A nation-wide study on computer-based writing instruction in Australian classrooms, led by researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in collaboration with colleagues from the Writing for All ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: How do we teach ELLs formal language and how to write argument essays for the CCSS? The number of English Language Learners in our schools is growing and, at the ...

You’ve surely noticed how your class gets engaged as soon as you introduce a game into the teaching process. The students get competitive, but that’s a healthy competition you want to nurture. Have ...

At the University of Delaware, a writing professor teaches students to use AI responsibly, exploring its capabilities and fact-checking tools.

Let’s face it: no one likes grading student essays, because student essays, in general, aren’t very good. When you’re halfway through a pile of essays that seem rote and devoid of thought, it’s easy ...

Similar to previous overseas studies, teachers in our study spent significantly more time teaching paper-based writing than ...

Recently I raised the subject of ChatGPT with a group of Ph.D. students, on the cusp of faculty careers. Which writing task would they like to hand over to a bot? And which one would they rather not ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. One of my beloved colleagues with whom I exchange a lot of office banter often quips, “Gosh, Deb ...

I’ve been a teacher in the Rutgers-New Brunswick Writing Program for the past 14 years. A few weeks ago, while driving from a department meeting to teach a class, I received a text from the program ...

Kimberly Lenters receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada. University of Calgary provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA.

UVA politics professor David Leblang asks students to review notes before class so they can join the conversation and avoid ...

(This is the fourth post in a five-part series. You can see Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here.) The new question-of-the-week is: How can students write for “authentic” audiences? Part ...