Commenting on student papers is arguably one of the most time-consuming parts of teaching writing, and can feel particularly daunting to new faculty. Where to start? What to prioritize? Are students even reading our comments? Yet, research suggests that giving Continue reading
This example of class scaffolding comes from Dr. Abby Berk’s class, ETLW 403, Sustainability and Business. Students write a series of short assignments (professional thank you emails, industry analysis briefs, formal project outline) and receive varied forms of feedback (from Continue reading
This in-class peer review activity was submitted by Dr. Sue Lowery in the Biology department for her Biological Oceanography BIOL 451 class. One of the challenges of making peer review a useful activity is getting students to offer detailed, specific, critical Continue reading
This in-class literature review assignment was submitted by Professor Alyson Ma from the Economics department. She uses this assignment in her ECON 497 Senior Seminar course. You can find detailed information about this exercise and download the assignment handout here. Continue reading
This approach to classify different types of writing assignments was provided by Dr. Alyson Ma from the Economics department, and is used in the ECON 497 Senior Seminar course. Through a series of formal and informal assignments, her students have the Continue reading
This formal essay prompt was created by Dr. Cawa Tran and Dr. Kate Boersma from the Biology Department. Dr. Tran and Dr. Boersma explain how this assignment from BIOL 490 is meant to give students the opportunity to “practice synthesizing Continue reading
