I love it when the writing consultants get excited. Peer writing consultants, our close links to students we serve, often have a better sense of what their peers need from the writing center than we do. The most successful writing centers have consultants who are engaged with and invested in the writing center’s mission, actively participating in the running of […]
At the beginning of my teaching career, I was very fortunate to work with great colleagues who served as great mentors for me. One professor and I discussed how to incorporate valuable teaching moments. He referred to it as teaching grammar within context by giving “micro” or “mini” lessons. This term quickly brought back memories of studying the works from […]
Welcome to the Transitioning to College Writing Symposium website and the 2012 Symposium blog! I’m Alice Myatt, and I have the privilege of being this year’s chair of the program planning committee for the Symposium, which will be held on the Oxford campus of The University of Mississippi on Friday, September 28, and Saturday, September 29. Over the past few […]
Hello! I look forward to the inaugural Transitioning to College Writing Symposium next Friday and Saturday on the beautiful Ole Miss campus in Oxford. I appreciate all the hard work the CWR and the University has put into providing this event. I have been teaching writing for three decades, beginning as a graduate teaching assistant at two universities and teaching […]
Teaching writing may not ever seem like “light work,” but this symposium’s goal is help make the transition to college writing a bit lighter. Teachers at high schools, community colleges, and universities will come together to discuss current types of writing instruction and to encourage each other in the complex process of writing instruction. When I was rookie teacher, I […]