Writing Program Administration/Design: Mapped

Submitted by Clancy on 12 May 2007 - 1:14pm

I'm trying to capture in a concept map the various elements of writing program design and administration. What am I missing? (Photo below links to larger one.)

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Different Needs?

Submitted by Nels on 12 May 2007 - 1:47pm.

Would the map be different for places that do not have TAs or graduate students but are filled with adjuncts? I'm thinking of my job as program director, and I don't train anyone to teach, but I do try to maintain professional development for our adjuncts. I'm thinking what else might be different with the teaching pool is adjuncts vs grad students.

Good Question

Submitted by m2h on 12 May 2007 - 3:14pm.

That's a good question. Would the category switch from training to professional development opportunities of some sort?

~~Marcia

2 different categories

Submitted by cgbrooke on 12 May 2007 - 3:39pm.

To my mind, training and professional development are two separate categories, even in programs with TAs.

Also, my own preference would be to see technology (both materially and curricularly) represented on a map like this.

Yes to technology

Submitted by Clancy on 12 May 2007 - 3:44pm.

Thanks for these comments so far! I definitely need to put technology on there -- figure out where it goes.

I'd agree too on the point about training and professional development. To my mind, training is more "here are some ways you can design peer review activities," and professional development is more "this is how to create and organize a teaching portfolio for your dossier."

figuring out where technology goes

Submitted by vitia on 12 May 2007 - 8:07pm.

Technology goes everywhere. It is not a factor that can be isolated in a "Oh, and here's how we'll address technology" way or that one can "figure out where it goes." It's a part of course planning, teacher training, professional development, assessment, funding, and course support.

I recall one writer enduring heavy criticism a while back for suggesting otherwise.

Mike

That crossed my mind

Submitted by Clancy on 14 May 2007 - 12:24pm.

I agree that technology shouldn't be cordoned off to one bubble in the concept map.

Writing Program Administration/Design: Mapped

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2 different categories

Yes to technology

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That crossed my mind

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