Published December 14, 2023 by

Fall Quarter 2023

CONTENTS:
  • Faculty Spotlight
  • Teaching Circles

 

Faculty Spotlight

The PDC wanted to spotlight some of our newer Writing Program faculty! We’re so glad to have you as part of the program! 

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Dev Kumar Bose 

When did you start teaching for the Writing Program?

Fall 2023

Have you taught at/do you teach for any other programs here at UCSC besides Writing? For any programs outside of UCSC? 

Currently I’m only teaching here for the UCSC WP (as well as serving on many interesting projects, such as the writing minor) after working in writing program administration at University of Arizona for 9 years. I have also taught professional/technical writing and communication at Iowa State University and Clemson University, as well as dedicated time to teaching first-year writing at community colleges across the country.

What do you like to do outside of teaching?

Outside of teaching, I enjoy hiking, reading, and cooking. I’m also working on a couple writing projects on disability and writing, including a soon-to-be published book by the National Council of Teachers of English.

Any fun facts about yourself? 

I am the proud owner of several instruments, including a 6-string bass, a 5-string bass, and a didgeridoo. I’m not as well practiced as I would like to be, however.

Do you have any human, fur, or plant babies? If so, tell us a little about them.

My son is currently in first grade and adjusting well to life in a new city. The beach certainly helps! While my dog recently passed away at the ripe age of 18, my partner and I recently began fostering a kitten. We don’t see any beach trips for her in the future, however!

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Daniel Joesten

When did you start teaching for the Writing Program?

Fall 2018 as a GSI, Fall 2023 as a Lecturer

Have you taught at/do you teach for any other programs here at UCSC besides Writing? For any programs outside of UCSC? 

I have taught a world history summer course at UCSC in the past. Since Fall 2022 I have been teaching history at Monterey Peninsula College (World History, Western Civilizations, and U.S. History).

What do you like to do outside of teaching?

I enjoy listening to and creating music (piano, guitar, and bass). I also like to garden, though space is limited in my backyard. I recently resurrected a couple of sad looking crepe myrtle trees by adding some good old fashioned nutrients to the soil. I love playing video games when I have the time. The Legend of Zelda series is by far my favorite. I also like to jog on the wetland trails behind my house in Watsonville.

Any fun facts about yourself? 

I have been to six world capitals (London, Dublin, Belfast, Paris, Ottawa, and San Jose, Costa Rica) but never Washington D.C. I don’t know how fun that is, but I sort of think it’s interesting. 🙂

Do you have any human, fur, or plant babies? If so, tell us a little about them.

Yes! I have a son, Henry (11 years old), who loves to collect plushies and make gingerbread cookies no matter what time of year it is. I have a daughter, Emma (8 years old) who loves to sing rock music and went to her first rock concert at the age of 6. I also have two cats. Allie is the oldest and spends half the day outside in the backyard catching mice. Luigi is still a kitten(ish) and is more like a dog than any cat I have ever met. I have too many plant babies to count, though my favorite is my Japanese maple.

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Alexandra M. McCourt

When did you start teaching for the Writing Program?

Fall 2023

Have you taught at/do you teach for any other programs here at UCSC besides Writing? For any programs outside of UCSC? 

I have taught at North Carolina State University and Durham Technical Community College.

What do you like to do outside of teaching?

I like to make my own wine and watch Grey’s Anatomy (sometimes at the same time).

Any fun facts about yourself? 

I can speak Portuguese, French, and Spanish.

Do you have any human, fur, or plant babies? If so, tell us a little about them.

I have a human baby ☺️. Her name is Eduarda, she is 11, and she LOVES candy and Billie Eilish. I have a dog named Dean Winchester and I have three avocado trees that are growing 🥰.

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Don Miller

When did you start teaching for the Writing Program?

Fall 2023 (though I did teach WRIT 26 in Fall/Winter of 2016/7)

Have you taught at/do you teach for any other programs here at UCSC besides Writing? For any programs outside of UCSC? 

I also teach courses in Languages and Applied Linguistics (primarily courses toward our TESOL certificate).

What do you like to do outside of teaching?

Hiking/backpacking, trail running, cycling, gardening, photography…

Any fun facts about yourself? 

I’ve been tattooed in the traditional Samoan way–ink made from candle nut soot tapped into the skin with a boar’s tusk.

Do you have any human, fur, or plant babies? If so, tell us a little about them.

