http://wpacouncil.org/taxonomy/term/278 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-US http://wpacouncil.org/node/1320 <strong>Call For Essays</strong> http://wpacouncil.org/node/1320#comments graduate students professional development CFP Central Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:32:48 -0400 andrea.davis 1320 at http://wpacouncil.org http://wpacouncil.org/node/1319 Call For Essays Graduate students, regardless of their post-degree objectives, are encouraged and/or required to participate in professional development activities such as workshops, training seminars, conference presentations, technology skills acquisition, academic job market preparation, and the like; but what reasons do students have for engaging in professional development? While an overwhelming majority of publications on such training and professional development have been produced by program administrators and experts in the field, far too little illuminates graduate student experience. For those publications aimed at graduate students, the majority offer tips, hints, lore, and how-to advice. Yet few publications offer the graduate student point of view. This collection, under contract with Fountainhead Press in the X Series for Professional Development, seeks to give voice to graduate students about their professional development experiences. We imagine two important areas for discussion. The first area is for graduate students to speak to colleagues and new graduate students entering their programs through: * Reflections, anecdotes, and personal experiences of benefits and/or drawbacks of professional development http://wpacouncil.org/node/1319#comments graduate students humanities professional development Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:17:36 -0400 andrea.davis 1319 at http://wpacouncil.org http://wpacouncil.org/node/1211 Hello All, I'm beginning a project that attempts to explore (and starts to define) graduate writing instruction as it is occurring across the disciplines. I'll be conducting a few local interviews, but I'd first like to see what's been written and who might already have experience with this topic. I thought I might call on the expert knowledge of the WPA members as a first resort. Can anyone suggest notable sources that cover this topic? Is there any notable scholarship that takes a WAC approach to graduate student writing instruction? Many thanks in advance! Justin http://wpacouncil.org/node/1211#comments graduate students WAC WID writing instruction Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:57:05 -0400 jjory7 1211 at http://wpacouncil.org