The WAC Casebook : Scenes for Faculty Reflection and Program Development

Chris M. Anson

ISBN 10: 0195127757 / ISBN 13: 9780195127751

Edité par Oxford University Press Inc Jan 2002, 2002

A propos de cet article

Neuware - Casebook for Writing Across the Curriculum Instructors is a contributed text containing descriptions of fifty 'writing situations' from instructors experienced in WAC courses. Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) is a form of composition that has developed over the decade.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9780195127751

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The WAC Casebook : Scenes for Faculty Reflection and Program Development
• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc Jan 2002
• Date de parution: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0195127757
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780195127751
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu

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Synopsis

The WAC Casebook: Scenes for Faculty Reflection and Program Development is an invaluable resource for instructors in any discipline who want to incorporate writing effectively into their courses and curriculums. Editor Chris M. Anson brings together forty-five actual or highly realistic scenarios that anticipate the range of situations instructors typically confront in writing across the curriculum programs. The cases are deliberately open-ended; they pose complex and engaging questions that encourage readers to become more reflective about their teaching. Each scene ends with provocative discussion questions and suggestions for further reading. The book covers such key topics as writing to learn; designing effective writing assignments; responding to and evaluating student writing; coaching writing; writing and new technologies; apprenticeship and the role of graduate students; and program development. Also addressed is the issue of working across disciplines with faculty who may share different views of writing and how it is best taught or learned. A list of Web-based resources is included in an appendix. Ideal for instructors involved in workshops, seminars, and other faculty-development efforts, The WAC Casebook is also an excellent text for graduate students in composition and rhetoric programs or in teacher-education programs.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The WAC Casebook: Scenes for Faculty Reflection and Program Development is designed for faculty and instructors who want to incorporate writing in helpful and productive ways in every higher education classroom--regardless of the discipline. A unique collection, it brings together approximately fifty actual or highly realistic scenarios that anticipate the range of situations faculty confront in writing across the curriculum programs. Organized into eight chapters, these scenarios do not end with resolutions; rather, they pose complex and engaging questions that encourage readers to become more reflective about their teaching. These narratives will prompt debates about possible courses of action and explorations of the issues. The chapters focus on such areas as the design of effective writing assignments and responding to and evaluating student writing. The content also addresses the question of working across disciplines with faculty who may share different views of writing and how it is best taught or learned. Each scene ends with provocative questions for reflection and discussion, as well as suggested readings to enrich the analysis. A list of web-based resources is included in an appendix. Ideal for faculty involved in workshops, seminars, and other faculty-development systems in colleges and universities, The WAC Casebook is an excellent text for graduate students in composition and rhetoric programs or in teacher-education programs.