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Transformative Writing: Using Real-Life Experiences to Teach Writing Margot KinbergNational University
Clute Institute International Education ConferenceLas Vegas, NV 11-14 October 2015
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Transformative Writing: Using Real-Life Experiences to Teach Writing • Why do students need to learn writing skills?
• What do students generally write about? What’s the problem with that?
• Why should students write from real-life experience?
• How can real-life writing be integrated into the curriculum?
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Why Do Students Need to Learn Writing Skills? • Writing is an important communication skill.
• Effective writing is connected with professional success
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What Do Students Generally Write About? What’s the Problem With That?
• Decontextualized Writing Tasks
• Impact on Meaning-Making
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Why Should Students Write From Real Life Experiences? • Students choose to be more motivated when they are writing
about personally meaningful topics (e.g. Powell, 2015).
• Students learn more from texts when they access prior content knowledge and prior metacognitive knowledge (Kostons & Werf, 2015).
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How Can Real-Life Writing Be Integrated Into the Curriculum?• Program Information
• How real-life writing has been integrated
Observations
Lesson Plans and Reflections
Course Reflections
• Has it been successful?
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Background Information• Three different courses: Course A (24 students); Course B:
(21 students); Course C (20 students)
• Anonymous student evaluations
• Focus on self-perception of writing skills
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Does Real-Life Writing Transform Writing Skills?
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Writing Skills Improvement
Writing Not Improved Writing Improved
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Can Real-Life Writing Be Integrated Into Other Content Areas? • Reflections and Journal Entries
• Interviews
• Field Notes
• Internship and Other Employment Experiences
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Let’s Stay in Contact! Margot Kinberg
National University
• http://margotkinberg.wordpress.com