Workshops on Writing

Writing-Intensive Approaches in Liberal Studies Introductory Colloquia

(Thursday, May 27th, 2010)

• Workshop outline
• Sample syllabus statement (courtesy of Tracey Rizzo)
• Notes on revision and peer-review:
  • Notes on revision (DOCX) (courtesy of Tracey Rizzo)
  • Peer review guidelines for upper-level disciplinary writers (courtesy of Patrick Bahls)
  • Peer review guidelines (DOC) (courtesy of Irene Rossell)
• Notes on the discussions which took place during the workshop

Working With ESL Students in Your Colloquium or WI Course

(Wednesday, May 26th, 2010)

• Slides (PPT) for the facilitators' presentation (courtesy of Susan Miller-Cochran, NCSU and Gigi Taylor, UNC-Chapel Hill)
• Activities (DOC) led by the facilitators (courtesy of Susan Miller-Cochran and Gigi Taylor)
• Recommended readings (DOCX) on ESL writing instruction (courtesy of Susan Miller-Cochran and Gigi Taylor)

Overview of Writing Intensives and Best Practices in Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum

(Tuesday, May 19th, 2009)

• Workshop outline (DOCX)
• Models of learning goals for various courses:
  • Excerpt on learning goals from L. Dee Fink's Creating significant learning experiences. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003 (33-35).
  • Learning goals for LANG 120 (courtesy of Mary Alm)
  • Learning goals from selected mathematics courses (courtesy of Patrick Bahls)
• Mid-day workshop exercise  on creating an appropriate writing assignment for a first-year course
• Peer review guidelines to follow up on the previous exercise