by V Wynne-Jones | Jan 31, 2018 | Staff and student event, University-wide event
IDEA A well-known English idiom has a picture being worth a thousand words, as if writing is superfluous when art is around. Writers on art take this as a challenge to illuminate the works they write about with crisp and insightful prose. PROCESS Staff and students...
by V Wynne-Jones | Jan 16, 2018 | Staff and student event, University-wide event
After all the i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed, there’s still something wanting in your academic writing but you just don’t know quite what. Maybe it’s the “V factor”— the sense of a lively presence, an authoritative speaking, perhaps even singing, or declaiming...
by V Wynne-Jones | Dec 18, 2017 | Staff and student event, University-wide event
Do you feel like you are struggling with writing? Could your writing do with a quick warranty of fitness check? Ever wanted to learn about mechanisms for improving your writing? Come to one of our two “Engineer your writing” lunchtime workshops*, and get to know your...
by V Wynne-Jones | Dec 18, 2017 | Staff and student event, University-wide event
Weaving is a commonly used, broadly understood, metaphor in academic writing – for example how we weave ideas into curriculum, weaving assessment, weaving people together, teasing woven strands apart or how we weave theory through our writing. This workshop...
by V Wynne-Jones | Dec 18, 2017 | Student only event, University-wide event
Join other students in racing to complete writing activities. Learn about common writing challenges, have afternoon tea and win a prize if you’re quick. Book at: http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/writingrace English Language Enrichment (ELE) Level 1, Kate Edger...
by V Wynne-Jones | Dec 18, 2017 | University-wide event
‘Writing, writing everywhere’ was the theme for the 2017 CLeaR Teaching & Learning Symposium. Each year the symposium provides University of Auckland teaching staff with an opportunity to share their experiences, ideas and innovations in teaching. The event...
