Faculty workshops offered through the CLA Writing Center
Below is a preview of coming attractions for the CLA Writing Center’s third annual series of workshops, Conversations on Teaching and Writing. Faculty from across the disciplines are welcome to attend.
This semester we are focusing on teaching with technology, both online and on campus.
Workshop #1: Enhancing Online Engagement through Technology
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Time: 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Place: Writing Center LA 5330
Presenter: Emily Halligan, Art History
This presentation will give a brief introduction to several technology tools available to more fully engage students in online classes, including screencast videos, VoiceThread, and Prezi, as well as customization of Blackboard sites to make course material more accessible. Participants will also get a brief overview of the use of project-based alternatives to traditional exams to further enhance students’ online experience.
Dr. Halligan is an Adjunct Instructor in Art History and an Honors College & Transfer Student Advisor in the Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education. She has developed and revising online courses for the art department.
Workshop #2 Teaching with Technology in the Traditional Classroom Setting
Date: Monday, October 14, 2013
Time: 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Place: Writing Center LA 5330
Presenter: Elizabeth Angeli, Department of English
— Curious about how to use technology in the writing classroom?
— Wondering what new technology you can use in the classroom?
— Interested in learning how to use familiar technology in new ways?
In this workshop, Dr. Angeli will discuss ways to integrate technology into the classroom, focusing on concerns you may have about using technology and brainstorming ideas about how to enhance teaching with technology.
Dr. Angeli will present some of the approaches she has used to introduce students to new platforms, including Google Docs, Prezi, social media, and Microsoft Office.
Dr. Liz Angeli is an assistant professor of English. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in business, technical, and science writing and the rhetoric of science. In her classes, both online and face-to-face, she integrates new technologies to facilitate student learning and writing. Dr. Angeli’s research focuses on technical communication and medical rhetoric, the study of how language is used in medicine.
Please RSVP to Barbara J. Bass, Department of English: bbass@towson.edu.
Digital maps to the Writing Center are available.
Coffee, tea, water, and sweets will be provided at each workshop.
