Monday, January 9, 2012
SNL student published in Faith, Hope, and Fiction
SNL student Sara (last name withheld at student’s request) took Steffanie Triller’s Advanced Elective, Write Where You Are: Writing About the Places We Live this Autumn Quarter. The course encourages students to write about places that are meaningful in their everyday experience. As part of the course, Sara wrote a paper entitled “My Transcendent Yoga Mat” about the ways that her experience on her yoga mat is both spiritual and liminal. The essay was published in the January e-newsletter Faith, Hope and Fiction http://www.faithhopeandfiction.com/.
SNL Writing faculty member, Michelle Navarre Cleary, publishes article on SNL Writing Workshop course
SNL Writing faculty member, Michelle Navarre Cleary, recently published an article about SNL's Writing Workshop course, called "How Antonio Graduate on Out of Here - Improving the Success of Adult Students with an Individualized Writing Course."
Abstract:
"Adult students are more anxious about writing for school, less familiar with academic conventions, and more likely to drop out than younger students. For students learning to move between personal, work, and academic discourse communities, the ongoing and explicit writing instruction argued for in the research of Sternglass, Herrington and Curtis, Carroll, and Beaufort is particularly vital. Writing Workshop at DePaul University's School for New Learning is one model for providing this instruction. The course works for students with a broad range of learning styles, prior knowledge, needs, and goals because it is individualized and because it is focused on developing writers rather than on teaching specific kinds of writing. It is open to any student struggling with writing, from incoming basic writers to seniors stuck on final projects. Writing Workshop has improved access for and the retention and success of our adult students. This article shows the need for a class like Writing Workshop, explains how it works, discusses challenges, and describes the experience of the at-risk, nontraditional, adult students in one Writing Workshop class."
Michelle Navarre Cleary. "How Antonio Graduated on Out of Here - Improving the Success of Adult Students with an Individualized Writing Course" The Journal of Basic Writing 30.1 (2011): 101-130.
The full article is available through the DePaul Library, http://library.depaul.edu/.
Abstract:
"Adult students are more anxious about writing for school, less familiar with academic conventions, and more likely to drop out than younger students. For students learning to move between personal, work, and academic discourse communities, the ongoing and explicit writing instruction argued for in the research of Sternglass, Herrington and Curtis, Carroll, and Beaufort is particularly vital. Writing Workshop at DePaul University's School for New Learning is one model for providing this instruction. The course works for students with a broad range of learning styles, prior knowledge, needs, and goals because it is individualized and because it is focused on developing writers rather than on teaching specific kinds of writing. It is open to any student struggling with writing, from incoming basic writers to seniors stuck on final projects. Writing Workshop has improved access for and the retention and success of our adult students. This article shows the need for a class like Writing Workshop, explains how it works, discusses challenges, and describes the experience of the at-risk, nontraditional, adult students in one Writing Workshop class."
Michelle Navarre Cleary. "How Antonio Graduated on Out of Here - Improving the Success of Adult Students with an Individualized Writing Course" The Journal of Basic Writing 30.1 (2011): 101-130.
The full article is available through the DePaul Library, http://library.depaul.edu/.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Upcoming AP and ILP Workshops
The University Center for Writing based Learning is offering workshops for SNL students working on Independent Learning Projects and/ or Advanced Projects in January and February.
Writing tutors and librarians will be available to assist students with their writing and research questions. Writers at all stages of their projects are welcome, and the workshop provides a great opportunity to both share tips and get advice about the ILP and AP.
January 21, 2012 - ILP - O'Hare
January 28, 2012 - ILP - Naperville
February 4, 2012 - AP - O'Hare
*Room number and time TBD
Please contact Edward Evins at eevans6@depaul.edu with any questions.
Writing tutors and librarians will be available to assist students with their writing and research questions. Writers at all stages of their projects are welcome, and the workshop provides a great opportunity to both share tips and get advice about the ILP and AP.
January 21, 2012 - ILP - O'Hare
January 28, 2012 - ILP - Naperville
February 4, 2012 - AP - O'Hare
*Room number and time TBD
Please contact Edward Evins at eevans6@depaul.edu with any questions.
Monday, December 5, 2011
This Thursday and Saturday -- Incomplete/ ILP/ AP Boot Camps!
Are you a School for New Learning writer who has an incomplete grade on your transcript? Then you are encouraged to attend one or more "Incomplete Boot Camps" that may help you get back on track. Students may also choose to work on Independent Learning Projects or Advanced Projects during the allotted time. These faculty-led sessions offer a supportive academic environment for you to get assistance with your writing and research. Sessions will be held in Room 1308 at the Lewis Center (Loop). The dates are as follows:
Thursday, Dec. 8, 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Saturday, Dec. 10, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
In order to register, send an email to snlsa@depaul.edu with your name, DePaul ID#, and incomplete course title(s) you wish to work on at least three (3) days prior to the session. Bring a flash drive, your copy of the incomplete contract, and all prior assignment preparation materials with you to the session. Please let your faculty mentor know you plan on attending.
Thursday, Dec. 8, 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Saturday, Dec. 10, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
In order to register, send an email to snlsa@depaul.edu with your name, DePaul ID#, and incomplete course title(s) you wish to work on at least three (3) days prior to the session. Bring a flash drive, your copy of the incomplete contract, and all prior assignment preparation materials with you to the session. Please let your faculty mentor know you plan on attending.
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