When we think of literacy, we tend to think of reading. Schools, literary nonprofits and philanthropists often focus on encouraging students to be strong readers with solid comprehension skills. While ...

When ChatGPT appeared in November 2022, most educators felt it could become a threat and change the whole niche forever. No wonder: This language model algorithm is smart enough to produce logical and ...

Most of my faculty colleagues agree that Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), in which the task of teaching writing is one assigned to all professors, not just those who teach English or composition, ...

Lately when I talk with faculty members about their courses and classrooms, I often have to say something that few of them want to hear: Your undergraduates need you to teach them “studenting” skills.

Asked to assess their students’ current writing skills, these AP and NWP teachers give students modest ratings. Despite seeing many positive effects of today’s digital tools on student writing, ...

Anabela Malpique is affiliated with the School of Education, Murdoch University, Australia & the CICPSI, Faculty of Psychology of the University of Lisbon, Portugal. Writing is virtually part of ...

Using picture books as writing models -- Recognizing memorable language and other introductory lessons -- Planning and writing memoir -- Exploring mood, voice, and point of view -- Planning and ...

An assistant professor recently wrote to me with an interesting request: “I would like you to suggest a software package or other applications that could more critically assess formal writing than the ...

Technology in the classroom has made students better collaborators, but not necessarily better writers, a new study says. The survey by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project found ...