Strategies for Teaching Undergraduate Writing Intensive Courses
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| Title: | Strategies for Teaching Undergraduate Writing Intensive Courses |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Burk, Brooke N. |
| Source: | Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education. 2022 37(1-2):77-81. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 5 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Intended Audience: | Teachers |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Learning Activities, Writing (Composition), Public Relations, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Study, Scoring Rubrics, Outcomes of Education, Writing Across the Curriculum |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1937156X.2020.1763874 |
| ISSN: | 1937-156X 2162-4097 |
| Abstract: | Writing-intensive courses have become part of parks and recreation undergraduate curriculum across the United States. Writing is an important skill for future parks and recreation professionals as it is an essential skill needed to develop programs and staff training, marketing and fundraising campaigns, and to conduct and disseminate research effectively. This learning activity article provides an overview of writing-intensive assignments and activities used in a Public Relations course. The purpose of these activities is to enhance students' critical thinking skills, strategies to expand students' opportunities, and explore the use of rubrics as an efficient teaching and learning tool for both students and instructors. While the activities described in this article a specific to this course, they can be adapted to fit a variety of other courses in parks and recreation undergraduate curriculum. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1345586 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Writing-intensive courses have become part of parks and recreation undergraduate curriculum across the United States. Writing is an important skill for future parks and recreation professionals as it is an essential skill needed to develop programs and staff training, marketing and fundraising campaigns, and to conduct and disseminate research effectively. This learning activity article provides an overview of writing-intensive assignments and activities used in a Public Relations course. The purpose of these activities is to enhance students' critical thinking skills, strategies to expand students' opportunities, and explore the use of rubrics as an efficient teaching and learning tool for both students and instructors. While the activities described in this article a specific to this course, they can be adapted to fit a variety of other courses in parks and recreation undergraduate curriculum. |
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| ISSN: | 1937-156X 2162-4097 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1937156X.2020.1763874 |
