Workshops available in February
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Drawing on the writing hand: finding tools and methods to help HE
students tackle writing tasks
14th February
led by Pat Francis
Detecting, deterring and dealing with plagiarism
21st February
led by Jude Carroll
Getting yourself published
28th February
led by Phil Race
ALSO
On-tutoring course for art and design tutors - in collaboration with
Oxford Centre for staff and Learning Development
1st March - 3rd April
led by Dr Rhona Sharpe & Tim Jackson
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FURTHER DETAILS
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DRAWING ON THE WRITING HAND
Background/issues
Higher Education Art and Design courses demand a number of writing
assignments ranging from the reflective to the analytical, practical
to theoretical. Most students appear to fight the writing tasks they
have to undertake, saying that they are at college to 'do' not to
'write'.
A lot of students feel that marks in their studio work are let down
by any written work they have to do, and seek support and advice to
improve their writing skills. However the writing remains a bolt on
component, rather than coming from within the student's own
experience and contributing to their learning development.
Participants
For tutors in the areas of studio, theory and learning support. The
range of writing tasks to be considered covers all areas of courses
and therefore this workshop does not focus on just one aspect of
writing. The intent is to break out of the traditional
straightjacket of thinking about writing as being attached only to
theoretical parts of the course. Writing in the studio, will be an
important focus.
Aims
The workshop aims to:
explore forms of writing that empower the students to tackle a
variety of styles.
develop reflective writing in all areas of work.
discover ways to encourage students to think of writing as a
creative, exploratory tool - just as drawing is a way of expanding
thought and ideas.
Process
The workshop will include demonstration, identification of problems
and discussion as well as practical sessions to evolve strategies
that participants can use on their own courses.
The chance to exchange ideas with others is seen as a high priority,
as is the opportunity to assess the examples given by the workshop
tutor. These include the use of stories, metaphor, colour, language
play and analysis, and also developing writing from differing points
of view, which encourages students to deepen their learning. Methods
to be considered will include the Reflective Learning Journal and
patchwork writing.
DETECTING, DETERRING AND DEALING WITH PLAGIARISM
This interactive workshop is structured around questions. They are:
What is plagiarism?
What happens when Art and Design students start writing?
What can be done to head stduents off the decision to fake it rather
than make it?
Which students are especially likely to pass off someone else's work
as their own?
How can you spot it when they do?
What punishments are fair once you have established a case of student
plagiarism?
We are likely to cover all or most of these questions with
opportunities to set the context on the day, depending on the needs
of the group.
GETTING YOURSELF PUBLISHED
Getting your work published is good for your career, and it is also
very satisfying! This workshop aims to help you get your work into
print, whether it's research work in your art or design discipline
area, or writing about your teaching, or any other kind of writing.
The workshop is for people who may be just starting out on their
publications road, but equally for well-published colleagues, who may
have wisdom to share, and may even notch up their hit rate with
editors and reviewers even more.We'll look at how to combat the most
popular "writing avoidance" strategies and explore some task-
management techniques which can make writing happen. We'll look in
some detail at why editors and referees reject to improve our
publication.
ONLINE TUTORING
There is really no other way to learn the skills required of the
online tutor other than in the online environment. This short,
practical course will give you the opportunity to work within an
online environment to design and facilitate online learning
activities, make use of existing online resources and developing your
own tutoring skills. The course is structured around scheduled,
weekly activities, supported by key readings and specialist tutors.
There will be opportunities to work as a whole group and in smaller,
specialist collaborative groups. This course is highly participative
and is designed around frequent opportunities for you to practice and
recieve feedback on your developing skills as an online tutor. This
course is designed for teachers and trainers from all education
sectors and all disciplines. It will be of most interest to staff who
are preparing to make use of online environments such as virtual
learning environments and discussions. The course will use WebCT and
you will require access to the Internet for 4-6 hours per week.
This is the sixth run of the online tutoring course and this time the
OCSLD online tutors will be joined by Tim Jackson from the Centre for
Learning and Teaching in Art and Design. Working online allows us to
run concurrent activities for different groups, and there will be
space within the course for staff from art and design contexts to
discuss their particular needs, for example how to support students
to develop personal creativity, independent thought and practical
skills through for example, shared portfolio spaces, group projects
and peer assessment.
Cost £245
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For booking http://cltad.ac.uk
or telephone 0207 514 8162
Workshops generally run from 10 15am - 4 00pm, at 65 Davies Street
London WC1
Cost unless specified on the booking form £155
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