We’ve got two cats. 5-yr-old siblings named Huck and Meimei.

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Daniel Pearce

When did you start teaching for the Writing Program?

Winter 2020 (eek!)

Have you taught at/do you teach for any other programs here at UCSC besides Writing? For any programs outside of UCSC? 

Kresge, and before that I taught at Columbia and San Quentin State Prison.

What do you like to do outside of teaching?

Write and play music!

Any fun facts about yourself? 

I play the drums 🙂

Do you have any human, fur, or plant babies? If so, tell us a little about them.

I have a dog Rudy, an adorable chihuahua–terrier–aussie mix—he often sits in my lap during Zooms and will pop his head up to say hi to my interlocutors.

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Kate Ross

When did you start teaching for the Writing Program?

Spring 2022 (lecturer); I taught Winter & Spring 2019, and Winter 2020 as a GSI.

Have you taught at/do you teach for any other programs here at UCSC besides Writing? For any programs outside of UCSC? 

I also teach at Rachel Carson. 

What do you like to do outside of teaching?

Hiking/backpacking, cooking, reading, cards.

 

Teaching Circles

This fall, the PDC once again facilitated the opportunity for Writing Program Faculty to join a teaching circle. In teaching circles, faculty with similar teaching schedules and modalities are paired so that they can informally talk about teaching–successes, problems, strategies, assignments…. Faculty are encouraged, but not required, to take the opportunity to visit one another’s classrooms (or Canvas sites) in a non-evaluative, low-stakes visit. Past participants have spoken of the positive impact of these connections.

We encourage you all to join a teaching circle in the Winter or Spring Quarter. It’s a low stakes, low commitment way to feel connected and get support in this challenging time of teaching. 

Plus, teaching circles are something to add to your Biobib. We’ll send you a certificate when you’ve completed one. 

Look for an email in the Winter to sign-up for a teaching circle! 

 

 

 

 

 

Announcements

Published June 14, 2023 by

The Rhetorical Situation: 2023 End-of-Year Wrap-Up

Spring Quarter 2023

Contents: 

  • End of the Year Letter 
  • Highlighting our Faculty: 
    • Accomplishments
    • Summer Dreaming
    • Loves of our Lives

End of the Year Letter

Dear Writing Program Faculty and Staff,

The PDC wanted to take the time to thank you all for a great year and for your participation in our professional-development and community-building events. A few highlights:

The 2nd-Annual WP Mini-Conference

This Spring Quarter, the PDC hosted our annual Writing Program “Recycled Writing” mini-conference. For the second iteration of this conference, the PDC wanted to open up the conference to celebrate and highlight all types of writing that we are doing—from pedagogy-focused to independent research to creative writing and journalism. We had the pleasure of having a special keynote speaker, our very own Farnaz Fatemi, the current Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate. (Link here to the schedule and description of presentations.) We look forward to the 2024 conference. 

Thank you to the nearly 30 of you who attended at least some part of the conference!

We especially want to thank all 12 participants for their insightful presentations:

·  Farnaz Fatemi
·  Kim Helmer
·  Lindsay Knisely
·  Madeline Lane-McKinley
·  Phil Longo
·  Brij Lunine
·  Kate McQueen
·  Roxi Power
·  Kae Yuan Roybal
·  Brenda Sanfilippo
·  Heather Shearer
·  Amy Vidali

Teaching Circles

The PDC additionally embarked on a “Teaching Circle” project this year to encourage and facilitate faculty learning from each other through low-time commitment, non-evaluative visits to each other’s classes (online or in-person), the exchange of syllabi and other teaching material, and informal chats on any aspect of teaching for the Writing Program. 

We sent out surveys in Fall, Winter, and Spring to assess interest and gather information to pair up faculty with others with similar schedules and teaching modalities. In the Fall, we had 36 responses with 61% interested in participating. We sent the survey out again in the Winter and received 22 responses with 6 faculty reporting successful meetings the previous quarter, but learned that many of the planned meetings were derailed due to the strike. In the Spring, our survey resulted in 9 responses with 6 faculty reporting successful meetings the previous quarter. In retrospect, although only a small proportion of faculty participated in the program, all of the survey responses on the success of the meetings were enthusiastically positive. 

We will send out another survey for teaching circles in the Fall. Thanks to all of those who helped make Teaching Circles a success this year! 

