English Language and Literature
HH building
Tel 519 888-4567 x46803
Fax 519 746-5788
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 — 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Location: EV1 241
Facilitator: Tommy Mayberry (CTE)
Workshop description
Just how mighty is the pen? In this workshop, we will examine writing as a learning tool in classrooms across campus. In particular, this session offers ideas to instructors who wish to move beyond the term paper, the most common writing assignment in many disciplines, though not necessarily the most effective or efficient. It will also offer practical strategies for instructors who typically do not offer writing activities in their courses, but are intrigued by the potential to implement writing as a learning tool, and consider the theoretical framework behind writing to learn.
Through a combination of interactive group discussions and exercises, we will consider a number of shorter writing activities which can easily be integrated into a variety of classrooms. Be sure to bring a pen to this workshop!
Monday, July 17, 2017 — 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Location: EV1 241
Facilitator: Meghan Riley (CTE)
Description
Just how mighty is the pen? That's the issue we will explore in this workshop as we reflect on writing as a learning tool in classrooms across campus. In particular, this session offers ideas to instructors who wish to move beyond the term paper, the most common writing assignment in many disciplines, though not necessarily the most effective or efficient. Through a combination of interactive group discussions and exercises, we will consider a number of shorter writing activities which can easily be integrated into a variety of classrooms. Be sure to bring a pen to this workshop!
Friday, July 14, 2017 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
This dissertation explores the cinema of Christopher Nolan over a 15-year period. It focuses on the portrayal of the subject in five of his major films: Memento (2000), The Prestige (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), and Interstellar (2014). In its chronological critique of Nolan’s cinema, this project explores subjectivity, to use Lacanian terminology, as a distorted vision provided by the desire for the impossible objet petit a.
Thursday, July 13, 2017 (all day)
OpenText presents FutureForward, a FREE day-long opportunity for university students looking to solve problems for big companies in the growing $400 billion global industry of enterprise software. The day will include inspiring and informative talks about problem solving, new technology, and building a great ca