Alexis Franzese from the Department of Sociology & Anthropology describes her Writing Excellence Initiative Grant Project.
Tuesday, March. 10, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Linder 206
Primary Audiences
Social Sciences and Humanities faculty
Open to all faculty, staff, and students
Although contemplative practices have always existed, there has been a newfound interest in the idea of contemplative pedagogy in recent years. Writing is a critical form of contemplative pedagogy; individuals working in this area have addressed both ways to integrate contemplative practices into writing practices as well as ways to use contemplative practices as preparation for writing. This workshop will offer the following: first, an overview of the state of the science and state of the art of scholarship on contemplative writing, second, sample contemplative writing practices and insights gained from incorporating these practices, and finally, workshop time in which participants can consider ways to integrate these insights into a current and/or upcoming course.