Open Pedagogy Workshop

The PDC also hosted an online “Open Pedagogy Workshop” at the end of Winter quarter to which we invited those who had participated in the Teaching Circles and anyone else interested in informally discussing our teaching practice. About 20 of our friendly WP colleagues appeared on the Zoom screen. We began with Teaching Circle participants sharing some of their experiences and then moved to two breakout rooms: one focused on ChatGPT, and a second focused on post-pandemic teaching. The discussion was lively, informative, and a great opportunity to talk about all of those things we just don’t have time to address in Writing Program faculty meetings.    

We are so grateful to work within such a wonderful community and look forward to continuing to support professional development and community in the Writing Program next year.


Sincerely,

The 2022-2023 PDC Committee

Lisa Schilz, Chair
Steve Coulter
Dina El Dessouky
Madeline Lane-McKinley
Kae Yuan Roybal

 

2. Highlighting Our Faculty

Accomplishments

Maggie Amis: 

  • Nearly three years ago, in August of 2020, lightning struck, and sparked the fires that burned over 86,000 acres and 1490 structures–including the house we’d lived in for 30 years. The loss was manifold and incalculable. But, now, luckily, I am happy to say we’ve found a permanent house and garden!

“Awesome Coworker”: 

  • Between January and April, my biggest achievement was preventing my life from getting washed downstream. What I’m most excited about is that my immediate family had no life-threatening medical crises during the academic year. (I might have lowered my expectations after the past few years.)

Gail Brenner: 

  • I’m pretty excited about completing the 2nd (& extensively revised) edition of my book, English for Dummies (Inglés para Dummies) — written in English & translated by other folks into Spanish & other languages. (1st ed. 2003). 2nd edition available in August. 

Steve Coulter: 

  • I will be going back to Ireland with 25 students for a 5-week Writing 2 course in Dingle, Co. Kerry. My wife, Rachel Goodman, will be teaching a 2-unit podcasting course.

Kim Helmer: 

  • I was proud to be an invited speaker at TESOL 2023 International Conference held in Portland, OR where I talked about Critical Language Awareness and my Writing 26 Linguistic Landscapes Project. I participated with a former PhD classmate, Estela Ene. We also presented at our FIRST academic conference together 20 years ago (also in Portland) and now in 2023, we were INVITED to speak! Kind of amazing! Also, I was super proud to give two presentations with two of my Writing 26 students: Melissa Hernandez and Adit Mandal.

Kristen Kennedy Terry: 

  • In March, I submitted a manuscript for a monograph on social network analysis and second language acquisition that I have been working on for the last two years. It was recently accepted by the series editors (phew!), so it is now in press. It feels great to have my life back! For family news, my older daughter, Katherine, spent a year studying abroad in France and my younger daughter, Ciara, is finishing her first year at UCLA this month.

Taylor Kirsch: 

  • Things I’m excited about accomplishing this year: Making some key innovations & improvements in my classes & teaching in community with others in the WP.  Taking care of my health better than I did last year. Helping out with my brother’s wedding and my grandma’s 100th birthday celebration!   

Lindsay Knisely: 

  • I won the 2022-23 Excellence in Teaching Award!

Madeline Lane-McKinley: 

  • My book came out in November, and I had a blast on a short book tour promoting it. I also finished a book I co-authored with my friend Max, which will be coming out next year. Lots of writing, gardening, swimming, and cooking too.

Brij Lunine: 

  • Nothing prestigious to note.  I’m happy to have had great classes of Writing students, despite the continued super challenging circumstances. Even though a disproportionate number of our students are having significant problems, I enjoyed supporting them as best I can, and we also had some great times in class. I also enjoyed co-chairing the C committee with Brenda and working with Joy, Mark, & Chris.

Kate McQueen: 

  • I’m excited to report that I am now the holder of the Cowell College Gary D. Licker Memorial Chair, from July 2022 to June 2025. I’m using the resources from this award to work on a book project. This spring I presented some early research at an international literary journalism conference in Poland. I’ll be doing archival work in Germany this summer and fall, and am slated to teach a future Cowell College class related to the project (likely on biographical writing). I hope to reveal a book title for you all soon 🙂

Ellen Newberry: 

  • On April 25 I became a great aunt to the absolutely cutest kid in the word: Camila Rose Balassone. I have already given her a San Francisco Giants onesie.

Tina Osborne: 

  • My 11-year-old daughter Skylar climbed both Yosemite Falls and Nevada-Vernal Falls over Memorial Day. The thunderous waterfalls were epic from all angles!

