http://www.snl.depaul.edu/writing/WritingShowcase.html
Friday, November 5, 2010
Now Accepting Student Submissions for the SNL Writing Showcase
Please ask your students to consider submitting their best written work for the SNL Writing Showcase. The awards won't be given out until April 2011, but submissions are welcome all year. Students can see previous winners and download the 2010-2011 application here:
http://www.snl.depaul.edu/writing/WritingShowcase.html
http://www.snl.depaul.edu/writing/WritingShowcase.html
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Anxiety and Stress Management Workshop for Students, Nov. 4, Loop Campus
Students looking for a better way to handle their stress and anxiety are welcome to attend the "Anxiety and Stress Management" workshop at DePaul. The Commerce Undergraduate Program Office (CUPO) and the Actively Choosing Education (ACE) workshop coordinators are offering this free workshop to students. Details are below:
Anxiety and Stress Management Workshop
(DePaul Center, Suite 8500)
Thurs, November 4 4:30-5:30 PM
We will learn practical ways to manage test anxiety before, during, and after an exam. This is a great workshop to learn how to manage your stress as we approach finals!
Offered throughout the year, other workshops have focused on time management, planning for writing assignments, and study skills. Please contact CUPO at ACEworkshops@depaul.edu or 312/362-5358 for more information.
Anxiety and Stress Management Workshop
(DePaul Center, Suite 8500)
Thurs, November 4 4:30-5:30 PM
We will learn practical ways to manage test anxiety before, during, and after an exam. This is a great workshop to learn how to manage your stress as we approach finals!
Offered throughout the year, other workshops have focused on time management, planning for writing assignments, and study skills. Please contact CUPO at ACEworkshops@depaul.edu or 312/362-5358 for more information.
Friday, October 22, 2010
MSU researcher studies student writing behaviors
A study of first-year college students at seven post-secondary institutions across the U.S. shows that these students most frequently write text messages and email. No surprise, right? However, many of the results of Jeff Grabill's 2010 study are surprising: how much students value certain types of writing, what they write for personal fulfillment, and whether digital genres are as popular with this population as most believe them to be. Grabill states in his online white paper, "These findings [...] shed light on the writing practices and values of contemporary college students. In particular, these findings point to the pervasiveness of writing in the lives of our participants and the importance of hand-held devices like mobile phones as a writing platform." Grabill and his study group also point out differences across institution types including Associate's Universities, Master's Universities, and Research Universities.
Grabill's study does not seem to include the writing behaviors of adult and non-traditional first-year students. More data is needed on adult and non-traditional students, especially with regard to writing genres, use of digital media, and variance across institutions and geographical locations. Would we find that adult students have similar behaviors as the traditional first-year students?
For more on Grabill's study, see http://wide.msu.edu/special/writinglives/.
Grabill's study does not seem to include the writing behaviors of adult and non-traditional first-year students. More data is needed on adult and non-traditional students, especially with regard to writing genres, use of digital media, and variance across institutions and geographical locations. Would we find that adult students have similar behaviors as the traditional first-year students?
For more on Grabill's study, see http://wide.msu.edu/special/writinglives/.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
National Day on Writing is Wed., Oct. 20 - Check out SNL's Contribution at DePaul Student Center
In celebration of the National Day on Writing, the "Gallery of Writers" display will be in DePaul's Lincoln Park and Loop Student Centers from 11-5 on Wednesday, October 20. Several of SNL's faculty, staff, and students will be represented on a group poster, so please check it out!
The University Center for Writing-based Learning will also have a table set up for people to come make their own posters to add to this collection; anyone who contributes to this display will receive a free t-shirt that says, "I Write with Pride". All those who contributed to SNL's poster are welcome to stop by the tables or either Writing Center office to pick up their t-shirts, too.
Your support and participation are greatly appreciated. The UCWbL is excited to showcase the many writers in the SNL program!
The University Center for Writing-based Learning will also have a table set up for people to come make their own posters to add to this collection; anyone who contributes to this display will receive a free t-shirt that says, "I Write with Pride". All those who contributed to SNL's poster are welcome to stop by the tables or either Writing Center office to pick up their t-shirts, too.
Your support and participation are greatly appreciated. The UCWbL is excited to showcase the many writers in the SNL program!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Why do SNL writers participate in the Suburban Campus Writing Groups?
The Suburban Campus Writing Groups continue on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 10-11:30 am and will meet at the Oak Forest, O'Hare, and Naperville campuses on all Saturdays until Nov. 13. Visit http://condor.depaul.edu/~writing/new_css/what/SCWG/scwg.html for more information.
