by Sam Bennett Above all, what does a student need from their writing teacher? What should be the centerpiece of writing pedagogy? The answer might seem obvious: to become a good writer, the student needs to appreciate the difference between good and bad writing. This way, they will have a clear goal at which to…
by Amairini Sanchez As a grad student, I am constantly learning how to improve my writing and I am often skeptical in considering myself a good writer. Throughout my early years in school, writing is something that I struggled with significantly because English was my second language. On account of my early writing struggles, pursuing…
by Michael Catto How does a student go about setting up a basic researchable question within the parameters of a given course? Writing a scientific article is a very different beast than what students (especially those in the early years of their college career) may have been exposed to. At this time, I am teaching…
by Jonathan Hallemeier The WIP workshops, readings, and classes have given me tools to think about pedagogy in new ways. Putting theory to practice is, unsurprisingly, the challenge. While my practice of WIP theory is not seamless, my inquiry into how to better guide students is active. I can tell that I am interacting with…