Faculty workshop covers group writing
Group writing projects will be the topic of a January UWC faculty workshop led by Nancy Small, an English department lecturer and veteran writing instructor.
The workshop, entitled “We’re All in This Together: Tools for Supporting Group Writing Projects,” will be held from noon to 2:30 p.m. on January 28 in Evans Library 204B. Lunch will be included.
Small—who also created and facilitates the UWC’s online faculty resource, The Write Place for Faculty—sees group writing as both full of potential and fraught with difficulty.
“In theory, group projects offer exciting opportunities for collaborative learning and shared success,” says Small. “In reality, though, group projects can be a minefield. Instructors have to contend with inconsistent participation, personality conflicts, and group infighting, and then try to assign grades fairly.”
Small’s workshop will discuss strategies and techniques for avoiding the minefield and for focusing students on the project or content rather than on group difficulties.
To register for the workshop, go to the UWC Web site: writingcenter.tamu.edu.
