This month, the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE), updated its 2008 “Framework for 21st Century Literacy and Assessment” (also here), a document designed to support curriculum development in the language arts for k-12 and beyond. The broad implication of this document is that we are all teachers of literacy in our various disciplines. The … Continue reading NCTE Framework for 21st Century Literacy and Assessment…
Month: February 2013
The Writing-to-Learn in STEM Bibliographic Database
In coordination with an emergent database on writing-to-learn (WTL) in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), this essay on “Writing-to-Learn in Undergraduate Science Education: A Community-Based, Conceptually Driven Approach” offers an extended rationale and conceptual framework for this database of 324 published sources and a set of implications for future research. From the WAC … Continue reading The Writing-to-Learn in STEM Bibliographic Database…
Bringing Theory to Practice Project
Funding Opportunities for the Bringing Theory to Practice Project Proposals Due June 15, 2013 The Bringing Theory to Practice Project invites proposals for projects that will promote engaged learning, civic development and engagement, and psychosocial well-being of college and university students. We are especially interested in efforts that will enable students to have transformational educational experiences, and … Continue reading Bringing Theory to Practice Project…
Announcement of Global Learning in College Conference
GLOBAL LEARNING IN COLLEGE:Asking Big Questions, Engaging Urgent Challenges October 3-5, 2013Providence, Rhode Island Proposals Due February 19, 2013 AAC&U invites proposals for concurrent sessions at the 2013 Network for Academic Renewal conferenceGlobal Learning in College: Asking Big Questions, Engaging Urgent Challenges. This meeting will explore essential learning outcomes that students need to achieve if they are … Continue reading Announcement of Global Learning in College Conference…
Learning and Transfer, Part One
This blog entry is the first of several postings on learning and transfer offered in connection with a TMAC workshop open to all faculty, “The Problem of Transfer, or What Students Misplace Along the Way.” (Friday, March 8, noon – 2 p.m.; rsvp to teaching.matters@camden.rutgers.edu) Here, I hope to jump-start this conversation about experiences with and responses … Continue reading Learning and Transfer, Part One…