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Don’t teach writing to your students, help them learn to become writers
Learning to be an effective writer is a key part of an undergraduate’s journey, but they often arrive at university having learnt only to write for exams. Many students find re-learning the process of writing a tiring and arduous process that can now safely be offloaded to AI.
I think that this doesn’t have to be the case…
The focus of this talk will be on the practical application of social constructivist principles (via problem-based learning) to curriculum design in the context of teaching at an undergraduate level.
I shall discuss the creation and running of two writing modules for undergraduate students using problem-based learning at the Singapore Management University. During the presentation, I will explore the application of the underlying principles and concepts of social constructivism and how they work to engage students and help them to learn to become more effective communicators.
Speaker: Justyn Olby
Senior Teaching Fellow, Head of the Centre for English
Communication, Singapore Management University (SMU)
Justyn teaches two writing courses to undergraduate students and has published a book on teaching writing using problem-based learning. He has more than 20 years teaching experience, after time as a journalist and photographer with local newspapers and magazines.
He has won two teaching excellence awards during his career in education, and he is passionate about creating and teaching curriculum that will engage, and interest participants so that learning can be a rewarding and enriching experience.