由Kristal-Kinloch-Taylor
The University Writing Council at 最靠谱的网赌软件 plays a pivotal role in fostering a community dedicated to supporting writing. 由不同的校园利益相关者组成, the Council works together to raise awareness of the wealth of resources available to student and faculty writers. The Council was created to bridge the gap and provide a space for 协作 discussions about improving writing across disciplines. 1月23日, 大学写作委员会, in partnership with the 教师发展中心, will host a Campus Roundtable: 支持ing Student Writers.
CFD最近采访了Dr. Kristi 成本ello and Remica Bingham-Risher to learn more about the council and the January 23 discussion.
- 什么是大学写作委员会
The University Writing Council brings together campus stakeholders to prioritize and celebrate writing at 最靠谱的网赌软件. Council members will work together to inform the ODU community about resources available to student and faculty writers; educate the ODU community about ethical and effective writing placement, 指令, 工具, and assessment; and encourage creative, 协作, and innovative approaches to writing across the university.
- 委员会为何成立?
Much of the work we do at ODU is siloed, as is often the case at a large (and growing) university. Many of the folks who are now on the council were eager to find out who else on campus was focused on improving writing and thinking about how it impacts student learning and success. We found that there were many within various programs thinking about the impact of writing, 但是很少, 如果有任何, spaces for those colleagues to come together to discuss how each program was addressing writing.
- 你在委员会中扮演什么角色?
我们共同, 所以我们的任务是召集大家, brainstorming ideas for how to disseminate information about writing throughout the university and finding innovative ways to engage students and faculty in writing and support writers.
- Why is there a need for a campus roundtable discussion?
去年, the council developed and distributed a survey aimed at mapping existing writing support on campus, 评估差距, and identifying opportunities for additional writing support. In response to the data and to more formally introduce the council to the campus, we thought it would be helpful to offer writing roundtables during the spring semester to think broadly about the resources currently available on campus to support student writers. We want to use this one-hour roundtable as an introduction to these resources, so that other members of the campus can become aware of what folks at ODU are currently doing, and so that they can 分享 information with their students, incorporate these 工具 or tips into their own classes, or perhaps even suggest potential initiatives in their own departments. A future roundtable will focus on faculty writing.
- 谁参加了小组讨论?
小组成员包括:
- 梅格·博斯哈特，讲师，英语
- 特拉维斯·琼斯，本科教学 & 大学图书馆学习型图书馆员
- Megan Mize, e - portfolio总监 & Digital 倡议, Office of 学术成就 倡议 & 支持()
- Susan Nixon, Coordinator of 学习 and Programming, Office of 教育的可访问性
- Jay O’Toole, Assistant Professor, Department of Management
- Elle Tyson, ePortfolios副总监 & Digital 倡议, Office of 学术成就 倡议 & 支持()
- 教师如何支持学生写作?
We all know that the work of providing feedback to writers, 虽然重要, 是劳动密集型和耗时的吗, but there are many ways for faculty members-not just those who teach English courses-to support our student writers. 第一个, we suggest becoming familiar with the resources available on our campus and promoting their services to our students. There are also some simple pedagogical ways to support students through classroom practice, such as incorporating low-stakes writing opportunities to help students engage with course content and become comfortable expressing ideas without the pressure of a large graded assignment, creating opportunities for peer review so that students can learn from one another, and talking with students about the conventions of writing in their disciplines. We also suggest taking advantage of professional development opportunities on campus, such as programs offered by the 教师发展中心 and Improving Disciplinary Writing
- Can you provide details about the March Campus Roundtable: 支持ing 教师 Writers event?
虽然计划仍在进行中, we are aiming for the roundtable to be partly informative (what support for faculty writers already exists at ODU) and partly generative (what could exist to better support faculty writers).
Register for the Campus Roundtable: 支持ing Student Writers and all CFD events here: http://cfd.healthydairyland.com/events/