Hello Rebecca and all
We have a project ('WrAssE') in Plymouth, supported by the LearnHigher
CETL , designed to raise awareness of 'good' student writing. It has
enabled a group of 16 academics from a range of discipline areas to look
in some detail at selected student texts from their own groups. This has
prompted some interesting insights - about writing, about assignment
tasks and about the assessment of writing. The group (which only met
once in a 'workshop') is still in contact via email. I'd like to offer
them the opportunity to look at some of the theoretical material others
have found relevant. Rebecca, would you be willing to tell us via list
about texts and discussion topics that your colleagues have found most
productive?
Best for now
John
John Hilsdon
Co-ordinator, Learning Development
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Subject: Re. Academic writing readers group
Hello Everyone,
Some of you may be aware that since Christmas we have been running an
Academic Writing Readers Group here at Nottingham Trent University. The
focus of the group is to provide a forum in which academics can discuss
current theory and practice in supporting and developing student
academic writing. The meetings use a current theoretical debate or paper
in the field to structure and lead the discussion which is often very
fruitful. The sessions have become very popular with debate from the
group often continuing between attendees via the universities e-mail
system. As facilitator for these sessions, I have been contacted by a
number of people throughout the HE sector inquiring about the project
and it has led to me to wonder if anyone else runs such a group. If
anyone has trialled or currently facilitates a similar group (whether
successful or otherwise) I would really like to hear from you.
With thanks
Becky
Rebecca Bell
Learning and Teaching Officer,
Centre for Academic Standards & Quality,
Nottingham Trent University,
37 Park Row,
Nottingham, NG1 4BU
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