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Principles of good writing support across the disciplines

Date
October 20, 2014
Time
12:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT
Location
POD-372
Website
https://ccs.cf.ryerson.ca/eventplanner/event_summary.cfm?id=2999

Facilitated by John Hannah, Student Learning Support, Ryerson University

In Part 1, we discussed a variety of typical undergraduate student writing challenges and the complexities involved in helping students to overcome these challenges. TA/GA’s are often in a very important position in relation to the development of student writers in their classrooms and, in this workshop, we will focus on some practical ways in which they can better integrate writing instruction and support into their teaching and thus better facilitate this development. Topics for discussion will include how to create opportunities for low-stake writing practice, the importance of linking critical reading to effective writing, ways to embed writing assignments into course design, the importance of scaffolding the writing process, and how to help students understand the rhetorical context of their writing.