Sarah-Hope Parmeter: 

  • This year’s accomplishments have been of the avoiding-the-worst-case-scenario kind. We made it through four potential flooding evacuations this winter, along with all three cats. Our home and one of our two cars made it through intact, which is an excellent result given what many have been dealing with. In the fall, I took a fall, put my teeth through my upper lip and had fractures below both elbows, but I did not break glasses/teeth/nose, which strikes me as pretty darn felicitous overall.

Roxi Power:

  • Poetry book to be published August 2023:  The Songs That Objects Would Sing.
  • Panel accepted at Associated Writers and Writing Program Conference, Seattle, March 2023:  Rhizomatic Literary Communities: from the Local to the National. 
  • Invited to perform my Neo-Benshi show of A Streetcar Named Desire at New Orleans Poetry Conference, April, 2023

Heather Shearer: 

  • ​​I became a rider-of-bikes.

Tiffany Wong:

  • UCSC Global Engagement Collaborative Online International Learning/Virtual Exchange (COIL/VE) Travel Award
  • Humera Foundation Contemplative Award
  • Cultivating Compassion Daylong with another 8-week Cultivating Compassion Training (CCT) being offered Fall 2023, September 5 through October 24, Tuesdays from 6-8pm.
  • BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and Allies Mindfulness and Self-Care Group, Thursdays from 6-7:30pm.
  • “Listening to the Earth, Listening to Each Other,” Half Daylong for BIPOC and Allies, Sunday, June 4th from 9am-1pm (Free/Donation). For the Schedule and Registration visit https://www.watsonvilleinsight.org/
  • Young Rhetoricians Conference, Organizing Board Member and Facilitator, 2023 Conference Thursday and Friday, June 22-23. For Registration visit https://youngrhetoriciansconference.com/ 
  • Designing and Building a Kinetic Sculpture, https://kineticgrandchampionship.com/

Summer Dreaming 

Maggie Amis: 

  • Exploring, and settling into our house–and having my older daughter visit!

Gail Brenner: 

  • Endless days of lounging in a hammock with cool pitchers of ice tea and good books of poetry — mostly penned by my brilliant WP colleagues! Plus, a long-awaited visit to my son in L.A. & aimless meandering through Pasadena’s exquisite Huntington Botanical Gardens (ahhh, just doing nothing!) Wishing you all a happy summer!

Steve Coulter: 

  • I will be going back to Ireland with 25 students for a 5-week Writing 2 course in Dingle, Co. Kerry. My wife, Rachel Goodman, will be teaching a 2-unit podcasting course.

Joy Hagen: 

  • Sewing ribbon skirts

Kim Helmer: 

  • Going to Crete, Greece with an old friend with whom I did my UC EAP study abroad in Padova, Italy in 1986-87! I was at UCLA and she was at Berkeley.

Kristen Kennedy Terry: 

  • Sunshine and drinking coffee on my front porch!

Taylor Kirsch: 

  • Spending time in nature 🙂 

Madeline Lane-McKinley: 

  • Looking forward to doing some camping and berry-picking, and finding some new swimming holes!

Brij Lunine: 

  • Camping in the Sierras!  A trip to Lassen and then Bend, OR with old friends to stay with other longtime friends. Free time!  

Kate McQueen: 

  • Travel! Books! Hiking! Writing! 

Ellen Newberry: 

  • Going to as many Giants games as possible.

Tina Osborne: 

  • I’m most excited about our 10-year dream of taking my little boy Denali to see his 20,310-foot-tall namesake, Mount Denali.

Sarah-Hope Parmeter: 

  • Teaching Merrill 1A and getting a sense of the college’s entering class. Also cats, knitting, books.

Roxi Power: 

  • My sister’s museum art retrospective in Provincetown; writing; review prep (haha!).

Kae Roybal: 

  • Going to a couple meditation retreats.

Lisa Schilz: 

  • Reading, going to the beach, working in my garden.

Heather Shearer: 

  • Early morning bike rides and bird watching.

Terry Terhaar: 

  • Feeding dried bugs to my feather babies. 

Amy Vidali: 

  • Working in the yard! Camping in the trailer with Lyle! Reading fiction!

