Summer Writing Pedagogy Institute – May 22-25, 2023 (last day is only a half-day)
In this hands-on seminar, faculty and staff can learn about best practices in writing pedagogy and designing effective writing assignments for courses in any major or program. You’ll have lots of time to work on your own assignments and participate in peer-response. The workshop is continually updated, and this year it will include discussions about teaching writing in the age of AI text generators (like ChatGPT). $1000 stipend for full participation. Please register by May 5.

The Institute is open to all full-time ongoing Elon faculty in all disciplines, and those who have attended previous SWIs are welcome to participate again this year! Dr. Paula Rosinski and Dr. Julia Bleakney adjust some of the topics each year according to your needs and questions.

Topics covered will include:

  • How to use writing to increase student learning and achieve course goals
  • How to develop writing goals
  • How to design effective (formal and informal) writing assignments
  • How to design and integrate writing-to-learn activities to increase student learning
  • How to design aligned evaluation and grading instruments
  • How to grade more effectively and efficiently
  • How to design, integrate, and teach peer-response (including a demonstration of Eli, a peer-review software designed by writing teachers)
  • How to design and evaluate meaningful group assignments
  • How to use technologies to enhance student writing
  • How to discourage plagiarism
  • How to teach writing in the age of AI text generators

Participant quotes

  •  “I’ve never been a rubric/evaluation criteria person – now I will be!”
  •  “Peer-feedback is very helpful, especially those from people with different backgrounds.”
  • “I really liked thinking about ways to make the transfer of knowledge explicit.”
  • “I realized that the evaluation tools I used in the past were NOT good!”
  • “Getting collaborative feedback from other participants was THE MOST HELPFUL!”
  • “I learned quite a bit and I really feel like I’m walking away with actionable items.”
  • “I learned so much about rubrics, peer-feedback and making assignments. I didn’t realize how useful it is to have somebody from outside the discipline read over assignment directions.”
  • “Learned a lot about Microsoft Word’s hidden power! Citations!”