The Writing Program is currently offering the following workshops:

Designing Effective Writing Assignments

Depending on participants’ specific requests, we’ll focus on some of the following: how to translate your desired learning outcomes into a clearly focused writing assignment; common mistakes to avoid; how students tend to interpret assignments; sequencing assignments; setting up criteria for evaluation ahead of time. Please bring with you an assignment that you’d like to revise or reshape.

Thursday 9/18, 11:30-12:30 in Bliss 131

Friday 9/19, 11:30-12:30 in Bliss 131

Editor, Teacher, Reader?  What’s Your Style in Commenting on Student Papers?

What have studies of faculty comments on student writing revealed about trends and best practices?  What effects do our comments really have on student writing?  Do we develop a “persona” in our written comments on student papers and does this affect how the comments are received?  In this workshop, we’ll examine major responding styles and discuss their purposes and effects.  By reviewing examples, faculty can decide what practices and techniques might work best for different situations.

Thursday 10/9, 11:30-12:30 in Bliss 131

Friday 10/10, 11:30-12:30 in Bliss 131

Please click below to register for these workshops:

https://jedi.tcnj.edu/webteam/cgi-bin/formgenie/formgenie.pl?form=26262

For Faculty

"Professors who successfully integrate writing and critical thinking tasks into their courses often report a satisfying increase in their teaching pleasure:  class discussions are richer, students are more fully engaged in their learning, and the quality of their performance improves.

But the use of writing and critical thinking activities to promote learning does not happen through serendipity."

– John Bean, Professor of English and Consulting Professor of Writing and Assessment at Seattle University, and author of Engaging Ideas:  The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking and Active Learning in the Classroom

The Writing Program website is here to provide resources for all faculty:  those who teach writing instruction courses in the program, those who teach writing intensive courses in any discipline, and those who just want to learn some new ways to use writing in their classes. Please contact me at ext. 2284 if you have questions or would like to schedule an individual meeting to talk about writing in your courses.