CTSE Event

The Center for Teaching and Scholarly Excellence invites all faculty to attend

ON SECOND THOUGHT: THE ART AND PRACTICE OF TEACHING STUDENT WRITERS TO REVISE

Wednesday, March 21
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
246 East Library Wing

Last spring semester Dr. Frank Gaughan, Assistant Professor of Writing Studies and Composition, did a very well-received CTSE program on strategies for responding to student writing effectively and efficiently.

As a follow-up to that program, Dr. Gaughan and Dr. Douglas Friedlander,Director of Writing and Assessment, will discuss long-standing debates about teaching revision: Should one aim to improve the writer or the writing? What effect does teacher commentary have on students’ efforts to revise? Attendees will analyze examples of student revisions; identify strategies for building revision into writing assignments; and review the use of word processing tools such Microsoft Word’s compare documents feature, Google Docs’ revision history, Wordle, and Juxta.

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Light refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to Jeanne Racioppi at x36221 or via e-mail by Friday, March 16.