Activity Responses and Resources Tagged "writing"

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Writing as An Act of Choice – a threshold concept in Communications class Response

Created by jill jones (@teacherlyjill), response for Like Driving a Car Activity

There are a couple of threshold concepts in the field of writing/composition. The most obvious one, in my opinion, is the writing process; once embraced, it becomes just like driving a car, to borrow eCampus’s analogy — it becomes a series of rote actions, where we don’t think about what to do next … it more… »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/writing-as-an-act-of-choice-a-threshold-concept-in-communications-class/

Misunderstood: Revision in the Writing Process Response

Created by jill jones (@teacherlyjill), response for Misunderstood Activity

**This is a ridiculously short excerpt from my blog piece; if you teach writing and you’re interested in finding ways to help encourage students to take time to revise their writing, please read the whole post. 🙂 Students think that the revision stage of the writing process is equivalent to proofreading. In extending my thinking more… »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/misunderstood-revision-in-the-writing-process/

Step-by-Step the Art of Mastery in Writing Response

Created by Marsha Appling-Nunez (@m.applingnunez), response for Like Driving a Car Activity

I recently had a great conversation with a respected colleague and unofficial mentor on how mandated learning objectives should be replaced with performance objectives. He asserted that the key concepts are supported by the performance outcomes which encompasses learning, resources, and guidelines. He is on a Nick Shackleton-Jones kick. But shouldn’t our mandated learning objectives more… »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/step-by-step-the-art-of-mastery-in-writing/

WIIFM and Learning Objectives Response

Created by Marsha Appling-Nunez (@m.applingnunez), response for WIIFM Activity

I sincerely hope that my learners NEVER stop asking WIIFM? Because if they are unable to see the answers, I need to make adjustments. I cannot meet the learners where they are and support their growth if we only fall back on the poor parenting response of “because I said so/because that’s the way it more… »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/wiifm-and-learning-objectives/

Learning from peers Response

Created by Susanmarie Harrington (@susanmarieh), response for Misunderstood Activity

I teach academic writing, and one of the foundational pillars of my first-year seminar peer review.  Weekly, students are reading each others’ drafts, commenting on them, and creating revising plans.  Students resist thist at first; most of them have had bad-to-neutral experiences with peer review in other classes, and they will say “but you’re the more… »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/learning-from-peers/