Wednesday, August 30 – Teaching Process and Transfer

Read

Sommers, N., & Saltz, L. (2004). The Novice as Expert: Writing the Freshman Year. College Composition and Communication, 56(1), 124–149. (library link)

Wolfe, J., Olson, B., & Wilder, L. (2014). Knowing What we Know about Writing in the Disciplines: A New Approach to Teaching for Transfer in FYC. WAC Journal, 25, 42–77. (link)

EI: Chapters 2 & 7 – “Critical Thinking” & “Activities”

WIT: Chapters 1 & 2 – “Transfer” & “Process”

Write/Perform

1. Obtain your domain, set up WordPress (or alternative), and post materials for either pedagogy or praxis leadership. The following URLs provide instructions for setting up a domain through Reclaim Hosting (funded by the Writing Program). Be sure to ask me for the coupon code.

• Avoiding domain-name spam
• Obtaining your domain
• Working with subdomains and subfolders
• Installing WordPress

Please email me (d.d.fisher@emory.edu) the URL of your WordPress (or other) installation.

2. If you are leading pedagogy discussion or a praxis activity, post your materials to your portfolio.

In Class

Judith Levy on WordPress.

Kayla – Pedagogy – Sommers and Saltz

Brendan – Praxis – EI 2

William – Praxis – EI 7

Joseph – Praxis – WIT “Process”