Do you want to learn why teaching writing is important even at a technical university and how you can effectively support your students through writing assignments and formative feedback? Then these workshops are for you. You will have the opportunity to discuss, reflect on your own teaching and create teaching materials that you can use directly in your classes.
Interested participants can apply here.
Workshop 1: Tuesday (September, 19), 8:30 am - 12:00 pm: Supporting Writing to Learn in the Disciplines
Workshop 2: Wednesday (September, 20), 8:30 am - 12:00 pm: Developing and Supporting Meaningful Writing Assignments
Workshop 3: Thursday (September, 21), 8:30 am - 12:00 pm: Teaching Disciplinary Writing: Offering Feedback, Supporting Revision, and Engaging in Effective Assessment
Dana Lynn Driscoll teaches academic writing and provides extensive support to undergraduate and graduate students across disciplines at the IUP Writing Center. She has given many keynote lectures and workshops around the world and has published more than 35 articles on learning theory, writing instruction, writing development, writing centers, and more. She is also the co-editor of the open-source textbook Writing Spaces, and working at Purdue University, she also ran the world-renowned Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL), one of the largest and oldest academic writing websites.