Language Diversity and Inclusive Pedagogy
Panel Discussion November 15, 2022 11.30 am – 12.45 pm, Faculty Lounge in Hodson Lunch provided Panel Discussion Respondent: Katie Claggett, Assistant Director of International Admissions
Ungrading Standard American English
Some materials and resources related to the faculty workshop and discussion: Language Diversity and Inclusive Pedagogy. [1] What the Research Shows. For further discussion on grading (and ungrading) student writing, see Part 4 of Bean and Melzer’s Engaging Ideas that has several chapters on “Responding to and Grading Student Writing.” The new 3rd edition of… Read More Ungrading Standard American English
Writing Program Guidelines
A summary of the Writing Program Guidelines and Requirements: the 4 Ws that begin with the First Year Seminar and culminate with the SCE project. To see representative examples from each of these 4 Ws, visit the Washington College Review. The Writing Program A Summary of the Proposed Structure and Requirements Approved by the Washington… Read More Writing Program Guidelines
Washington College Review Spring 2022
The Spring 2022 issue (XXIX.1) of the Washington College Review has been published. The WCR publishes work that emerges from the four requirements of the Washington College writing program and is deserving of a wider audience of readers on campus and beyond. The WCR also features Artwork by students working in a variety of graphic… Read More Washington College Review Spring 2022
Audience and the First Day of Class
James M. Lang, author of Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, provides helpful suggestions and insights on “How to Teach a Good First Day of Class.” I recommend highly, and also recommend the longer discussion in his book, which CTL is reading in its book club this spring. I tend to think… Read More Audience and the First Day of Class
Thinking Like a Researcher
[Material distributed at FYS workshop in October, some strategies for using Craft of Research. You can get pdf version for a handout on the FYS resources page. ] Research begins with curiosity. You might have chosen your topic simply because it intrigues you and you want to know more about it. However, translating that personal… Read More Thinking Like a Researcher
FYS Resources
To support and supplement the use of The Craft of Research as the new core text in the First Year Seminars, John Boyd and I have curated links and resources for students and faculty to use. In particular, since The Craft of Research is not intended to be a guide for citation style or grammar/mechanics,… Read More FYS Resources
FYS Goals and The Craft of Research
FYS Learning Goals [aligned with the aims of The Craft of Research, p. xii] Passion for Critical Inquiry: the desire to achieve deeper understanding of a problem by asking questions with an open mind, examining multiple perspectives, distinguishing relevant from irrelevant information, and creating solutions using reasoning; How to turn a vague… Read More FYS Goals and The Craft of Research
Rhetorical Questions
You Got a Problem with That? How to turn a vague interest into a problem readers think is worth posing and solving. (Craft of Research, xii) What Service and Scholarship really needs to know is the specific questions or problems your project addresses and outcomes, both what you hope to discover, learn or understand better… Read More Rhetorical Questions
Teaching with The Craft of Research
FYS Faculty Workshop: Bringing the Craft of Research into the Classroom May 16, 2018 Hynson Lounge Workshop Agenda 10.15 – 10.30: Coffee 10.30 – 11: Session 1: Rhetorical Context in the Classroom Introducing The Craft of Research into the FYS FYS Goals/Requirements and the aims of the book. “Preface” and “A Postscript for… Read More Teaching with The Craft of Research
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