Jeff Grabill of Michigan State University recently conducted a survey that sought to discover the amount of writing performed by today's college students. He and his colleagues found that the types of writing that participants report most frequently are text messages and emails, along with some forms of academic writing. Texting was particularly important, as participants reported doing it frequently and valuing it highly. You might be interested to know that cell phones have become a writing technology. Students use phones for texting along with a range of other writing practices, even occasionally for academic genres including notes and academic papers. Please save the date of Tuesday, August 16 for the CT+LE annual faculty development day. The event will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude no later than noon. Look for more specific information to be released soon on the CT+LE webpage and this blog. Last year's event attracted over 70 faculty but we are looking to shatter that record with an exciting program that will feature varied sessions. As the semester draws to a close, are you taking time to do some self-reflection? Now is a great time to evaluate your progress as a teacher. Have you incorporated teaching and learning strategies that will create a classroom of excellence? Have you moved your students from merely remembering to the ultimate level of creating? Mapping your activities throughout the semester is a great way to realize your successes and where you need to make adjustments. You can find information about the revised Bloom's Taxonomy and more in Lorin W. Anderson's book A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives which is available from the Gray Library (LB17 .T29).