Teaching Business, Technical and Academic Writing Online and Onsite: A Writing Pedagogy Sourcebook

165 Pages·2021·10.53 MB·English

by  Sarbani Sen Vengadasalam

Teaching Business,
Technical and
Academic Writing
Online and Onsite

Teaching Business,
Technical and
Academic Writing
Online and Onsite
:

A Writing Pedagogy Sourcebook
By
Sarbani Sen Vengadasalam
Teaching Business, Technical and Academic Writing Online and Onsite:
A Writing Pedagogy Sourcebook

By Sarbani Sen Vengadasalam

This book first published 2021

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK

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Copyright © 2021 by Sarbani Sen Vengadasalam

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ISBN (10): 1-5275-6873-3
ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-6873-0
To my daughter
Puja Vengadasalam
Who lights up my days

To my husband
Pannir Vengadasalam
Who supports me in every possible way

To my brother
Subhas Sen
Who inspires me to better my best

And to my parents
Jagadindra Nath Sen and Chandana Sen
Who taught me that working hard is the way to being
good and great.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface ........................................................................................................ x

Introduction ............................................................................................. xiv
William Magrino Ph.D.

PART ONE: PEDAGOGICS, INSTRUCTIONAL PRINCIPLES, AND SYLLABUS
DESIGN

Chapter One ................................................................................................ 2
Superimposing R.E.A.L. Principles on the Project Writing Pyramid:
A Paradigm Shift in Teaching Professional Writing
1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 2
1.2 The Employers Weigh In: The Problem ......................................... 4
1.3 Pedagogical Challenges: The Background ...................................... 6
1.4 Methodology: The Project Writing Pyramid: Search-Test-Deliver ... 9
1.4.1 R.E.A.L.: R for Reader Oriented .......................................... 12
1.4.2 R.E.A.L.: E for Extensively Researched .............................. 13
1.4.3 R.E.A.L.: A for Actionable Solution .................................... 14
1.4.4 R.E.A.L.: L for Looped Composition ................................... 16
1.5 Using R.E.A.L. Principles: Results ............................................... 18
1.6 Discussion: Why is this a Paradigm shift? .................................... 19
1.7 Conclusion: Significance of the Paradigm Shift ........................... 20

Chapter Two ............................................................................................. 24
Transformative Pedagogy and Student Voice: Using S.E.A. Principles
in Teaching Academic Writing
2.1 Introduction ................................................................................... 25
2.2 What is student voice? .................................................................. 25
2.3 What is Transformative Pedagogy? .............................................. 28
2.4 Academic Writing and The Transformative Approach ................. 29
2.4.1 S.E.A. Principles: The Empowerment of Transformation .... 32
2.4.2 S.E.A. Principles: The Expanded Awareness
of Transformation .................................................................... 34
2.4.3 S.E.A. Principles: The Scaffolding of Transformation ......... 35
2.5 Conclusion .................................................................................... 38
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Chapter Three ........................................................................................... 44
Publish or Perish!: Sharing Best Practices for a Writing Instructor-Led
‘Writing for Publications’ Graduate Academic Writing Course
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................... 44
3.2 Interdisciplinarity as an Instructional Strategy .............................. 45
3.3 The Modeling Approach ............................................................... 49
3.4 The Feedback Triangle ................................................................. 51
3.5 The Way Forward ......................................................................... 59

PART TWO: FACILITATING ONLINE DISCUSSIONS, INCORPORATING DIGITAL
MULTIMEDIA ASSETS, AND USING VISUAL TOOLS

Chapter Four ............................................................................................. 62
A Learner Centered Pedagogy to Facilitate and Grade Online Discussions
in Writing Courses
4.1 The New Challenges ..................................................................... 62
4.2 The New Online Learner............................................................... 63
4.3 Towards a New Online Discussion Pedagogy .............................. 69
4.4 The W.R.I.T.E. and W.R.O.N.G. of Pools .................................... 70
4.5 When Pools make Threads and Trees ........................................... 72
4.6 The Taxonomy of the Pedagogy ................................................... 79
4.7 The Grading Rubric ...................................................................... 88
4.8 Conclusion .................................................................................... 92

Chapter Five ............................................................................................. 99
Moving Towards an Open Educational Resources (O.E.R.) Pedagogy:
Presenting Three Ways of Interfacing with O.E.R. in Business
and Technical Writing Classes
5.1 The Ongoing Revolution ............................................................... 99
5.2 What are Open Educational Resources (O.E.R.) & O.E.R.
Repositories? ............................................................................... 100
5.3 Best Practices with Open Educational Resources ....................... 107
5.4 Three Ways of Using O.E.R. in the Business and Technical
Writing Classroom ...................................................................... 112
5.5 Discussion and Conclusion ......................................................... 115

Chapter Six ............................................................................................. 132
Infographics in Academic & Professional Writing
6.1 Why do we need Infographics? ................................................... 132
6.2 Best Practices .............................................................................. 135
6.3 L.A.T.C.H & C.R.A.P. Principles and Rubrics: Discussion ....... 137
Teaching Business, Technical and Academic Writing Online and Onsite: ix
A Writing Pedagogy Sourcebook
Afterword ............................................................................................... 143
How to Have a Self “with” Others in Academia and Beyond
Miriam Jaffe, Ph.D.