Why should students come? Read on to find out why students are participating:
"The writing group held at the Oak Forest campus is very valuable for these reasons:
1. The distance is great!
2. The time on Saturday is great.
3. The group is small, giving me the attention needed.
4. I got to know a Writing Center consultant who I can submit my papers to during the week for Feedback by Email!
5. The Group Leader is relaxed, very helpful, and knowledgeable, making me feel comfortable with what I need to learn."
"The Suburban Campus Writing Groups have been a very positive learning experience. Not having any background with academic writing, I found myself second guessing my material and not knowing how to critique it. The staff was great with their assistance, but it was the interaction with other students that provided the best return on time invested. While I have used this workshop to review class materials, I have also used the resources for a sounding board for blog materials, ILPs and my resume. I would suggest that everyone take advantage of these sessions to make your writing better. You will see improvement and gain confidence very quickly after a few sessions."
"I actually have received more than I expected from the Suburban Campus Writing Groups. The SCWGs helped me opened my mind to think outside the perimeters of a box. The SCWGs gave me a chance to talk when no one may want to listen, expand outside the box, and converse through writing without boring someone. The Groups help me to dig deep into the recesses of my mind and actually 'VENT' or 'UNLOAD'."
“This was a perfectly timed and very positive experience for me. When I say that Morgan 'saved my life,' I am exaggerating only slightly. I had been carving away at the block marble and trying to find the 'angel' within it before he led me to the answer. Following that meeting, my instructor recognized the improvement between successive drafts, and my submitted final earned a good deal of praise from her.”
“Tom and Morgan were knowledgeable, polite, enthusiastic, and they appeared to really enjoy what they were doing. Their engagement with each of us created a comfort zone. I felt and saw in other participants a willingness to share ideas and to address specific writing challenges. I enjoyed the immediate and warm connection between all of us and felt that newcomers immediately became part of the group. I saw courtesy, respect, patience and encouragement. I saw (and felt no lack of my own) excitement when ‘something clicked.’ I just wanted to run right home and get to work, rather than avoid the assignment as happened when I lacked focus.“
Why should students come? Read on to find out why students are participating:
"The writing group held at the Oak Forest campus is very valuable for these reasons:
1. The distance is great!
2. The time on Saturday is great.
3. The group is small, giving me the attention needed.
4. I got to know a Writing Center consultant who I can submit my papers to during the week for Feedback by Email!
5. The Group Leader is relaxed, very helpful, and knowledgeable, making me feel comfortable with what I need to learn."
"The Suburban Campus Writing Groups have been a very positive learning experience. Not having any background with academic writing, I found myself second guessing my material and not knowing how to critique it. The staff was great with their assistance, but it was the interaction with other students that provided the best return on time invested. While I have used this workshop to review class materials, I have also used the resources for a sounding board for blog materials, ILPs and my resume. I would suggest that everyone take advantage of these sessions to make your writing better. You will see improvement and gain confidence very quickly after a few sessions."
"I actually have received more than I expected from the Suburban Campus Writing Groups. The SCWGs helped me opened my mind to think outside the perimeters of a box. The SCWGs gave me a chance to talk when no one may want to listen, expand outside the box, and converse through writing without boring someone. The Groups help me to dig deep into the recesses of my mind and actually 'VENT' or 'UNLOAD'."
“This was a perfectly timed and very positive experience for me. When I say that Morgan 'saved my life,' I am exaggerating only slightly. I had been carving away at the block marble and trying to find the 'angel' within it before he led me to the answer. Following that meeting, my instructor recognized the improvement between successive drafts, and my submitted final earned a good deal of praise from her.”
“Tom and Morgan were knowledgeable, polite, enthusiastic, and they appeared to really enjoy what they were doing. Their engagement with each of us created a comfort zone. I felt and saw in other participants a willingness to share ideas and to address specific writing challenges. I enjoyed the immediate and warm connection between all of us and felt that newcomers immediately became part of the group. I saw courtesy, respect, patience and encouragement. I saw (and felt no lack of my own) excitement when ‘something clicked.’ I just wanted to run right home and get to work, rather than avoid the assignment as happened when I lacked focus.“
Monday, October 4, 2010
Advanced Project Workshops will take place this weekend
The Writing Center will be offering Advanced Project workshops this Saturday, October 9th, on all Suburban Campuses. As part of the workshop, students will develop a plan to complete the Advanced Project, review proper citation style, and explore various research methodologies. Students will also have the opportunity to view and discuss previous Advanced Projects.
AP workshops will take place after the regularly scheduled Suburban Campus Writing Groups. Please contact Tom McNamara to RSVP.
AP workshops will take place after the regularly scheduled Suburban Campus Writing Groups. Please contact Tom McNamara to RSVP.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Schedule Your Writing Center Presentation
A message from the Writing Center's SNL Coordinator. Please make note of the new ILP and AP workshops being offered this fall on the Suburban Campuses.
