I would like to help my students develop the paradoxical ability to write clear, creative, logical reasoning and evidence SIMULTANEOUSLY with powerful emotional writing, while recognizing the ...

In October, the Howe Center for Writing Excellence (HCWE) hosted a series of workshops aimed at enhancing educators’ skills in multimodal writing instruction and grantwriting. The Teaching Multimodal ...

M y students can’t write a clear sentence to save their lives. It’s my job to help them change that. I have taught writing for 10 years. Much like Joseph R. Teller, whose October essay criticizing how ...

My professor in my M.F.A. program at Northwestern University asked me to write 900 words about why I love teaching composition. She assumes I love it, perhaps because I just spent three years working ...

ePortfolios have been designated a “high-impact practice” by the AAC&U for their ability to improve student learning, grades, and retention. They also provide a tactile means for showcasing the ...

There is accumulating evidence that writing instruction in schools is becoming limited and test results indicate a decline in students' ability to write. NAPLAN results indicate a decline in students’ ...

Dr. Janine Butler earned her B.A. in English with a concentration in Language, Writing, and Rhetoric as well as a minor in Philosophy from the University of Maryland, College Park. She earned her M.A.