Writing to Teach; Writing to Learn in Higher Education
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Writing to Teach; Writing to Learn in Higher Education
By (Author) Susan M. Leist
University Press of America
University Press of America
13th December 2005
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
378
Physical Properties
Paperback
152
Width 163mm, Height 227mm, Spine 13mm
227g
Description
Writing to Teach; Writing to Learn in Higher Education is a comprehensive guide for professors seeking to integrate writing-across-the-curriculum principles into their pedagogy. Through the exploration of theory and practice, treating both pre-writing techniques and classical rhetorical patterns as heuristics, Leist outlines the process of incorporating writing into a curriculum. Major concerns of professors in all disciplines about writing intensive courses and the assignment and evaluation of writing are addressed; and practical advice for implementing a new curriculum is offered. This advice includes examples of how to construct writing assignments, details on how to articulate expectations, and methods for evaluating results. The text includes appendices with sample checklists, a master scoring rubric, and examples of syllabi and individual assignments. From beginning to end, Writing to Teach; Writing to Learn in Higher Education helps prepare professors to use writing as an intrinsic part of their curriculum.
Reviews
What makes this book appealing is its ability to offer practical strategies for using writing as a teaching and writing tool, while anticipating an instructor's concerns or resistance and tempering that resistance. A noted teacher and author, Leist augments her advice with pages of assignments, rubrics, syllabi, checklists, and other teaching aids....Summing Up: RECOMMENDED. Upper-division undergraduates and above, for anyone entering or currently in the teaching profession. -- M.K. McLaughlin, Western Technical College * Choice Reviews *
Author Bio
Susan M. Leist is a Professor of English at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She has over 30 years of experience teaching, primarily in higher education settings, and has been recognized with numerous teaching excellence awards. In addition to Writing to Teach; Writing to Learn for Higher Education, she has written numerous journal articles on the subject of writing-across-the-curriculum.
