Workshop Description

Workshop Two: Better Writers, Not Just Better Writing: Online Strategies to Support
   Writers in All Disciplines


When: Wednesday 2:00 - 5:00, Room TBA

Ellen Spaldo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English and Director of Writing, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Janet Boyd, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of English and Coordinator, Metro Writing Studio,
   Metropolitan Campus, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Kenneth Ronkowitz, Director, Writing Initiative, Passaic County Community College
Elizabeth Nesius, Coordinator of the Writing Center, Passaic County Community College

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.)