Brown Bag Speaker Series Our final Brown Bag of the semester will be on Wednesday, November 8th at 12:15 in Shanks 370/380. This session will be a follow up to our talk on September 20th with Dale Pike, with the focus being on AI in the Writing Classroom. This session will be a lot more informal, in which … Read more
September 20th Brown Bag Speaker Series On Wednesday, September 20th, from 12:15-1:15, in Shanks 370/380, the UWP is leading a session on AI in the writing classroom. Dale Pike, Associate Vice Provost for TLOS, will be leading the session, and we encourage everyone to come, especially if you know little to nothing about AI, as this session is … Read more
Pathways As many of you saw this summer, Pathways is taking a break this academic year; this means you won’t have to submit data from your classes this year, which I’m sure is a relief to us all. Textbook distribution I put hard copies of the 2023-2024 edition of Understanding Rhetoric in your mailboxes on … Read more
In late June, the Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA) and Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) released a joint statement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Broadly, the statement reaffirms well-established practices and priorities in effective writing instruction, situating those practices and priorities in the context of today’s global health crisis. The statement … Read more
VT English community: please find here, and pasted below, the Department’s statement on racism and recent events.————————————— I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,—When he beats his bars and he would be free;It is not a carol of joy or glee,But a prayer that he … Read more
As part of the Virginia Tech Composition Program’s continuing preparations for fall, we share in announcing the following event and resources. Best Practices for Online Writing Instruction – 2-Day Online Course June 22nd, 1:00-2:30PM EST and June 23rd, 1:00-2:30PM EST ORJune 25th, 1:00-2:30PM EST and June 26th, 1:00-2:30PM EST The Council of Writing Program Administrators … Read more
The Department of English at Virginia Tech invites applications for a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Rhetoric & Writing, who will teach in and who will contribute to the leadership of a growing, vibrant Composition Program, to begin August 2020. (See §5.1.5 of the Faculty Handbook at http://www.provost.vt.edu/who_we_are/faculty_affairs/faculty_handbook/chapter05.html for information on the rank of Collegiate Professor.) … Read more