Presentation/Proposal Title
Writing Spaces and Sponsorship
Type of Presentation/Proposal
Workshop
Start Date
5-4-2019 2:00 PM
End Date
5-4-2019 3:00 PM
Keywords
writing spaces, writing centers, sponsors of literacy
Description
Reflecting on the evolution of writing centers, this workshop aims to engage participants in exploring the role of space in writing practices. Drawing from Deborah Brandt’s idea of literacy sponsorship and other scholars’ recognition of other forces that shape writing practices, participants will be familiarized with these theories and then challenged to consider how the spaces we inhabit can influence and support writing. Participants will be encouraged to think of their experiences inside and outside of the writing center in order to better understand the similar and dissimilar qualities of these spaces. Additional questions will be raised as to how writing centers can accommodate an always-diversifying student body, as well as how to foster better environments for writing within our own centers.
Following a brief introduction to this topic, participants will be given time to reflect on the writing spaces they utilize. After this individual free-writing period, participants will break into discussion groups and participate in a collaborative design charette to illustrate ideas about the writing spaces they envision. These written and visual products are intended to serve as both reflections of where our writing centers have been, in addition to recommendations for what our writing centers can become.
Writing Spaces and Sponsorship
Auditorium
Reflecting on the evolution of writing centers, this workshop aims to engage participants in exploring the role of space in writing practices. Drawing from Deborah Brandt’s idea of literacy sponsorship and other scholars’ recognition of other forces that shape writing practices, participants will be familiarized with these theories and then challenged to consider how the spaces we inhabit can influence and support writing. Participants will be encouraged to think of their experiences inside and outside of the writing center in order to better understand the similar and dissimilar qualities of these spaces. Additional questions will be raised as to how writing centers can accommodate an always-diversifying student body, as well as how to foster better environments for writing within our own centers.
Following a brief introduction to this topic, participants will be given time to reflect on the writing spaces they utilize. After this individual free-writing period, participants will break into discussion groups and participate in a collaborative design charette to illustrate ideas about the writing spaces they envision. These written and visual products are intended to serve as both reflections of where our writing centers have been, in addition to recommendations for what our writing centers can become.
Comments
pin up boards/walls