On Friday, March 27th, ECE welcomed our English instructors to the UConn Stamford campus for our second professional development conference for the discipline this school year! Around 40 instructors convened for a packed day which included three workshops: a syllabus renovation session, a text lab, and a student work diagnostic. This allowed them ample opportunity to work collaboratively with one another, as well as to coordinate with our ECE English faculty coordinators, to share teaching strategies and discuss challenges and opportunities for future success! Many thanks as always to our ECE English team, Scott Campbell, Ph.D., Tom Doran, Ph.D., and Jackie Donaldson, for their tireless work to support one of our largest ECE disciplines! We can’t wait for our next English event.

UConn ENGL courses offered through Early College Experience.

Our largest event this semester was our Fall English Conference on November 21st, which boasted over 100 attendees from high schools across the state. The theme of this year’s conference was Speaking Together: Discourse as Literacy, and throughout the day instructors were encouraged to “explore activities and strategies that put students in conversation with each other, hone their critical thinking skills, and build their confidence as consumers and producers of knowledge”. There were several panel sessions throughout the day, which focused on themes including reading and revision, authentic discussion, and multi-modality. 

We extend our sincere thanks to faculty coordinator Scott Campbell, Ph.D., and Jackie Donaldson, Ph.D. student in the English Department, for their collaboration and efforts in making this a memorable experience for our instructors!

UConn English Courses available through Early College Experience.

Friday, November 1st marked the annual UConn ECE English conference, organized in collaboration with Professor Scott Campbell, our ECE Faculty Coordinator for English. This year’s conference theme was Collaborative Circulation: A Recursive Roadmap, and attendees engaged in a variety of small group discussion sections on several topics (listed below):

1. Circulation for Brainstorming and Ideation
2. Circulation of Feedback
3. Circulation as a Rhetorical Device/Context
4. Interconnected Circulation: an Activity

The day ended with a panel discussion led by several representatives from the UConn English department.

Thanks to all who joined us for an enriching experience!

UConn English courses offered through Early College Experience.