ISU Writing Program Instructor Blog

With this third PDE of spring semester, the Writing Program has opted to upload the DVD recording to a streaming server provided by the Laboratory of Integrated Learning and Technology (LILT).

Note: If for any reason you are unable to access the video stream, you can visit the Writing Program Office in Williams 325 to check out one of the two DVD copies of PDE #3 (located on the shelf in the back right-hand corner).

Writing Instructors,
This blog is your space to share ideas and insights about Writing Program Professional Development Events, as well as other topics related to writing pedagogy. The Writing Program Leadership Team (WPLT) also posts materials that informs the collective experience of program TAs.

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Please share with us or ask questions about primary research you have conducted, plan to conduct, or are conducting.

Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval is required for all university-related research involving human subjects that might be published in any way. The Writing Program has requested permission from the university to conduct two kinds of primary research: 1) primary research conducted by students as part of their course requirements and 2) primary research conducted by instructors as part of their professional research programs. Permission for spring 2008 was granted on 1/25/08.

Following are the two protocols that help both you and your students conduct primary research.

For our last PDE of the semester, we will gather together to examine a portfolio in its entirety (see attached below).

Time: Thursday 12/7 11:00 am to 12 noon
Location: STV 401

We believe this discussion will help make the portfolio grading a more effective, efficient, and (dare we say) pleasant experience for all of us, and particularly the new instructors among us.

The Writing Program also invites you to a lunch after the discussion. We look forward to seeing you there.

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