Writing is increasingly important in our global, 21st C world. Writing is a powerful way for people to have their voices heard, for individuals and groups to advocate for change, and to create forums for developing understanding and respect for one another and our experiences.
This 3-credit hour course is open to all—“writers” and “non-writers” alike, in K-12 and postsecondary contexts, as well as community-based and other learning spaces. The course is designed to be experiential, with opportunities to participate in writing workshops and writing groups. Participants will learn current approaches to teaching writing, design a writing workshop, explore digital and multimodal forms of writing, and develop their skills as writers and teachers of writing. Critical literacy will be a focus, with the goal of better understanding the relationship of writing to power and agency: how writing can advocate for social justice and human rights and how writing, as a form of expression, functions as a human right. The course will be offered in a blended format, with online learning activities (via UM Learn) as well as three writing workshops:
October 1: Writing Marathon at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights*
October 22: Place-Based Multimodal Writing Workshop at The Forks
December 10: Writing Workshop Poster Sessions & Authors’ Circle: A Celebration of Writers & Writing
Participants may register for the course for credit at the 5000-level (5220) or the 7000-level (7340).
*Admission costs will apply. For more information, please contact Dr. Michelle Honeyford ([email protected]).
This 3-credit hour course is open to all—“writers” and “non-writers” alike, in K-12 and postsecondary contexts, as well as community-based and other learning spaces. The course is designed to be experiential, with opportunities to participate in writing workshops and writing groups. Participants will learn current approaches to teaching writing, design a writing workshop, explore digital and multimodal forms of writing, and develop their skills as writers and teachers of writing. Critical literacy will be a focus, with the goal of better understanding the relationship of writing to power and agency: how writing can advocate for social justice and human rights and how writing, as a form of expression, functions as a human right. The course will be offered in a blended format, with online learning activities (via UM Learn) as well as three writing workshops:
October 1: Writing Marathon at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights*
October 22: Place-Based Multimodal Writing Workshop at The Forks
December 10: Writing Workshop Poster Sessions & Authors’ Circle: A Celebration of Writers & Writing
Participants may register for the course for credit at the 5000-level (5220) or the 7000-level (7340).
*Admission costs will apply. For more information, please contact Dr. Michelle Honeyford ([email protected]).