2012 Roadmaps for Writing Workshop and Assignment Scaffolding
April 12, 2012
- Workshop Packet (pdf)
- Assignment Scaffolding (pdf)
Schedule
9 – 10 a.m.
Introduction and Discussion of Course Writing Goals
- Introductions and Overview of Workshop
- Rethinking Course Goals
- Articulate course goals.
- Discuss course goals in groups of three.
- Full-group discussion of how writing can help achieve goals.
10 – 11 a.m.
Long Haul: Semester-long Writing Activities and Assignments
- Formal Writing Assignments: Scaffolding and Student Revision
- Long-term Informal Assignments: Journals, Dialectical Notebooks and Portfolios
- Ideas for Short-term Informal Writing Activities
- Integrating Informal Writing Into Formal Assignments
11 – 11:45 a.m.
Working Toward Course Goals — The Syllabus
- Brooklyn College WAC Assessment
- How the Syllabus Aids Writing and Course Goals
- Syllabus Workshop
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Lunch (participants will complete forms)
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Avoiding the Potholes: Common Issues in Assignment Design
- Scaffolding Assignments
- Scaffolding Assignments in Various Disciplines
- Refining the Scope
- Review WAC Outcomes Assessment
- Assignment Workshop
1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Evaluations