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Welcome to the Innovative Teaching Showcase,
an online publication created by the Center for Instructional Innovation
(CII) as a way to highlight and share exceptional teaching practices by
Western Washington University faculty. Each year, several instructors are
nominated to participate, and then work extensively with the CII to create
this in-depth resource. The Showcase is published on this website at the
end of each academic year.
The following instructors have been selected for the 2007-08 Innovative Teaching Showcase:
- Robert Mitchell - Department of Geology
- Julia Sapin - Department of Art History
- Kathleen Saunders - Department of Anthropology
This year’s Showcase theme, "Creating a Culture of Writing," honors faculty who embed the writing process into their coursework and engage students with quality writing assignments. WWU offers its campus community a rich array of writing resources, such as the Writing Center, Writing Instruction Support, Writing Assessment/ Accountability Work Group, and the Writing Faculty Fellows program. It is this network of support and talented instructors that enables students to graduate from Western with excellent writing skills.
Creating a Culture of Writing
The National Commission on Writing for America’s Families, Schools, and Colleges recently prepared a report on the growing importance of writing for employment. According to the chair of the Commission, Bob Kerrey:
Writing is both a 'marker' of high-skill, high-wage, professional work, and a 'gatekeeper' with clear equity implications… I believe that much of what is important in American life depends on clear oral and written communication. This survey confirms everything we believe about how the ability to present oneself persuasively and articulately on paper is a big part of individual opportunity in the United States.
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To connect directly to this year's Showcase, select the link to the
2007-08 Showcase on the left navigation bar under "Current Edition," or choose the text-based version. Please note that those who choose the text-based version
will not be able to view the graphics and video clips.
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