scholarly journals Revisiting Freshman Composition

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Alley
Keyword(s):  
Freshman Composition

Freshman Composition Texts

1973 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Don D. Elgin ◽  
Margaret Allison Watkins ◽  
Nell Ann Pickett ◽  
Ann Laster ◽  
Anna Marie Thames ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Freshman Composition

Directing Freshman Composition: The Limits of Authority

1989 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary A. Olson ◽  
Joseph M. Moxley
Keyword(s):  
Freshman Composition

scholarly journals Lessons learned about developing and coordinating an instruction program with freshman composition

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 288-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula S. McMillen ◽  
Bryan Miyagishima ◽  
Laurel S. Maughan
Keyword(s):  
Freshman Composition ◽  
Lessons Learned

When Teaching Composition Becomes an Art Through a Futuristic Book-Writing Pedagogy

2021 ◽  
pp. 48-65
Author(s):  
Sharon M. Virgil
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
New Teachers ◽  
Writing Pedagogy ◽  
Freshman Composition ◽  
Composition Classroom ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Composition Students ◽  
Teaching Composition

The author recognizes the importance of Freshman Composition students being equipped with the skills necessary to write effectively for college and beyond. In this chapter, the author shares her story of how a renowned Composition professor forces her to take a self-critical look at what she was doing in her Composition classroom, which compels her to change. For new teachers of Composition or for teachers looking to change, the author shares her newly adopted student-centered-book-writing pedagogy, which puts the focus on the student and creating an environment in which they can write, and write a lot. The author, forced to be honest and change herself, adopted a pedagogy that allows her students a voice and a chance to be honest in their writing through their expression of voice, an asset she recognizes as necessary in this 21st century, especially in our increasingly diversified world of academia. The author shares her student-centered-book-writing-pedagogy.

Hacking the Lecture

2017 ◽  
pp. 331-347
Author(s):  
Stephanie Odom ◽  
Leslie Lindsey
Keyword(s):  
Social Presence ◽  
Freshman Composition ◽  
Composition Pedagogy ◽  
Course Delivery ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Composition Course ◽  
Lecture Video ◽  
Writing Instructors

This case study will detail the experience of one composition instructor and her efforts to adapt a collaborative, student-centered freshman composition course to the online environment using a lecture video-focused course delivery. Lectures can be understood as “content lectures” or “presence lectures,” which are recorded lectures meant to model writing skills or communicate concern and support, rather than delivering information to be recalled on an exam. Effective composition pedagogy, because it is often more emotionally labor intensive than lecture-based pedagogy, can be compromised if online writing classes are only conducted textually. Auditory and visual communication creates richer social presence than text-only interactions, but it also introduces logistical challenges of creating an authentic digital space and ensuring the materials are accessible to all learners. To overcome these obstacles while still giving students a feel of the instructor's social presence, pre-recording short presence lectures can be a useful compromise as writing instructors explore the potential of online learning.

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