Teaching Writing Within Forestry

Location

LaSells Stewart Center

Event Website

http://uenr.forestry.oregonstate.edu/

Start Date

3-14-2008 4:00 PM

End Date

3-14-2008 4:13 PM

Description

In 2005 faculty in the Northern Arizona University School of Forestry initiated a project to replace the required sophomore-level writing course taught by the English Department with a new course, “Writing in Forestry,” taught within the School. The goal of the course replacement was to improve students’ experience and competence with the types of writing emphasized in upper division forestry courses as well as by professional forest managers. The School collaborated with graduate teaching assistants from the Department of English to develop and teach the new course. Our presentation will explain the learning outcomes, approach, and content of the new course which has been taught successfully for two years.

Comments

Session #4: Enhancing Communication Skills. Presentation for 7th Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources, March 13-15, 2008, Corvallis, Oregon. Featured in the ScholarsArchive@OSU in Oregon State University. Suggested Citation: Friginal, Eric et al. 2008. Teaching writing within forestry. UENR 7th Biennial Conference, ScholarsArchive at Oregon State University. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/8085

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Mar 14th, 4:00 PM Mar 14th, 4:13 PM

Teaching Writing Within Forestry

LaSells Stewart Center

In 2005 faculty in the Northern Arizona University School of Forestry initiated a project to replace the required sophomore-level writing course taught by the English Department with a new course, “Writing in Forestry,” taught within the School. The goal of the course replacement was to improve students’ experience and competence with the types of writing emphasized in upper division forestry courses as well as by professional forest managers. The School collaborated with graduate teaching assistants from the Department of English to develop and teach the new course. Our presentation will explain the learning outcomes, approach, and content of the new course which has been taught successfully for two years.

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