This post-conference workshop takes a more practical approach to the main theme of the conference. It asks participants to be prepared to talk briefly about their own experiences of alternative approaches to learning and teaching English, either through an example or by raising key issues in the field. The various approaches will be recorded and/or written up to provide a record for each participant of the range of practical suggestions and issues that arise during the workshop. In this way, the collective expertise of the group will be pooled for everyone's benefit. Richard Andrews will facilitate the workshop and follow up with participants.
This interdisciplinary and interactive workshop is designed for faculty members and instructors who expect students to turn in writing that demonstrates clear, critical, and/or innovative thinking but who have little time for explicit in-class writing instruction. We'll discuss two models: the five-minute paper and the five-minute revision workshop. Both brief (but pithy) activities engage students in context-relevant writing instruction as it pertains to developing content or to revising for style, usage, and/or grammar issues. Examples drawn from diverse disciplines in the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and design fields will be discussed and participants will develop two or more course-specific activities.