Jane Boyd

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)

Biography

Janet Boyd, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of English and Coordinator of the Metro Writing Studio on the Metropolitan Campus at Fairleigh Dickinson University.  She is also the Coordinator of Developmental Writing and actively involved "Faculty for Freshmen," a taskforce committed to improving the first-year college experience. 

She is a member of the International Writing Center Association for which she will be chairing a panel at this year's conference.  When she is not teaching, she can be found in the Writing Studio supervising the professional tutoring staff, designing special-interest workshops, and collaborating with other faculty on how to improve student writing campus-wide.

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.)