WRITING INTENSIVE WORKSHOPSPELMAN COLLEGE

S C H E D U L E | O V E R V I E W | R E S O U R C E S

MAY 31, 2016

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WELCOME LETTERFROM THE CHAIR

© Spelman Writing-Intensive CommitteeAll r ights reserved

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SPELMAN WRITINGRESOURCES

06 ADDITIONALRESOURCES

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C O N T E N T S

B Y P R O F E S S O R S A R A H R U D E W A L K E R

W R I T I N G I N T E N S I V E @ S P E L M A N

Welcome to this year's annual Writing-Intensive (WI)

Workshop at Spelman College. I 'm excited to serve as the

chair of the WI Committee, on behalf of the Comprehensive

Writing Program.

This workshop wil l provide you with critical resources for

teaching writing in your discipline. Whether you are

teaching Introductory Biology or Food in the City, writing

across the curriculum/writing in the disciplines (WAC/WID)

is an initiative that wil l enable you to strategically address

writing in your area of study.

We'd love to hear more about your (WAC/WID) experience!

There wil l be dedicated time for you to express how writing

works in your f ield, as well as address your unique concerns

about teaching writing.

Thank you for your participation!

Contact: Dr. Sarah RudeWalker at

DrSarahRudeWalker@gmail .com or srudewal@spelman.edu

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May 31, 20169:00-4:00 p.m.

Led by: Dr. Sarah RudeWalker

INTRODUCTIONSSESSIONS I AND II REFLECTIONS AND

GOAL SETTING

WORKGROUPACTIVITY1:15-3:00 p.m.(15 minute break @ 2:45)

3:00-4:00 p.m.

9:00-12:15 p.m.(15 minute break @ 10:45)

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

W O R K S H O P S P E A K E R SWe love writing in all its meta-cognitive glory !

We love teaching , learning , and researchinghow people talk about talk .

Sarah earned her PhD in Rhetoric and Composition with an

emphasis in African American Language and Literature from

Penn State University (2013). Her research focuses on

rhetorics and literatures of African American social activism,

particularly of the Black Power era, and on the politics of

Black English in American education. Her work has been

published in Callaloo: A Journal of African Diaspora Arts and

Letters and in Pluck! A Journal of Affrilachian Arts and Culture.

SARAH RUDEWALKER, PhD

Melanie graduated from Spelman College (Class of 1992),

and received her master’s degree in English Literature from

the University of Chicago. She served as Assistant Director of

the Comprehensive Writing Program (CWP) where she

directed tutor training and the core operations of the

Spelman Writing Center. Melanie currently directs the CWP

where she builds strong partnerships and programming

across disciplines and administrative units of the college.

Alexandria researches the conceptual and causal relationship

between race, surveillance, and information leaks. She has

worked with diverse groups of college writers across

disciplines, classifications, and nationalities in the capacities

of tutor, consultant, mentor, editor, career assistant, writing

program administrator, and instructor. She was recently

awarded an ACS Faculty Grant (2015), and has published

work in Enculturation and the McNair Scholarly Review.

MELANIE MCKIE, M.A.

ALEXANDRIA LOCKETT, PhD

Assistant Professor of English, Writing-Intensive Coordinator

Interim Director of the Comprhensive Writing Program (CWP)

Assistant Professor of English, First-Year Writing Coordinator

WHAT IS THE CWP?The Spelman College Comprehensive Writing Program (CWP) was founded

over thirty years ago by Spelman alumni Dr. Jacqueline Jones Royster. Its

purpose was to improve Writing Across the Curriculum and support Writing

in the Disciplines (WAC/WID).

Currently, hundreds of Spelman students are served by the CWP each year.

We provide extensive programming to the college, guided by the principle

that writing is a powerful tool for thinking, inquiry, and communication.

Moreover, the CWP continues to serve Writing-Intensive courses

throughout the college. In particular, the CWP operates two major sites of

language learning and writing on campus. They are described, as follows:

The Spelman College Writing Center

The Writing Center is the home of the CWP, but it is not the CWP. Its

function is to provide students with access to trained peer tutors and

multimedia labs that feature MAC and PC computers, scanners, printers, etc.

Curricular Initiatives

Spelman College requires all disciplines to participate in Writing-Intensive

courses. Two campus-wide commitees support this objective: the First-Year

Writing and Writing-Intensive Committees. Campus-wide writing

workshops for students are also held throughout the semester to address

the unique needs of these courses. Faculty Development opportunities such

as this workshop and SpelFolio assessment also strengthen the CWP's

curricular initiatives.

Other programs and initiatives that are affiliated with the CWP include:

SpelFolio, ADW, SWE, The Writing Minor, and Writing as an Area of Deep

Study in the English Major.

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SPELMAN WRITING RESOURCESWriting Spaces

The Writing Center

Cosby 332 (Computer Lab)

The Spelman Archives

Spelman Museum of Fine Arts

Cosby Reading Room

Curriculum InitiativesFirst-Year Writing (ENG 103/193)

First-Year Writing Committee

Writing-Intensive Committee

Courses Designated "WI"

SpelFolio

Organizations and PublicationsEnglish Club

Debate Club

Continuum (Research Journal)

Aunt Chloe (Literary Magazine)

The Blueprint (Newspaper)

Areas of StudyThe Writing Minor

The English Major Writing

Studies Concentration

WAC/WID PublicationsThe WAC ClearinghouseThe WAC JournalCCCCollege EnglishPedagogyJournal of Research in ReadingAmerican Education Research JournalResearch in the Teaching of English

Professional OrganizationsNCTE/CCCC

Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA)

Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW)

The International WAC Network

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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LOCATION: COSBY 3RD FLOORContact Multimedia Labs Contact

Melanie McKie,Interim CWP Director

Bonnie Tidwell,Administrative Assistant

Daniele BascelliCoordinator of Instructional Technologies