Graduate Instructor Seminar
on the Teaching of Writing
(Jan. 2023)

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The Seminar in the Teaching of Writing introduces UVA graduate students from a variety of disciplines to advanced practices and processes for writing instruction. Through a combination of brief presentations, interactive workshops, and group discussions, we will survey models of assignments and other practical resources and workshop participant-developed teaching materials. Ideally, these endeavors will help us pursue the major goals of this seminar; which is to cultivate processes for introducing undergraduates and others to writing as a method for both learning and communication, to design discipline specific in-class writing activities, and to develop strategies for responding efficiently and productively to student writing.

The primary focus of this seminar is on developing instructors of record to design and execute their own curriculum. Recognizing the practical concerns of those more immediately in teaching support roles, the seminar also provides planning adaptations and discussion opportunities for TAs.

Special Guest Blogs!

Look here each day of the Seminar for insight from all our veteran GAs.

The importance of a little wiggle room
By elise heffernan

On the last day of our seminar, I finally asked the question that had been frustrating me for the whole seminar. How could we implement the lessons we had learned if we were TAing a class with a predetermined syllabus? Heidi responded with the advice I needed: it’s okay to stretch the limits of a set syllabus. As someone who chafes against being told what to do, this was the wiggle room. . . .

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Location

Our Zoom classrooms are located here.
*Group sessions will be recorded.

UPCOMING Daily Assignments

Thursday Closing Session

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*GAs, watch for a separate link in the Zoom chat.

Who We Are

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Instructors

Graduate Assistants

Participants

Course Materials

1. Bean, John. Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom. (Third Edition). 

2. Additional short readings available by PDF or hyperlink below and/or on the seminar’s Collab site.

GROUP ASSIGNMENTS

Group 1 (with Heidi, Elise, & Evan)
Eniola Afolayan
Vanessa Amos
Merci Best
Kayden Stockwell
Ray Xiaolei Qu

Group 2 (with Kate & Lauren)
Mary Cotterman
Vanessa D’Souza
Bethany McGlyn
Phoebe Tamminen

Group 3 (with Anastatia & Carrie)
Elizabeth Harper
Jacob Lollis
Miller McLean
Nina Raby