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  • Teaching with Joy

Public-facing Writing, with Students: An Alternative Collaborative Writing Assignment

Facilitator:

Dr. Christopher Schaberg, Director of Public Scholarship & Dr. Elina Salminen, Assistant Director for Educational Development

  • 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  • Seigle Hall 305

Event Description

Have you ever had something interesting or unexpected happen in your course that you felt could be captured and reflected upon further? Or have you ever had a class just gel so well that you could imagine doing a group project together in lieu of a previously planned formal assignment? In this workshop, Christopher Schaberg, Director of Public Scholarship, will share his experiences writing collaboratively with students and then getting this work published in general audience venues. While this alternative kind of writing with students can be scary and unpredictable, it can ultimately give students a dynamic, real-world experience with writing collaboratively – guided by their professor, but working with professional editors and encountering public audiences, along the way. We’ll discuss the positive results, such as students seeing a real editing process take place, and we’ll also reflect on how this can infuse joy into our work as instructors (and get us a byline!). You’ll also have the opportunity to share early ideas or ask questions about how this kind of alternative assignment might be able to fit into your courses.

If you have questions about this session, contact Elina Salminen.

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