January 10, 2024 (via Zoom). (These workshops are now full)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm - Session I: Making Writing Assignments Creative Across Campus
2:00 to 4:00 pm - Session II: Working with Graduate Student Writers
10:00 am to 12:00 pm - Session I: Making Writing Assignments Creative Across Campus
Tired of the "research paper" assignment? Bored reading reflection papers? Interested in using writing to promote student learning but not sure how to make it fun? Join us for a lively discussion of how to make writing assignments more creative and engaging. See examples of innovative assignments from instructors across campus, hear from a panel of faculty who have redesigned their approaches, and workshop ideas to use in your own courses.
2:00 to 4:00 pm - Session II: Working with Graduate Student Writers
Teaching Data Visualization and Communication: Do you struggle to teach your students how to best graph and visualize their data and then present their data? Join us for a one-hour workshop focused on helping students grasp principles of graphic design, data visualization (graphing and figure preparation), and effective slides for polished, persuasive presentations. After attending this workshop, you will have a clear set of expectations to share with your students on what makes for effective data visualization and presentation slides.
Working with Multilingual Graduate Student Writers: Multilingual writers – those who speak and write in English in addition to their primary language – are an enormously valuable addition to any department or research team. Like students whose primary language is English, multilingual graduate students continue to expand their written fluency and mastery of disciplinary conventions as they move through their programs. However, advisors and instructors are sometimes unsure how to best support these students or respond to some of the language and grammar choices they make while writing for academic purposes. Join us for an overview of strategies and resources for reading and responding to writing by multilingual graduate students.
For one or both workshops
Sponsored by the Writing Center, the Hanson Center for Communication, the Frank Business Communication Center, the Center for Teaching, the Carver College of Medicine, the Department of Rhetoric, and the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies.