FALL 2007 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT DAY Johanna Bishop, Behavioral Science Jim McFadden, Graduate Business Faculty Development Day Faculty Development Day Oct. 6, 2007 Oct. 6, 2007 Johanna Bishop, Assistant Professor & Johanna Bishop, Assistant Professor & Program Coordinator Behavioral Science Program Coordinator Behavioral Science James McFadden, Adjunct Professor, James McFadden, Adjunct Professor, Graduate Business Program Graduate Business Program Alternative Writing Alternative Writing Assignments: Assignments: Developing A Culture Developing A Culture of Thinking & Writing of Thinking & Writing
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FALL 2007 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT DAYJohanna Bishop, Behavioral
ScienceJim McFadden, Graduate Business
Faculty Development DayFaculty Development DayOct. 6, 2007Oct. 6, 2007
Johanna Bishop, Assistant Professor & Johanna Bishop, Assistant Professor & Program Coordinator Behavioral ScienceProgram Coordinator Behavioral Science
James McFadden, Adjunct Professor, James McFadden, Adjunct Professor, Graduate Business ProgramGraduate Business Program
Alternative Writing Alternative Writing Assignments: Assignments:
Developing A Culture of Developing A Culture of Thinking & WritingThinking & Writing
Today’s Session…Today’s Session…
• Discuss alternative writing assignments– Suggestions for types of assignments
• undergraduate and graduate writing
• Relate assignments to Bloom’s taxonomy
• Explore how, together, we can develop a culture of reading and writing
Why Discuss Alternative Why Discuss Alternative Writing Assignments?Writing Assignments?
Peter Elbow…Peter Elbow…
• On Term Papers…– “I find term papers involve
maximum work and minimum learning. I call them "terminal papers." Students often pad them. Students seldom learn from our comments since the course is over before they pick up their papers--if they pick them up. I find it more productive to use several shorter essays--even (perhaps especially) for high stakes writing.”
• Rubrics• Define standards at the Beginning• Develop your own shorthand for grading
papers: Underline for something significant
Use wavy lines for errors, grammar, etc
Star areas you think particularly well done
And finally… (again from And finally… (again from Peter Elbow)Peter Elbow)
• Students understand and retain course material much better when they write copiously about it.– We tend to think of learning as input and writing as output, but it
also works the other way around. – Learning is increased by "putting out"; writing causes input.
• Students won't take writing seriously till all faculty demand it.
• Writing needn't take any time away from course material. • We can demand good writing without teaching it. The
demand itself teaches much. • Students won't write enough unless we assign more
writing than we can comment on--or even read. There is no law against not reading what we make them write.
• Writing can have a powerful communal or social dimension; it doesn't have to feel solitary.
At the graduate level…At the graduate level…
Just like the Label…The Just like the Label…The Writing Product Must Be Writing Product Must Be
Self-ExplanatorySelf-Explanatory• When you give someone
something to read, you won’t be there to explain it
• To be an analytical writer must first be To be an analytical writer must first be analytical reader:analytical reader:– Read first ½ pageRead first ½ page– Read final half pageRead final half page– Begin to go through the great “meat” of the Begin to go through the great “meat” of the
article and see how each paragraph leads off article and see how each paragraph leads off (can label in supermarket)(can label in supermarket)
• Put yourself in a consumer position: Put yourself in a consumer position: Is this Is this as powerful and succinct if I were asked to as powerful and succinct if I were asked to read this?read this?
4 Dimensions of an Exec 4 Dimensions of an Exec SummarySummary
Thesis: The purpose for writing the article, as made clear by the author(s), as well as other relevant information concerning its publication– This is the raison d’etre of the article, and also makes
clear the contribution to a particular body of knowledge, insights, or individual/organizational improvement that the article intends to yield
Methodology: Explains the way(s) in which the Article is developed, or operationalized, and its insights deployed
Achievement of purpose – Whether, how, and to what extent, the thesis is actually sustained; or, how fully the author(s) deliver the goods, as advertised
Contribution to knowledge – What is now known that was not known before reading the article, as well as an elucidation of its value. This should include an assessment of how well the author(s) conclude the article with clear statements of its major points, as well as of its final importance, or meaning
Oral Final Exam with Oral Final Exam with Written Exec SummaryWritten Exec Summary
• Reinforces natural relationship between reading and writing– (for course and
presentation)
• Reaches visual learners or auditory learners
• Practice reaching both kinds of learners throughout course
• Background (what/why)
• Format (how)• Take-away
(synthesis or final meaning)– Micro-chip– Baking bread– Time element
• Instant feedback
ConclusionConclusion
• Consider yourself a stock on the NYSE… – Are you a buy? Hold? Or a Sell?
• Writing/ expression: strategic weapon for your career
• Constant opportunity to add value… opportunity to demonstrate how brilliant you are every day!