Category Archives: FYW Best Practices

ENG1101/Gen Ed Book Recommendations

ENG1101/Gen Ed Book Recommendations At October’s FYW Professional Development Workshop, several instructors expressed their interest in having a list of Recommended Books for the ENG1101 course.  In an effort to respond to this request, FYW@City Tech is compiling information about … Continue reading

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*NEW* Open Classrooms Initative @ City Tech

About the Open Classrooms Initiative @ City Tech In order to promote and share some best teaching practices in First Year Writing (FYW) courses at City Tech, the FYW Program is initiating a new Open Classrooms Initiative to enable faculty … Continue reading

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ENG1121: What Is It? What Might It Be?

An online forum for discussing current and possible definitions of City Tech’s Advanced Composition Course, ENG1121

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November Professional Development Workshop: Innovative Uses of the Open Lab in FYW Courses

Please join us in the Faculty Commons (Namm 2nd Floor) on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 12-1 for a discussion of Innovative Uses of the Open Lab in FYW Courses at City Tech.  The event is being co-sponsored by the Computer … Continue reading

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The Future is Now: Best Practices in the Writing Classroom

From Professor Mark Noonan: Hi All:I want to begin a discussion of best practices in the writing classroom by referring to what Richard Miller is doing at Writer’s House at Rutgers featured in the following Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z65V2yKOXxM&feature=channel_page The focus of this … Continue reading

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Composition and ESOL: Some Useful Resources

Composition and ESL: Some Useful Resources Compiled by Johannah Rodgers for the First Year Writing Program @ City Tech Raimes, Ann.  ESL Grammar Tip Sheets https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AWsp3ol_kVOTU5YWI1MTUtZDRjYi00MjNjLTkwMzgtOTJiMGM2ZTNiNTA1/edit Raimes, Ann.  What ESL Students Do As They Write https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AWsp3ol_kVNGUwMDQ1MmEtODgxOS00ZGI5LWJiYTQtMzUyMzE0NGMwOThi/edit Matsuda, Paul Kei Reading … Continue reading

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