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PWTs: Looking for a Summer Job?

Overland Information Session
Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 at 6pm, MBH220
We are looking for exceptional college students to lead our writing programs this summer. The Overland Summer Writing Program and the Overland College Essay Program, based in Williamstown, Massachusetts help high school students from across the country develop as writers in an Overland setting. The […]…Continue Reading PWTs: Looking for a Summer Job?

Training: Session #5—Who Else Can Help?

Session #5—Who Else Can Help?
(Thursday, October 15, 4:30-6:30 p.m., CTLR Library 225)

Other Offices on Campus
Grammar Review

Makeup for Session #4: Wednesday, October 14, 7:00-9:00 PM in CTLR
Upcoming special sessions:

Tutors as Educators Not Editors Working with Multilingual students: Thursday, October 22 4:30-5:30, CTLR
Makeup #5 Thursday, October 22, 7:0-9:00 PM CTLR
RefWorks Workshops: Monday, October 19 at 7:00 […]…Continue Reading Training: Session #5—Who Else Can Help?

Designs for Academic Departments and Faculty Profiles

Per Mike’s last post on the “glass wall” phase of feedback, we are offering links to design mock-ups for three academic departments and a faculty profile. A few notes on these: These designs are not supposed to mirror actual content or the specific links and menu items that a department might use. White Whale did […]…Continue Reading Designs for Academic Departments and Faculty Profiles

The Glass Window of Feedback

We’re entering a frantic phase of the web makeover process where each week we will be receiving sets of designs from our design partner, and quickly reviewing them, making suggestions, and ultimately approving them. Throughout this project, we have tried to be as inclusive and transparent as we possibly can, in the belief that by […]…Continue Reading The Glass Window of Feedback

Session #4—Writing and Speaking Across the Disciplines

Session #4—Writing and Speaking Across the Disciplines
(Thursday, October 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m., CTLR Library 225)

Tell us the writing expectations and guidelines of your major.
Getting comfortable giving oral presentations.

Writing in the Disciplines Handout: 09FallWID
Useful Oral Presentation Handouts

3 Exercises for Oral
tips-for-talks
RATEtorals

Added on October 15: Yonna McShane has a great Oral Presentation Rubric that she uses with her class […]…Continue Reading Session #4—Writing and Speaking Across the Disciplines

Double Majors and a Liberal Arts Education

I am often sent interesting posts from blogs having to do with higher education.  The following link was sent to me by a parent who heard my commentary on the ever increasing over-specialization in undergraduate education, and in particular, my opposition to students selecting double majors at Middlebury. The post, written by a current Williams […]…Continue Reading Double Majors and a Liberal Arts Education