Welcome to Week 3 of Critical Transitions Online! This week’s resources and discussion focus on: Future directions in studying and designing for writing transfer; Strategies for multi-institutional research about writing transfer; and Other reconsiderations of how teacher-scholars approach studying and designing for writing transfer. We invite you to watch this week’s videos, explore the featured …Continue Reading »
Welcome to Week 2 of Critical Transitions Online! This week’s resources and discussion focus on: Understanding the terms used in writing transfer studies; Introducing research from the Elon Research Seminar on Critical Transitions: Writing and the Question of Transfer; and Considering the implications of writing transfer research for curricular designs. We invite you to watch …Continue Reading »
Transfer and Learning Studies (Broadly) Baxter-Magolda, M. Making Their Own Way: Narratives for Transforming Higher Education to Promote Self-Development. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2001. Baxter-Magolda, Marcia B. Creating Contexts for Learning and Self-Authorship: Constructive-Developmental Pedagogy. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt UP, 1999. Bereiter, Carl and Marlene Scardamalia. Surpassing Ourselves: An Inquiry into the Nature and Implications of Expertise. Chicago: Open Court, 1993. Collins, Harry …Continue Reading »
We have created this forum space to invite discussion about weekly topics and to connect scholars from around the world who are studying writing transfer. Each week, we will post two new discussion prompts, but we also will maintain an open thread for general questions and discussion related to writing transfer research. Since participants will …Continue Reading »
Welcome to Week 1 of Critical Transitions Online! This week’s resources and discussion focus on: Exploring transfer and learning theories that can inform writing studies; and Sharing strategies for embarking on writing transfer research. We invite you to watch this week’s videos, explore the featured readings, participate in this week’s forum discussions, and join us …Continue Reading »