38. Back to Class Reflection Series: What Do Faculty Need?

A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education focused on the frustration faculty have been experiencing for the last few years--since genAI became widely accessible a few years ago. For some, that frustration has become the impetus for early retirement. Although I understand and sometimes share that frustration, I also see plenty to look forward to for my students and me in the context of a writing classroom. A few things can help alleviate that frustration, including how we think about writing, what we decide to teach about writing, and how we understand learning. In this episode, I cover briefly how I understand writing, what faculty need, selecting concepts about writing that will help both faculty and students, and how it can play out in class. In this and the next few episodes, I'd like discuss how preparation in those areas has focused my own classroom practices directly on student learning. Along the way, I'll share examples of how that understanding can translate into classroom practice.Teaching Writing in College is available:YouTube (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUWbbrcygqkZvxqdPCqhuzu0yyx5trJUwApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/teaching-writing-in-college/id1667922309YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUWbbrcygqkZvxqdPCqhuzu0yyx5trJUw&si=ZnTI_Q3dItN5rodfSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TxG7hTN6qaJHN9euDBIZU?si=ur3jQve0TdyeSLKVyLsNgwSocials:Email: [email protected]: Teaching Writing in CollegeBluesky: @teachingwriting.bsky.socialYouTube: @teachingwritingincollegeMastodon: mastodon.social/@teachingwritingincollege