UiB Write : on teaching with writing in HigherEd

Writing in Physics

Prof. Rachel Riedner, Director of the University Writing Program at GWU, and prof. William Briscoe, Chair of Physics, on curricular changes made in Physics at George Washington University to give attention to students' writing development. They address the importance of teaching genres of writing in STEM subjects to prepare students for life after university.

The influence of supervision models on MA-student's research literacy

Karl-Heinz Pogner, associate professor, and Vibeke Ankersborg, external lecturer and Master’s Thesis Counsellor, both from  Copenhagen Business School have conducted research that investigates the Challenges of Master Thesis Writing. They talk to UiB Write about different models of supervision, and the value of the Scandinavian partnership model of supervision, "vejledning".

Genres and the writing process of Master- and PhD students

Montserrat Castelló, professor in Educational Psychology at Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, has conducted extensive research on academic writing, and the teaching of writing regarding graduate and PhD-students. She speaks to UiB Write about divergent views on academic genres between students and supervisors, and the challenges PhD-students experience in the writing process.

Using technology in classroom instruction for writing support

Karen Head, Associate Professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication and Executive Director of the Communication Center at Georgia Tech, and Chris Anson, Distinguished Professor of English at NC State University, Director of the Campus Writing and Speaking Program, talk about technology in the classroom. Both have used a variety of tools to engage students, and share their experience with screencast-feedback, Fakebook, and twitter-streams.