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Rationale:
The English Department's Writing faculty is one of the
largest and most diverse at the University. It is made up of tenured and
tenure-track instructors, faculty associates, term-contract writing
instructors, adjuncts, and graduate teaching assistants. The composition
of this group changes each semester and each academic year, with
potentially adverse effects on program integrity. We believe that
instituting the practice of creating and maintaining teaching portfolios
among the composition faculty will help solve this problem, in addition to
supporting instructors in a number of ways.
Goals:
There are several goals for this project:
to provide staff development for a large and diverse faculty.
to ensure the coherence of the composition program.
to encourage instructors to develop a self-reflective practice.
to enable faculty, many of whom are new each year, to share
teaching philosophies, strategies, and techniques.
to help faculty create a record of teaching practices for both
self-evaluation and tenure/reappointment.
Meeting Schedule:
Introduction to TPP at orientation for writing faculty, August 30 and
31.
Three meetings each semester, usually on a Friday, from noon to 2:00.
The Projects
At least in the fall, we will focus on developing the four new ENGL1202
courses,
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Literature and Public Life
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Literature and the Natural World
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Literature and the Human Psyche
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Literature and the Humanities
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