For seven years, Communicating Research and Scholarship (Comm 4420W) has helped juniors and seniors from diverse majors share their research through writing and other modes of communication—oral, visual, and digital. This Writing Intensive course integrates High-Impact Practice (HIP) principles such as frequent feedback, real-world applications, and public demonstrations of competence. In this session, instructors, Amy Lannin (Campus Writing Program) and Linda Blockus (Undergraduate Research) will showcase adaptable assignments and activities—like faculty interviews, peer review, critiques, free-writing, and elevator pitches—that foster engagement and ownership across disciplines.
Inventive Course Assignments and Activities: Ideas from Comm 4420W
This session showcases inventive, adaptable assignments from a Writing Intensive course that integrates High-Impact Practice principles. Presenters share strategies such as peer review, faculty interviews, multimodal communication, and frequent feedback to foster engagement, student ownership, and meaningful research communication across disciplines
TOPICS
Active Learning | Course Design/Redesign | High Impact Practices