WI faculty interested in technology might find this event worth attending:
The 2009 Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference is scheduled October 15-16 on the campus of the University of Missouri – St. Louis. We are soliciting proposals for workshops, concurrent sessions, and for a poster session, with the theme of Beyond Gadgets: Connecting Teaching and [...]
From The Chronicle of Higher Education:
Cole W. Camplese, director of education-technology services at Pennsylvania State University at University Park, prefers to teach in classrooms with two screens — one to project his slides, and another to project a Twitter stream of notes from students. He knows he is inviting distraction — after all, he’s essentially [...]
The Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives at Ohio State provides videos of students and faculty sharing their introductions to various aspects of literacy acquisition. Browsing the archive allows readers the opportunity to gain insight into differnt kinds of literacy experiences.
Writing Intensive (WI) courses help produce an educated, articulate citizenry capable of reasoning critically, solving complex problems,and communicating with clear and effective language.
Writing is the basis of all work. We write to learn, and we write in discipline specific ways.
The University of Missouri Campus Writing Program strives to help all faculty develop Writing Intensive courses.
The Campus Writing Program Staff
