrit: The ABCs of Fan Texts" by Brittain Fellow Katherine Tanski
(Purdue University).
The lecture will be followed by discussion of the following topics: assigning student videos in the composition classroom, promoting originality in remixes, and leveraging fan culture to inspire critical thinking.
