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Education: Susan Browne was educated at California State University, and at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has B.A. and M.A. degrees in Literature and Writing. Experience: Susan Browne's poetry has appeared in Ploughshares, Subtropics, River City, Margie, The River Styx, Alaska Quarterly Review, Clackamas Review, Gargoyle, The Sun, The Mississippi Review, and other literary journals and anthologies, such as The Poet's Companion; Ordinary Genius; and 180 More, Extraordinary Poems for Every Day, edited by Billy Collins. She has received awards for her poetry from The Chester H. Jones Foundation, The National Writer's Union, the Los Angeles Poetry Festival, and the River Styx International Poetry Contest. Her first book of poetry, Buddha's Dogs, was selected as the winner of The Four Way Books Prize by Edward Hirsch. (www.fourwaybooks.com.) Susan's poems have recently appeared on Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac, and Ted Kooser's American Life in Poetry. (www.americanlifeinpoetry.org). (www.writersalmanac.org). She teaches composition, creative writing and literature courses at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California. She also teaches poetry writing workshops at her home and at Esalen Institute. Her second book of poetry, Zephyr, will be published in fall, 2010. (www.steeltoebooks.com). Currently, she is working on a memoir. Courses or Services: There are no face-to-face meetings for my online courses. My online class are not on WebCT; they are on Course Compass. You must know the Course ID number in order to access your online class. So read on to find out more about getting online for your class. Important note about BEING DROPPED FROM THE ROSTER: You must be online doing the work of the class by the third day of the first week of the class; otherwise, you will be dropped so another student can take your place. For onland classes, you must be in attendance in the class on the first day of the class, or you will be dropped so another student can take your place. There will be no exceptions to this policy. Important note about Waitlisting, Adds, and Closed Classes: Please read my policy about waitlisting, adds, and closed classes. You can find this policy after the other information about courses and required texts. Important note: The Depletion of the California State Budget has caused serious cuts in classes and student services. and register. Spring 2010 Courses onland and online, and Course ID numbers to access the class online website: English 126, online : English 224, online: Course ID: browne48448 TEXTS REQUIRED: Contemporary American Poetry by Ryan Van Cleave. This book must be bought new in the DVC bookstore. It has the access code for the class website. The access code and the Course ID number will get you onto the class website. Recommended Text: English 222 online: The Poet's Companion by Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway seventh edition: this book is the book the students need to access the course compass website; it is specially packaged for that purpose. Recommended text: Buddha's Dogs by Susan Browne English 126 online: (books are different for the onland class) A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle, paperback edition only. Ten Poems to Last a Lifetime by Roger Housden check and make sure you have this exact title English 126 onland: (books are different for the online class) A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle, paperback edition only Six Questions of Socrates by Christopher Phillips (paperback) Open Secret: Versions of Rumi by Moyne and Barks (paperback) English 122 onland: Sound Ideas by Krasny and Sokolik (paperback) English 123 online: I'm not teaching this class this semester This is the book the students need to access the course compass website; it is specially packaged for that purpose. General Information:
If you have the access code and the Course ID number, and still have problems getting on the website, then call Course Compass: 800 677 6337. When you are on the Course Compass website for your particular class, go to Announcements. Please make sure you read the syllabus in Course Information very carefully and thoroughly. It has all the assignments listed. It has the explanation for the entire course. Your careful reading of the syllabus is the first step in having a great online class and earning the grade you wish to earn. In every email you send to me, please put your full name and the course you are taking (224, 122, 126, 222, or 123) in the subject heading of your email. Please do this each time you send an email to me. About Adds, Closed Classes, and Waitlisting: Every student has an important story and reason why he/she needs a particular class. I teach five classes each semester, and that is approximately 140 students. It is impossible, personally and educationally, to take more students into any class over the legal maximum. The administration is responsible for opening more sections, not the instructor. If you have trouble finding an open section, contact the administration: the Dean of English. The California State Budget is depleted. This has caused colleges and universities to limit their course offerings. To find out more about the California State Budget and what you can do, go to this address: www.dvc.edu/news/announcements/closedclasses.htm WAITLISTED STUDENTS: Even if you are on the waitlist, that does not mean you will be in the class. It depends on whether already registered students drop the class during the first week, or do not show up on the first day. If you are on the waitlist, you must attend the first day of the onland class. There will be a lottery for any available spaces. For online waitlisted students: I will email you by the end of the first week if I'm able to add you to the class. After the first week of class, there will be no adds to any of my closed classes. Unfortunately, in recent semesters, I've experienced rude behavior on the part of some students who want to add classes that are closed and who will not take "no" for an answer. The situation is difficult-- the depletion of the California budget, which has resulted in all the closed classes-- but that is not something I can do anything about. Please be advised not to harass the instructor. This lack of civility is becoming a serious problem at the college, and names of students will now be submitted for disciplinary action if harassment occurs. If I do not email you back, that means the class is closed. The Web Advisor is often not correct the first weeks of class; the instructor knows more than the Web Advisor. Please do not keep emailing me about closed classes. *You must be on the roster printed out by DVC in order to be in the class. Contact the English Department Dean to find out if another section of this class will be offered. Opening other sections of a class is not the responsibility of the instructor. It is the responsibility of the DVC administration.
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