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Spring Calendar

Our spring 2025 schedule of events has concluded. If you want to learn more about resources, events, and activities connected with WAC or the Communication Center, please reach out to us at commlab@gatech.edu. We are here to support you!

Course Enhancement Workshops

TechWrites offers three opportunities - one in February, one in March, and one in April - for faculty and staff to develop writing assignments, focusing on three key elements: the assignment prompt, effective assessment, and mid-project interventions.  

Course Enhancement Workshops are completed for this year. If you have questions about these or wish to learn about future faculty-focused events, please reach out to us at commlab@gatech.edu. 

 

 

About TechWrites

TechWrites is a year-long initiative designed to enhance the support for student writing across the Georgia Tech campus. Funded by the Provost’s Teaching and Learning Grant and with the support of the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Office of Undergraduate Education, TechWrites seeks to (1) construct a picture of the university's writing culture and (2) empower instructional faculty with tools and strategies to elevate student writing across Georgia Tech’s diverse learning environments.

Events are open to all Georgia Tech Community members. Course Enhancement workshops are specifically designed for those staff and faculty who include writing assignments in undergraduate classes, including TAs, postdocs, and faculty (tenure-track and non-tenure-track).

Workshops and Events

TechWrites programming includes a series of workshops - led by both Tech faculty and guests - devoted to integrating advanced writing approaches into course planning across disciplines. 

Guest Lectures and Workshops

These events feature field leaders, who share their strategies, wisdom, and expertise. Course Enhancement workshops guide participants through the best practices in assignment design for writing projects and offer time and support to develop or redesign one key writing assignment. 

Course Enhancement Workshops

The Course Enhancement workshops offer three opportunities to think ahead and develop your future courses with writing in mind. Each event is conveniently held online; once registered, you will receive a link to your event, along with event details.  

Because these workshops are designed for staff and faculty looking to further integrate writing into their courses, we ask that attendants come prepared with an assignment in mind, and materials to update and rework. Also note, the Course Enhancement workshops are designed to lead faculty through reworking an assignment from instructions to assessment, attendees are welcome to attend just one.

Featured Speakers

We are delighted to announce that our speakers for the 2024-25 program include:

  • Dr. Carolyne M. King, Assistant Professor of Writing Studies, and Director of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) and Writing in the Disciplines (WID) at Old Dominion University.
  • Dr. Neal Lerner, Professor of English at Northeastern University and coauthor of Learning to Communicate in Science and Engineering: Case Studies from MIT

 

Acknowledgements

 

This initiative is made possible through the support of the following Georgia Tech partners: the Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE), Georgia Tech's Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), and the Provost Teaching and Learning Initiative