Ellen Spaldo

Pre-Conference Workshop
Workshop Two:
Better Writers, Not Just Better Writing: Online Strategies to Support Writers in All Disciplines
Wednesday 2:00 - 5:00 (Room TBA)

Assistant Professor of English and Director of Writing, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Biography

Ellen Spaldo, Ph.D., received the 2008 Steven J. Rosen Mentor Award from the New Jersey College English Association. She is Assistant Professor of English and Director of Writing on the Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University. For a number of years, she held the position of Assistant Provost for Educational Technology at FDU and served as Coordinator of the Digital Learning Academic Advisory Board (DLAAB) of NJEDge.net. She has designed and implemented faculty and staff development programs in the field of distance learning, having trained hundreds of college, university, and high school instructors and administrators throughout New Jersey and in other states. As a distance learning consultant, she has worked with Carnegie Hall, NJPAC, and UMDNJ. In addition, as Ellen Lanese, she is a professional actor who also serves as faculty advisor and director to the University Players, the student theatre group of the Metropolitan Campus of FDU.

Description

This hands-on workshop will take participants through the process of planning, developing, designing, and delivering online writing resources to support students across the curricula. The session will cover the decisions that need to be made in the areas of policy, procedure, and budget as well as lessons learned in the implementation of writing centers, both face to face and online. The workshop leaders will also demonstrate the use of online tutoring, ePortfolios, LibGuides and media resources to improve students' writing skills. (Please bring a laptop with wireless ability for use during the session, if possible.)