Spelman College Writing-Intensive Workshop Booklet (Summer 2016)

SPELMAN COLLEGE

WRITING INTENSIVE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

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OVERVIEW

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MAY 31, 2016

RESOURCES

CONTENTS

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WELCOME LETTER FROM THE CHAIR

SPELMAN WRITING RESOURCES

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SCHEDULE AND SPEAKERS

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

© Spelman Writing-Intensive Committee All rights reserved

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WHAT IS THE CWP?

LOCATION INFORMATION

WRITING INTENSIVE @ SPELMAN

BY PROFESSOR SARAH RUDEWALKER

Welcome to this year's annual Writing-Intensive (WI) Workshop at Spelman College. I'm excited to serve as the chair of the WI Committee, on behalf of the Comprehensive Writing Program.

This workshop will provide you with critical resources for teaching writing in your discipline. Whether you are teaching Introductory Biology or Food in the City, writing across the curriculum/writing in the disciplines (WAC/WID) is an initiative that will enable you to strategically address writing in your area of study.

We'd love to hear more about your (WAC/WID) experience!

There will be dedicated time for you to express how writing works in your field, as well as address your unique concerns about teaching writing.

Thank you for your participation!

Contact: Dr. Sarah RudeWalker at DrSarahRudeWalker@gmail.com or srudewal@spelman.edu

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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE May 31, 2016 9:00-4:00 p.m.

Led by: Dr. Sarah RudeWalker

WORKGROUP ACTIVITY 1:15-3:00 p.m.

(15 minute break @ 2:45)

INTRODUCTIONS SESSIONS I AND II 9:00-12:15 p.m.

(15 minute break @ 10:45)

REFLECTIONS AND GOAL SETTING 3:00-4:00 p.m.

WORKSHOP SPEAKERS We love writing in all its meta - cognitive glory !

We love teaching , learning , and researching how people talk about talk .

SARAH RUDEWALKER, PhD

Assistant Professor of English, Writing-Intensive Coordinator

Sarah earned her PhD in Rhetoric and Composition with an emphasis in African American Language and Literature from Penn State University (2013). Her research focuses on rhetorics and literatures of African American social activism, particularly of the Black Power era, and on the politics of Black English in American education. Her work has been published in Callaloo: A Journal of African Diaspora Arts and Letters and in Pluck! A Journal of Affrilachian Arts and Culture.

MELANIE MCKIE, M.A.

Interim Director of the Comprhensive Writing Program (CWP)

Melanie graduated from Spelman College (Class of 1992), and received her master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Chicago. She served as Assistant Director of the Comprehensive Writing Program (CWP) where she directed tutor training and the core operations of the Spelman Writing Center. Melanie currently directs the CWP where she builds strong partnerships and programming across disciplines and administrative units of the college.

ALEXANDRIA LOCKETT, PhD Assistant Professor of English, First-Year Writing Coordinator

Alexandria researches the conceptual and causal relationship between race, surveillance, and information leaks. She has worked with diverse groups of college writers across disciplines, classifications, and nationalities in the capacities of tutor, consultant, mentor, editor, career assistant, writing program administrator, and instructor. She was recently awarded an ACS Faculty Grant (2015), and has published work in Enculturation and the McNair Scholarly Review.

WH A T IS THE CWP ?

The Spelman College Comprehensive Writing Program (CWP) was founded over thirty years ago by Spelman alumni Dr. Jacqueline Jones Royster. Its purpose was to improve Writing Across the Curriculum and support Writing in the Disciplines (WAC/WID).

Currently, hundreds of Spelman students are served by the CWP each year.

We provide extensive programming to the college, guided by the principle that writing is a powerful tool for thinking, inquiry, and communication.

Moreover, the CWP continues to serve Writing-Intensive courses throughout the college. In particular, the CWP operates two major sites of language learning and writing on campus. They are described, as follows: The Spelman College Writing Center The Writing Center is the home of the CWP, but it is not the CWP. Its function is to provide students with access to trained peer tutors and multimedia labs that feature MAC and PC computers, scanners, printers, etc.

Curricular Initiatives Spelman College requires all disciplines to participate in Writing-Intensive courses. Two campus-wide commitees support this objective: the First-Year Writing and Writing-Intensive Committees. Campus-wide writing workshops for students are also held throughout the semester to address the unique needs of these courses. Faculty Development opportunities such as this workshop and SpelFolio assessment also strengthen the CWP's curricular initiatives.

Other programs and initiatives that are affiliated with the CWP include: SpelFolio, ADW, SWE, The Writing Minor, and Writing as an Area of Deep Study in the English Major.

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SPELM A N WRITING RESOURCES Writing Spaces The Writing Center Cosby 332 (Computer Lab) The Spelman Archives Spelman Museum of Fine Arts Cosby Reading Room

Organizations and Publications English Club Debate Club Continuum (Research Journal) Aunt Chloe (Literary Magazine) The Blueprint (Newspaper)

Curriculum Initiatives First-Year Writing (ENG 103/193) First-Year Writing Committee Writing-Intensive Committee Courses Designated "WI" SpelFolio

Areas of Study The Writing Minor The English Major Writing Studies Concentration

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DDITION A L RESOURCES

WAC/WID Publications The WAC Clearinghouse The WAC Journal CCC College English Pedagogy Journal of Research in Reading American Education Research Journal Research in the Teaching of English Professional Organizations NCTE/CCCC Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA) Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW) The International WAC Network

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LOC A TION: COSBY 3RD FLOOR Contact

Multimedia Labs Contact

Melanie McKie, Interim CWP Director

Daniele Bascelli Coordinator of Instructional Technologies

Bonnie Tidwell, Administrative Assistant