Linking Assessment and Faculty Development: Carleton's Writing Portfolio
Tuesday, October 31, 11:45-1:15 in Buntrock 142
Elizabeth Ciner, Senior Lecturer in English and Associate Dean of the College, and Carol Rutz, Lecturer in English and Director of the College Writing Program, Carleton College
(co-sponsor: St. Olaf College Director of Writing)
In addition to completing such onerous requirements as four terms of physical education, Carleton students are required to demonstrate the ability to write well in college. Therefore, faculty must define the expectations of writing at Carleton and assess student writing for the graduation requirement. In this session, Elizabeth Ciner, Associate Dean of the College, and Carol Rutz, Director of the Writing Program, will explain how faculty moved from a method based in one instructor's judgment of a student's writing in one course to a midcareer portfolio of writing read by faculty from all disciplines. This improved assessment was supported by a carefully designed program of faculty development. The presentation will feature a little bit of writing, some freebies, and a lot of discussion.
