by Alayna Daws We all have one. You may be using it to read this blog post right now. I am sure you guessed what I am referring to: a cell phone. In my experience, as a student at the University of Georgia, I am used to seeing the syllabus clause: “No use of smartphones…
by Tara Kraft Writing is often seen as a lonely task, a task to be completed by oneself in a quiet space. When people think of “good writers” they often imagine an inspired individual whose pen creates balanced sentences and flawless pages every time they sit down at their desk. However, this image could not…
by Jonathan Crum In a 2018 overview of research on notetaking effectiveness, Kiewra et al. observe that students are, by and large, incomplete notetakers. Out of the content that students are expected to learn, approximately a third of it actually makes it into their notes (see Austen et al. 2004; Kiewra 2016; Titsworth 2004). As…
by Al Byrnes As I have worked as a writing coach for the Writing Intensive Program (WIP) at the University of Georgia, I have learned the importance of supporting students. Through facilitating meaningful opportunities for practice and through explicitly teaching writing as a process, I have helped students develop their writing skills. The training I…