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Developing Writing in STEM Disciplines

Lead Institution: University of Bath
Collaborating with: University of Limerick, University College London, Coventry University, University of the West of England, Oxford Brookes University, Plymouth University, University of Exeter

Special Interest Group 'Writing and Communicating in STEM Disciplines' > Presentations by SIG members at the ALDinHE Conference, April 2012

Seven members of the 'Writing and Communicating in STEM Disciplines' special interest group contributed to, and four presented, at the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education Conference at the University of Leeds, 2nd April 2012. Their symposium, Generic Graduate Attributes and Writing Development: how do they fit together?, was well attended, with ten of the audience staying behind for an hour afterwards to discuss many issues, and especially how to empower students to learn from one another.

The presentations are available below:

Presentation by Dr Trevor Day, University of Bath and Reading & Writing for Results, introducing graduate attributes in relation to writing development and summarising some of the take home messages from the symposium.

Presentation: Graduate attributes and writing development

Paper: Graduate attributes and writing development

Presentation by Dr Barrie Cooper, University of Exeter, informed by Dr Mary Deane, Oxford Brookes University, on the theme of barriers to staff and student acceptance of graduate attributes, and how to overcome those barriers.

The challenges of promoting graduate attributes

Presentation by Lawrence Cleary, University of Limerick, Ireland, informed by Dr Lisa Ganobscik-Williams, Coventry University, and Dr Íde O’Sullivan, University of Limerick, on the theme of strategies for embedding writing development within a graduate attributes framework.

Supporting graduate attributes through writing development in Coventry and in Limerick

Comparing clause choices in writing from different disciplines

Presentation by John Hilsdon, Plymouth University, on the use of exemplars with assessor commentary within a critical thinking framework.

Writing in STEM subjects

Staff involved

Dr Trevor Day
Project lead, University of Bath

Dr Íde O'Sullivan
University of Limerick

Dr Karen Bultitude
University College London

Dr Lisa Ganobcsik-Williams
Coventry University

Dr Margarida Sardo
University of the West of England

Dr Mary Deane
Oxford Brookes University

John Hilsdon
Plymouth University

Lawrence Cleary
University of Limerick

Rachel Canter
University of Exeter