Fall Workshop 2010
"Building Academic Writing Skills through Effective Teacher Feedback Strategies"
Presenter: Dana Ferris, PhD
This hands-on workshop is designed for instructors who are preparing multilingual students for college-level writing tasks. We will look at ways to help students develop not only their writing skills but also greater autonomy in revision and self-editing. Both content- and language-focused feedback will be considered. Practice activities and take-home materials will be provided.
Dana Ferris is a Professor in the University Writing Program at UC Davis, where she teaches writing and pedagogy courses and directs the first-year composition program. Professor Ferris is the author of several books and articles on response, including Treatment of Error in Second Language Writing Classes (2002, Michigan) and Response to Student Writing (2003, Erlbaum). With several former students from CSUS and UCD, she has recently completed two new research projects on response to student writing as of this fall..
Presenter: Dana Ferris, PhD
This hands-on workshop is designed for instructors who are preparing multilingual students for college-level writing tasks. We will look at ways to help students develop not only their writing skills but also greater autonomy in revision and self-editing. Both content- and language-focused feedback will be considered. Practice activities and take-home materials will be provided.
Dana Ferris is a Professor in the University Writing Program at UC Davis, where she teaches writing and pedagogy courses and directs the first-year composition program. Professor Ferris is the author of several books and articles on response, including Treatment of Error in Second Language Writing Classes (2002, Michigan) and Response to Student Writing (2003, Erlbaum). With several former students from CSUS and UCD, she has recently completed two new research projects on response to student writing as of this fall..