2 Getting Started in the Gen Ed English Program

Welcome to the Gen Ed English Program at MTSU!

We are thrilled to have you on our team.

If you are just joining us, here are some guidelines and basic information to help you get started:

At MTSU, we use Canvas as our Learning Management System (LMS). You can access Canvas at mtsu.edu/canvas/ and use your MTSU email and password to sign in.

Once your paperwork is processed and you are in the university system, you may access PipelineMT (pipeline.mtsu.edu) for administrative needs, such as attendance and grade submission, class rosters, and course assignments and schedules.

The textbooks are different for each Gen Ed English course:

• ENGL 1010: GTAs and faculty are also encouraged to draw from the 1010 OER, The Muse: Misunderstandings and Their Remedies. 
• ENGL 1020: Instruction will primarily depend on the The Ask: A More Beautiful Question, the free ENGL 1020 OER, for critical readings and pedagogical resources.
• ENGL 1050: See sample syllabi posted for the course to get an idea of what texts are used for instruction.
• ENGL 2020: There is no required/recommended textbook for ENGL 2020, since it is a theme-based course. Texts should be appropriate for the thematic focus of the course and must be ordered by teaching professors.
• ENGL 2030: The textbooks is The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature, 12th edition.
• Additionally, The Gen Ed English Magazine (GEM) includes award-winning student essays and projects from each course by year. We encourage you and your students to consult the magazine for class examples and discussion.

Check with Jayrah Trapp for questions about ordering alternate texts for your course or for sample desk copies of anthologies for ENGL 2030.