Dear SNL Faculty,
My name is Tom McNamara, and I am the coordinator of the Writing Center's Suburban Campus Writing Groups and SNL outreach. I'd like to let you know about some of our new initiatives and encourage you to request a presentation for your class so that students can find out more information about our services. During these presentations, an experienced Writing Center tutor can visit your class to discuss our services with your students. These 10 to 15 minute presentations are meant to provide information about Writing Center services and are not instructional workshops. Please contact me or visit our website (depaul.edu/writing) to schedule an appointment.
As usual, your students are welcome to participate in Writing Groups at the Suburban Campuses, which give SNL students who study in the suburbs an opportunity to consult with experienced writing tutors about their work. These groups also allow students to participate in conversation about the writing of others, giving them opportunities to give response to other students and thus improve their reading skills. Those who participate regularly in the Groups report that engagement in such conversation about writing has, in turn, helped them write more effectively. Of course, students are also encouraged to schedule Face-to-Face, webcam or instant message appointments, or submit essays for Feedback-by-Email. Information about all of our services can be found at depaul.edu/writing.
Additionally, the Writing Center will begin offering ILP and Advanced Project workshops during the Autumn term. These workshops will allow students working on these projects the opportunity to consider strategies that will help them successfully complete these tasks. During the Autumn Quarter, the ILP workshop will take place on Sept. 25 on the Suburban Campuses, and the Advanced Project will be held on Oct. 9, also at the Suburban Campuses.
You might also consider contacting Matthew Pearson, our Coordinator for Faculty Services, about the Writing Fellows program. Writing fellows assist students in your class by making thoughtful and extensive revision-oriented comments upon drafts of assigned papers. They then confer one-on-one for a substantial amount of time with each student in effort to help students make smart, significant revisions to their papers before they are turned in for a final grade. Matthew's email is mpearso4@depaul.edu.
Finally, you might consider inviting a writing tutor to your class to coordinate a Fishbowl Workshop. During a Fishbowl Workshop, one of our tutors will visit your class and facilitate a Peer Review Group in front of your whole class, sharing with them strategies for providing effective response to other writers. You may contact me to schedule a Fishbowl Workshop for your class.
Please let me know if you have any questions about the Writing Center during the term. I'll be most happy to talk with you about how we can serve your students.
All the best,
Tom
Dear SNL Faculty,
My name is Tom McNamara, and I am the coordinator of the Writing Center's Suburban Campus Writing Groups and SNL outreach. I'd like to let you know about some of our new initiatives and encourage you to request a presentation for your class so that students can find out more information about our services. During these presentations, an experienced Writing Center tutor can visit your class to discuss our services with your students. These 10 to 15 minute presentations are meant to provide information about Writing Center services and are not instructional workshops. Please contact me or visit our website (depaul.edu/writing) to schedule an appointment.
As usual, your students are welcome to participate in Writing Groups at the Suburban Campuses, which give SNL students who study in the suburbs an opportunity to consult with experienced writing tutors about their work. These groups also allow students to participate in conversation about the writing of others, giving them opportunities to give response to other students and thus improve their reading skills. Those who participate regularly in the Groups report that engagement in such conversation about writing has, in turn, helped them write more effectively. Of course, students are also encouraged to schedule Face-to-Face, webcam or instant message appointments, or submit essays for Feedback-by-Email. Information about all of our services can be found at depaul.edu/writing.
Additionally, the Writing Center will begin offering ILP and Advanced Project workshops during the Autumn term. These workshops will allow students working on these projects the opportunity to consider strategies that will help them successfully complete these tasks. During the Autumn Quarter, the ILP workshop will take place on Sept. 25 on the Suburban Campuses, and the Advanced Project will be held on Oct. 9, also at the Suburban Campuses.
You might also consider contacting Matthew Pearson, our Coordinator for Faculty Services, about the Writing Fellows program. Writing fellows assist students in your class by making thoughtful and extensive revision-oriented comments upon drafts of assigned papers. They then confer one-on-one for a substantial amount of time with each student in effort to help students make smart, significant revisions to their papers before they are turned in for a final grade. Matthew's email is mpearso4@depaul.edu.
Finally, you might consider inviting a writing tutor to your class to coordinate a Fishbowl Workshop. During a Fishbowl Workshop, one of our tutors will visit your class and facilitate a Peer Review Group in front of your whole class, sharing with them strategies for providing effective response to other writers. You may contact me to schedule a Fishbowl Workshop for your class.
Please let me know if you have any questions about the Writing Center during the term. I'll be most happy to talk with you about how we can serve your students.
All the best,
Tom
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