Overview: This interactive activity uses a variation on the typical Bingo game to invite students to reflect on their research journey and the process of writing an RBA.
Author: Meg Formato
Activity Name: RBA Bingo
Class: PWR 1/PWR 2
As we move from a tumultuous year of remote learning back toward a fall of on-campus teaching experiences, it’s hard not to think about the very real pressures of this particular pedagogical moment. Teaching this fall will not be “normal”; our pedagogy will continue to be influenced by the ongoing experiences of life in a pandemic. As teachers and as individuals, it's impossible not to be thinking about how trauma, anxiety, resilience, and healing will factor into our lived experience of the upcoming year.
Pictured above: Our new PWR colleagues. Not pictured: ITALIC instructor Sam Sax.
At the start of each fall quarter we acknowledge transitions in our PWR community. Read on below for more details about who's coming, who’s taking on new roles, and who's moving on to new adventures this year.
Pictured above; LSP Research Poster Session 2021 (Photo Credit: Jenne Stonaker)
If you are a PWR lecturer, you’re probably thinking a lot about the upcoming return to teaching in a classroom. You may be feeling excited or anxious (or more likely excited and anxious). What you might not realize is that some of our colleagues- Mutallip Anwar, Meg Formato, Jennifer Johnson, and Lisa Swan-- have already made that transition as part of the 2021 Leland Scholars Program (LSP).
How did PWR Lecturers spend their summer in 2021? From adventures in the great outdoors, to teaching summer quarter, to major life events, to getting some much need needed rest after a hectic year, this summer was an unforgettable one.
By Sangeeta Mediratta and Kevin Moore
This innovative modification of a peer response activity asks students to pitch their thesis statements to each other in small groups, with respondents playing the roles of an active listener (empath), a "Sweetheart" (someone who really loves the thesis statement), and then the Skeptic (someone critical of the thesis statement). The activity will help students both support and challenge their peers’ arguments, while also cultivating a sense of the importance of audience, listening, and responding among members of the group.
In this issue, we’re pleased to feature the winners of the Boothe Prize for Excellence in First-Year Writing from Fall 2020 and Winter 2021. Please note that the Fall Boothe Prize winner has asked to remain anonymous, and so is not featured on this page. All these students were honored at an online awards ceremony in May 2021; you can view the full Boothe Prize book, complete with students essays and instructor forwards, through this link.
In this issue, we're pleased to spotlight an amazing group of students -- our pandemic cohort of seniors graduating from our Notation in Science Communication program. Read below to learn more about these dedicated students who finished up their NSC work remotely during Spring 2021.
[pictured above: teaching award recipients Harriett Jernigan and Emily Polk]
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