Presenter: Jennifer Forsthoefel Mollberg, Assistant Professor and Writing Center Director, English DepartmentDescription: This session will focus on how to giving effective and constructive feedback to students on their written projects. We will discuss best practices of constructing marginal comments and end comments to effectively improve student writing. We will also discuss strategies for conferencing with … Continue reading "Feedback that Improves Student Writing"

Register  As part of our involvement with Belong: An Inclusive Learning Community, all faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to and attend the Best Practices to Create an Inclusive Campus Environment webinar on Tuesday November 7th at 1:00pm CT. This interactive 60-minute webinar will provide you with ways to strengthen accessibility throughout your courses, programming, and … Continue reading "Best Practices to Create an Inclusive Campus EnvironmentOnline Webinar"

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RSVP  Presenter/s: Dr. Joseph Erickson, Professor, Education Department Description: Towards Developing a Slovenian Nationalism ScaleEurope has faced increased migration in recent decades due to wars (Syria, Ukraine), climate change, and other reasons, as well as terrorist attacks (e.g. Paris 2015), which have had a profound impact on attitudes towards migrants, especially those coming from Muslim countries. Research … Continue reading "Sabbatical Presentation: Towards Developing a Slovenian Nationalism Scale"

Presenter/s: Jennifer Forsthoefel Mollberg, Assistant Professor and Writing Center Director, English DepartmentDescription: Do you include writing assignments in your course? Do you have questions and/or need support? During this session, the presenter will share information about how best to build your instruction for students to succeed in creating written assignments for your course. We will … Continue reading "Scaffolding Writing for Student Success"

As  our number of multilingual students grows in Minnesota and at our University specifically, faculty and staff need to learn more about this specific population. Understanding the needs of these students and providing the proper support is the key for their success in our school, which eventually will help them to continue chasing their dreams. In … Continue reading "Providing Support for Multilingual Students"

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RSVP Ever wondered if students are actually doing their assigned reading? Or how well they are understanding the reading?  “Reading is not a timeless, universal capability.  Advanced literacy is a specific intellectual skill and social habit” (Gioia, 2005); it is also increasingly differentiated by discipline in college courses. This session will explore key text analysis and … Continue reading "Designing Reading Assignments for Comprehension & Engagement"