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Writing in the Disciplines Post-Midterm Workshops
Published at Nov 4 2009 12:00AM
Category: Professional Development
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 Learn more about how your second language learner students approached writing on their midterm or learn new strategies to get through those final papers more effectively.
<b>Join us Wednesday, November 4 in Rockville's Science West 127 from 2-4 p.m. and on Thursday, November 12 in Germantown in the Goldenrod Building 181 from 2-4 p.m.
Writing Across Borders
Writing in the Disciplines with Popcorn</b>
Watch a documentary film created by English as a Second Language faculty at the University of Oregon, which places our students' challenges and accomplishments in context. The film will be followed by discussion, and, yes, there will be popcorn!
Facilitators: November 4, Prof. Christina Devlin and Prof. Deborah Stearns and November 12, Prof. Christina Devlin and Prof. Page Whittenburg.
<b>Join us Wednesday, November 11 in Takoma Park/Silver Spring, Charlene R. Nunley Student Services Center 301 from 2-4 p.m.
Managing the Paperload </b>
Assigning writing in our courses is a great way to promote better learning, thinking and communication skills in our students. However, many of us are rightly worried about the amount of time grading such writing takes, and so we are reluctant to assign as much of it as we might want. This workshop introduces faculty from any discipline to tools for responding to, evaluating and otherwise using writing assignments in our courses in ways that make the paperload manageable. Bring your assignments to share and to get input. There will be time for hands-on work.
Facilitators: Prof. Christina Devlin and Prof. James Smith
Professional Devlopment credit is available. You can register through the PDS, but preregistration is not necessary.
See http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/WID/ for more information or contact Christina Devlin, WID Collegewide coordinator, christina.devlin@montgomerycollege.edu; or the campus coordinators Deborah Stearns (Psychology, R); Jim Smith (Biology, TP/SS); Benedict Ngala (Sociology, G). |
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