{"id":2040,"date":"2008-09-25T08:30:33","date_gmt":"2008-09-25T16:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2008\/09\/25\/writing-assignments-subject-of-faculty-teaching-forum-oct-1\/"},"modified":"2008-09-25T08:30:33","modified_gmt":"2008-09-25T16:30:33","slug":"writing-assignments-subject-of-faculty-teaching-forum-oct-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2008\/09\/25\/writing-assignments-subject-of-faculty-teaching-forum-oct-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing assignments subject of faculty teaching forum Oct. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A faculty teaching forum, &#8220;Finding the Sweet Spot: Creating Assignments Your Students Want to Write \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and You Want to Read,&#8221; will be presented by <strong>Melanie Mock<\/strong> (Writing\/Literature) from <strong>3:40 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1<\/strong>, in <strong>Hoover 104<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Writing assignments can often times be tedious exercises: both for the students who have to complete them, and for the professors who have to grade them. The forum will consider how writing assignments can engage students while also meeting course objectives; how assignment presentation influences student engagement with the assignment; and how we can construct creative writing assignments that might actually be a pleasure to read. Participants should bring one of their &#8220;favorite&#8221; writing assignments to share.<\/p>\n<p>Refreshments will be served. No R.S.V.P. is required.<\/p>\n<p>All faculty \u00e2\u20ac\u201d full time, part time and adjunct \u00e2\u20ac\u201d are invited to attend faculty teaching forums. Video podcasts of the forums will be available at the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Events and Resources\u00e2\u20ac\u009d link on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctl.georgefox.edu\">Center for Teaching and Learning<\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A faculty teaching forum, &#8220;Finding the Sweet Spot: Creating Assignments Your Students Want to Write \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and You Want to Read,&#8221; will be presented by Melanie Mock (Writing\/Literature) from 3:40 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, in Hoover 104. 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