Sign Up for the Writing Center’s Fall Faculty Book Club!
This fall, we’re reading Rethinking Peer Review: Critical Reflections on a Pedagogical Practice. This 2023 collection edited by Phoebe Jackson and Christopher Weaver interrogates peer review, a foundational practice of writing instruction, from both practical and theoretical perspectives, provoking discussion and re-examination of this practice considering changing demographics, recent technologies, and changing goals and priorities among teachers and institutions. By questioning and clarifying the goals of peer review, the contributors to this edited collection demonstrate how peer review can inform and enhance student writing and learning. In doing so, Rethinking Peer Review offers a roadmap for revitalizing this critical practice for the 21st century classroom.
This fall, participants will read the book together, and meet once per month to discuss a specific section of the book. In January, we will host a culminating workshop on strategies for leading successful peer review activities in your writing intensive classes. Attend one workshop or attend them all!
Download the book for free here. Register for one or more book club events using this form.
Meeting One: Evaluating the Challenges
Monday, October 23, 12:00pm-1:30pm
Meeting Two: Rhetorically Situated & Cultivating Inclusiveness
Thursday, November 9, 12:00pm-1:30pm
Meeting 3: The Promise of Technology
Monday, December 4, 12:00-1:30pm
Culminating Workshop: Friday, January 12, 2024, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Contact Mairin Barney (ebarney@towson.edu) for more information.
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This post was written by Barney, E. Mairin