Writing & teaching for transfer
Workshop 3/3
--Michael Rifenburg
* some material taken from Yancey et al.'s July 2016 CWPA workshop
Reminders
We need to focus on transfer of knowledge & practice
We need to help students see themselves as novices writing into expertise (Sommers & Saltz, 2004)
We need to introduce a set of 11 key terms and concepts
We need to content grounded to terms and concepts
We need a passport assignment
We need structured reflection woven into the curriculum
Students transfer...
rhetorical terms aiding in the understanding of writing as theory and practice
use of reflection as a tool for learning, thinking, and writing in the course and beyond
the development of a theory of writing that helps students create a framework of writing knowledge and practice they'll take with them (p. 57)
Key terms and concepts
audience
genre
rhetorical situation
reflection
exigence
critical analysis
discourse community
knowledge
context
composing
circulation (p. 57)
tft syllabus
Pages 150-156
TFT Week by Week
Look at Appendix C
Let's chat about each assignment briefly.
What stands out to you?
What might need adjusting for local needs / context?
keeping in touch
TFT listserv: email kyancey@fsu.edu
moving forward
Think about designing a TFT class for Spring 2017.
Writing & teaching for transfer
By mrifenburg
