The Purpose of this Blog

In a general sense, this blog is established for the use of the Department of Liberal Arts of the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in a loose and unofficial capacity. Presentations made here in my name (ME Achtermann), reflect my own views, which are generally in accord with the official position of the College, but should not be construed as being universally so in accord. This is not an official organ of the College. Reader, are you getting this? If you want the official website of the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, go to www.pcad.edu. You will find that the faculty of the Department of Liberal Arts are not represented there. We are busy teaching, and writing blogs about teaching.

In a more specific and immediate sense, this blog is designed as a forum for the Foundations of Verbal Communications Group at the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It provides an opportunity for faculty to present their views on the nature of verbal communications and for others to add -- civilly, constructively, and specifically -- comment and suggestion.

Hopefully here we will be able to thrash out the syllabi and other materials for the courses "Foundations of Verbal Communication 001: Developmental Writing Workshop" and "Foundations of Verbal Communication 101 and 102: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing". Instructors please note: do not post final-form examinations here unless you wish students to be able to view them prior to their administration!