The Whys, Hows, and Lessons Learned From Our 780-Person Writing Class

Business and Professional Communication Quarterly Mar 2017

The Whys, Hows, and Lessons Learned From Our 780-Person Writing Class

Robert Bowse ; Holly Lawrence

Abstract

Two business communication faculty share the story of teaching a 780-person business writing class. The article discusses the challenges of teaching such a large writing class. Challenges ranged from adopting a hybrid course model to hiring adjunct faculty for help with the task of grading. The article offers lessons learned, and recommends that one proceed with caution when considering a superlarge format for writing instruction. Both theory and experience are used to support this position.

Journal: Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
Published: 2017-03-01
DOI: 10.1177/2329490615624107
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Topics: writing pedagogy multimodality online writing instruction professional writing

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