“Good Writing”:
How does this get defined in different disciplines and what does this mean for our teaching?
Friday, October 23, 2008
8:30-1:00, Heritage Room, Library
RSVP to Maria Schaaf at maria.schaaf@bridgew.edu or x2627 by Monday, Oct 19
Good writing. We all know it when we see it and perhaps even think we are talking about the same thing when we talk to students and colleagues about it. But research shows that definitions of “good writing” vary greatly across the curriculum. What does this mean for students, as they write across the curriculum and into their majors or graduate programs? What does this mean for our teaching, in core courses, upper-level courses in the major, and at the graduate level? At this workshop, led by Dr. Neal Lerner, Director of Training in Writing Across the Curriculum at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will lead us in exploring disciplinary differences in writing, as well as share approaches to using writing as a tool for learning and for guiding students in learning writing conventions valued by your field.
About the speaker: Nationally recognized WAC scholar and workshop leader, Dr. Neal Lerner is Director of Training in Writing Across the Curriculum at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He conducts faculty and staff development workshops for MIT faculty, Writing Across the Curriculum lecturers, and graduate students who teach in communication-intensive classes. Dr. Lerner primarily teaches scientific communication to undergraduates in biology and biological engineering, but he also has worked with students in mechanical engineering, in political science research methods, in a management psychology class, and in a computer engineering lab.
Agenda
8:30-9:00 Coffee and Pastry Reception
9:00-12:00 WAC Workshop led by Dr. Neal Lerner
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-4:00 Follow-up workshop reserved for WAC Network members, led by Dr. Lerner.
For more information, contact Michelle Cox, WAC Coordinator, x2183, michelle.cox@bridgew.edu or go to www.bridgew.edu/wac.