Teaching Academic Literacy: Approaches and Reflections
Monday, October 30, 2023
9:00 am – 10:30 am EDT/GMT-4 Online Event
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
The Liberal Arts and Sciences Collaborative (LASC) invites the OSUN community to a public gathering with Sue Robbins on the topic of teaching academic literacy. In recognizing critical reading and articulate communication as foundational skills of the liberal arts education experience, we encourage university faculty, administrators, and academic support staff to join us and learn how Robbins teaches discursive writing and argumentation to undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University of Sussex. This stands to be very practical in nature, with deeper exploration of how to approach important aspects of academic literacy.
During our 90-minute event, Robbins will lead discussions on topics such as embedding academic literacies, academic socialization, a process approach to teaching writing, and some implications of generative AI on academic literacies. This session will situate the teaching of academic literacy within the broader LAS system and consequently touch upon opportunities for mainstreaming academic literacy as well as structural challenges educators may face. This event promises to be highly interactive and informative, with opportunities for participants to learn not only from Robbins but also from each other.
Sue Robbins is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language Studies and Director of Continuing Professional Development in the School of Media, Arts & Humanities at the University of Sussex, UK. She has also co-authored the open-access Academic Writing Guide, which is used in the University of Sussex's Foundation Year program.
Register to join via Zoom