Writing is a powerful tool for learning, but just because students are writing doesn’t necessarily mean that they are learning. How instructors conceptualize writing and how they actualize those conceptualizations in writing assignments matters. In this session, we will first consider a course concept you’d like students to understand and then build an effective writing assessment around that concept, focusing on components of assignments associated with the greatest learning gains: meaning making, clear expectations, interactive writing processes, and metacognition. Participants will come away from this interactive session with a better understanding of effective assessment design and a draft of a writing assessment that can yield learning gains for students.

Presenter: Dr. Naitnaphit Limlamai, PhD (Assistant Professor, Colorado State University)

Wednesday, February 4 | 10:00 – 11:00 am MST