Tawes Will Host "Writing Across the English CORE Curriculum"
June 23, 2010
A symposium on new approaches to writing in the classroom will be held Friday, November 6.
The Department of English and Center for Teaching Excellence will host a symposium event on "Writing Across the English CORE Curriculum." This symposium will feature a series of presentations by instructors of introductory English and Comparative Literature courses who will share their best practices for incorporating writing into literature classrooms.
Innovative practices currently being utilized in 100 and 200 level courses include using blogs and twitter to create communities of writers and employing creative writing techniques to teach literary analysis. There will be three sessions as part of the event beginning at 12:45 in Tawes 3250. A welcome lunch in Tawes 3248 precedes the symposium.
All members of the English Department and the larger UMD teaching community are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please see the attached schedule for session titles, times, and locations. This symposium has been made possible through funding provided by the English Department and a CTE Teaching Assistant Development Grant.
SCHEDULE:
11:45 am to 12:30 pm: Welcome Lunch
Location: 3248 Tawes Hall
12:45 to 1:45 pm: Session I
“@ the Literature Classroom 2.0: Blogging and Tweeting Across the English CORE Curriculum”
Presenters:
Joseph Byrne
“Blogging and Writing Practice in Undergraduate University Courses”
Tom Geary
“Tweeting in 200-Level English”
Location: 3250 Tawes Hall
2:00 to 3:00 pm: Session II
“Reflective Teaching Practices: Examining our Standards and How We Can Reduce Student Writing Anxiety”
Presenters:
Jeremy Metz
“An Ethical Critique of Standards-Based Grading”
Katy D’Angelo and Laura Gordon
“Helping the Writer in Crisis: Tactics for Diagnosing and Resolving Writer Anxiety”
Location: 3250 Tawes Hall
3:15 to 4:15 pm: Session III
“ ‘…thinking on paper’: Two Writing-Based Approaches for Teaching Students to Engage in Literary Analysis and Argument”
Presenters:
Shenandoah Sowash
“ ‘Trying It On:’ Using Creative Writing to Teach Literary Analysis”
Kara Fontenot
“Teaching Students to Create Literary Arguments: A Focus on Process”
Location: 3250 Tawes