Tiffany Wong: 

  • Everything! =)

Loves of our Lives…

Maggie Amis: Two of the loves who live with me & George and our daughter Catherine–misbehaving on the drying rack. This is Jasper & Chessie. Maggie's cats Jasper and Chessie on the laundry
Gail Brenner: Thanks to my son, Josh Harris, who kept me sane through the year-long book revision project with his constant good cheer and encouragement. The cover of Gail's book, Ingles for dummies
Steve Coulter: My wife, Rachel, who also teaches College 1 and for Community Studies, has been finishing a recording of her original songs. I worked for many years as a recording engineer, so it’s been fun to be back in the studio playing bass and mixing the CD. Steve's wife, Rachel Anne Goodman, playing guitar
Joy Hagen: On Mother’s day weekend, I love to spend time at the annual Stanford powwow with my family. This 30+ year annual tradition of mine paused for the past four years, so this year it was especially exciting to spend time with my mom, kid, and niblings at the powwow throughout the weekend. The attached photo was taken at this year’s powwow in front of the banner of our Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits friends. In the photo are two of my loves: my kid, Star Hagen-Esquerra (UCSC ’22) and nibling Sequoyah Hagen (aspiring UCSC admit for class of 2030). The future is bright! (And totally adorable, IMHO.) Joy's kid, Star Hagen-Esquerra (UCSC '22) and nibling Sequoyah Hagen smiling outside in front of a sign that reads Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits
Kim Helmer: Ruby is the joy of my life, making me laugh everyday and bringing smiles to all the people we get to meet on our walks. Kim's small tan dog, Ruby, sleeping
Kristen Kennedy Terry: Here are the 3 loves of my life–my daughters Ciara (18) and Katherine (21) and my husband Mark (ageless) in Venice, 2022. The Terry family, Ciara, Katherine, Mark, and Kristen, on holiday in Venice
Taylor Kirsch: I can’t have fur babies of my own right now, but most of my friends do and that’s almost as awesome!  Meet Luna; believe it or not, this is her smile and it means she’s extremely happy to see you. Taylor's friend's dog, Luna, growling
Madeline Lane-McKinley: My kid Tuli is going to be starting middle school this fall, and I can’t believe it!
Brij Lunine:  Sounds like a holiday letter:  My wife, Michelle Morton, continues to enjoy being an instructional librarian at Cabrillo and VP of the faculty senate.  My son Oscar and his partner finally found a nice rental in Happy Valley and he continues to do arborary and landscaping work both for a company and on his own (if you need anyone…).  My daughter’s finishing a successful first-year at UCLA double majoring in public policy and Spanish.  She’s found community in the track club.  And our 13-year old (?) cat “Burger” is getting pretty mellow.  
Kate McQueen: Kate McQ’s cat Gizmo is generally not amused. But we love him anyway. Kate McQ's long-haired, white and grey cat Gizmo sprawled out in a chair
Ellen Newberry: Hank the cat continues to shred the couch and warm my heart. I love her far more than the couch, so all is good. Ellen's tortie cat Hank hiding behind pillows
Tina Osborne: My 11-year-old daughter Skylar climbed both Yosemite Falls and Nevada-Vernal Falls over Memorial Day.  The thunderous waterfalls were epic from all angles!  Tina and daughter Skylar. Yosemite is in the background. Tina wears a blue shirt, Skylar wears an orange shirt.
Sarah-Hope Parmeter: Our three cats. Darla rules the universe simply by staring at us and emitting vibrational energy. We pick up her signals and obey. Charlie is still the loudest cat we’ve ever shared our home with. Salty, who joined us during the worst of COVID, continues to be both independent and affectionate. A delight in every way. Also reading and knitting. (Pictured: Salty Petunia.) Sarah Hope's black and white cat Salty Petunia inspects some vegetables outside on a table
Roxi Power: My 16 year old daughter, Emma, won the Chemistry and Art award in her high school, and she’s so excited for summer!
Kae Roybal: This is my 14-year-old Bluepoint Siamese cat, Isis. She’s a plump beauty who’s afraid of the outdoors. Obsessed with food, chin scritches, and Star Trek. Before feeding time she likes to spend several minutes running around the kitchen island in a clockwise direction.  Close-up of Kae's bluepoint Siamese cat, Isis
Lisa Schilz: My 3 rescue pugs at their favorite place, Blacks Beach (from left-to-right): Henry is blind and deaf and  wearing a “halo” to help him navigate independently without bumping his head; Finneas loves fetching his ball and running in the waves; and Lola likes sitting next to random people at the beach to get petted.  Lisa's three rescue pugs on the beach
Heather Shearer: Me and my trusty Zizzo folding bike. Heather, wearing a helmet, poses with folding bike, Zizzo
Terry Terhaar: My 3 feather babies, Hughie, Dewie, and Louie! Terry's black and white ducks, Hughie, Dewie, and Louie
Amy Vidali: This is Calliope. She fetches like a dog, is fearless, and is a master cuddler.  Amy's tan cat Calliope spreads out on a grey couch
Tiffany Wong: My 9-year-old niece Kaylynn with our two dogs Oreo and Lola. Lola is sitting on Kaylynn’s lap, while Oreo’s snoot is featured below. Tiffany's 9-year-old niece Kaylynn with our two dogs Oreo and Lola. Lola is sitting on Kaylynn's lap, while Oreo's snoot is featured below.

