Project Advising 101: Responding to Student Writing

Presented by Ryan Madan, Associate Professor of Teaching, Humanities and Arts

In this workshop, participants will review several styles of written commentary, considering how the type, placement, and quantity of comments on student drafts can affect their revision and learning. Participants will learn and practice with a “reader-based” approach that has the potential to 1) reduce the time you spend marking student papers, 2) model for your students how to better anticipate and respond to a reader's needs, and 3) help your students become less dependent on your editing and directive feedback.

This workshop is one component of our Project Advising 101 program for faculty new to IQP and MQP advising. The workshop is equally helpful to faculty teaching writing-intensive courses in any discipline, as well as faculty working with graduate students on theses and journal articles. All are welcome to attend!