Writing in
the Major: A Faculty Workshop
23-24 May,
2002
May 23
9:00 AM – 9:30. Introductions
and workshop rationale (Bedford Guide pp. 2-3)
9:30 AM – 10:45. In
our students’ places: how did we learn to write in our discipline?
10:45 AM – 11:00. Break.
11:00 AM – 12:00. How
do our syllabi tell students that writing is important?
12:00 – 1:00. Lunch at
the Blackhawk (You have $8.00/day on NIU Courtesy Cards)
1:00 PM – 2:00. Designing
writing assignments: what do we ask students to do?
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Analyzing assignments:
three
samples & the Bedford Guide checklist (p. 115)
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Identifying strategies
to promote critical thinking
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A few words about
plagiarism
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A teachers' resource
for assignment design, grammar exercises, and other writing-oriented ideas:
lists
of ten
2:00 PM – 3:30. How do
we introduce students to disciplinary writing?
3:30 PM – 4:00. What help
is available for students? Handbooks, OWLS, etc.
May 24
9 AM – 10:15. Peer-group
response and the professor’s response: differences & dynamics?
10:15 AM - 10:30. Break
10:30 AM - 11:00. What other
techniques encourage revision?
11:00 AM – 12:00. How
do we set the parameters? Rubrics, models, etc.
12:00 – 1:00. Lunch at
the Blackhawk
1:00 PM – 1:30. Grading:
what methods help us handle the paper load?
1:30 PM – 2:00. Essay
exams: how can we make them be more effective?
2:00 PM - 2:15. Break
2:15 PM - 3:45. Cultural
and academic rhetorics: how can we address differences?
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Visiting the "Cultural
Rhetorics" website
3:45 PM – 4:00. Workshop
evaluation and wrap-up.
Website designed by Brad Peters
Northern Illinois University
bpeters@niu.edu