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Published March 20, 2023 by

ChatGPT Resources – a PDC-curated Bibliography

Assistive Technologies & Chat GPT

In response to the ongoing debates about ChatGPT and higher education, we’ve put together this short bibliography, as well as links to additional resources, for Writing Program faculty.

The goal of this list of articles and resources is not to weigh in on the debates, or to be completist. This list highlights some different perspectives and issues that can help us to form our individual positions as instructors, as we develop pedagogical strategies for how to engage with our students.

  • Susan D’Agostino, “ChatGPT Academics Can Use Now,” Inside Higher Ed, January 12, 2023.
    • D’Agostino focuses on how to integrate ChatGPT into the classroom and invite students into the conversation. D’Agostino emphasizes that we should “channel anxiety over ChatGPT into productive experimentation.”
  • Jordan S. Carroll, “Don’t Blame Students for Using ChatGPT to Cheat,” The Nation, January 20, 2023.
    • Carroll urges academic laborers in higher education to situate the discourse over plagiarism within broader political questions about the future of the university system. The article decenters pedagogical policing, and directs readers towards student-teacher solidarity.
  • Lance Eaton, “Classroom Policies for AI Generative Tools.”
    • This Google Doc resource was created for the purposes of sharing and helping other instructors see the range of policies available by other educators to help in the development of their own for navigating AI-Generative Tools (such as ChatGPT, MidJourney, Dall-E, etc).
  • Victor Tangermann, “There’s a Problem With That App That Detects GPT-Written Texts: It’s Not Very Accurate,” Futurism, January 9, 2023.
    • Tangermann’s research highlights the risks of over-reliance on software like GPTZero: “The numbers speak for themselves. GPTZero correctly identified the ChatGPT text in seven out of eight attempts and the human writing six out of eight times. Don’t get us wrong: the numbers are impressive. But they also indicate that if a teacher or professor tried using the tool to bust students doing coursework with ChatGPT, they would end up falsely accusing nearly 20 percent of them of academic misconduct.”
  • Ryan Watkins, “Update Your Course Syllabus for ChatGPT,” Medium, December 18, 2022.
    • Watkins offers suggestions for how to update our syllabi given the ease of availability of ChatGPT for students, while encouraging faculty “to focus on the value you offer students as their instructor.” He also provides ideas for creative assignments adapted for a classroom with ChatGPT.

 

For more resources, check out this list from CITL, as well as “AI Text Generators: Sources to Stimulate Discussion Among Teachers,” which is a massive list compiled by Anna Mills for the Writing Across the Curriculum Clearinghouse.

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Open Pedagogy Workshop (Teaching Circle Follow-up)

SAVE THE DATE!

WHEN: Thursday Mar 16, 2023, 11:40-1:15 via Zoom

WHAT: “Open Pedagogy Workshop”

All Writing Program faculty are invited to participate in this pedagogy workshop–which is designed in conjunction with the PDC’s Teaching Circle–regardless of whether or not you’ve participated in the Fall ‘22 and/or Winter ‘23 rounds of the Teaching Circle. We encourage everyone to attend; it’s a chance to come and talk informally about teaching!

WHY: Because it is clear that as a department, we relish opportunities to informally and casually discuss approaches and strategies to teaching that can enrich both our students’ experiences and ours. Because we need these opportunities to talk through our teaching, and the Writing Program is supporting us to do so with time set aside for workshop…so, please join us!

***the PDC is soliciting recommendations for a portion of the workshop that will offer breakout rooms with areas of focus based on pedagogical needs and interests. Please email Dina and Steve (deldesso@ucsc.edu and sjcoulte@ucsc.edu) with anything related to pedagogy that you’re eager to discuss.

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