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March 17, 2015 Admin

MA in WRD Course Profile: Writing in the Professions

In a job market where most job descriptions contain the phrase “strong writing skills,” what does it mean to be a good professional writer? This spring’s MA in WRD course, WRD 522: Writing in the Professions, will explore a variety of professional genres while also problematizing the concept of professional writing. The class is the first-ever online course offered by the MA in WRD program. Instead of weekly class sessions on campus, the course will include weekly writing deadlines, Google Hangouts and discussion forums to discuss readings, and online peer review.

March 17, 2015 Admin

Wording It Your Way with Nicole Anderson

This quarter, we spoke with Nicole Anderson, an MA in WRD alum and a recipient of the Graduate Certificate in TESOL. Nicole works as the Associate Director of International Alumni Programs at the University of Chicago. She travels frequently, working with alumni communities in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to build their networks and support the events they organize. We’re happy she took the time to share a little about her experiences!

March 13, 2015 depaulwrd

WRD Helps Reframe Traditional Liberal Arts Education

The WRD Department and department chair, Peter Vandenberg, were recently featured in a DePaul Insights article. In it, author Melissa Smith writes about how WRD focuses on the importance of critical thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills–all of which are vital in the professional world. To read more about how WRD is reframing the liberal arts, click here to access the article on page 9 of DePaul’s Insights.

March 2, 2015 Admin

MA in WRD Course Profile: Feminist Rhetorical Practices

A new course offered in the autumn quarter of 2014 gave MA in WRD students the opportunity to recover and reinscribe women rhetors in the rhetorical canon. According to Professor Nicole Khoury, the special topics course, WRD 511: Feminist Rhetorical Practices, provides a necessary balance to more traditional classes in the rhetorical tradition. Of the course’s benefit to MA in WRD students, Professor Khoury says, the focus on gender discourse within rhetorical studies is an important one, particularly because women’s voices are often silenced and their contributions are overlooked in conventional courses on rhetoric studies.

February 25, 2015 Admin

WRD 540 Prepares Future Writing Teachers for the Classroom

How do people learn to write? And how can teachers best facilitate this learning? This quarter, MA students in Professor Darsie Bowden’s course, WRD 540: Teaching Writing, have been exploring the answers to these questions. Bowden explains that the course aims to bring together teaching practices and the theories that inform them. Her students have had the opportunity to design their own activities and assignments, often collaboratively, and then to “teach” these lessons to their classmates.

January 22, 2015 depaulwrd

Pick a Class! Spring ’15 Course Descriptions Are Here

The Winter Quarter has just begun, but the Course Cart for Spring and Summer classes will be open soon! The Spring Quarter Course Cart opens on January 27, and registration begins on February 10. Any questions? Email your program director or contact the department at wrd[at]depaul.edu. If you’d like a comprehensive list of WRD’s course offerings, visit the Student Resources page at WRD’s website. There, you can plan your class schedule with detailed course descriptions at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Any questions about what classes to take? Email your program director or contact the department at wrd[at]depaul.edu.

November 5, 2014 depaulwrd

New Course for Autumn 2014, NMS 509: Social Media Content Strategy

This quarter, the New Media Studies Master’s program is offering a new special topics course, Social Media Content Strategy. The course, taught by adjunct professor Brent Waugh, investigates a range of social media and content strategy topics, including how to integrate digital and traditional forms of marketing, best practices for social media use, how to use social analytics, and how to maintain a personal brand. Students in the class have read timely books on social media, including Jonah Berger’s Contagious: Why Things Catch On and Erik Qualman’s Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business. Class

June 13, 2014 depaulwrd

2014 TESOL Certificate Award

Best Project in TESOL Finding an Appropriate Place for ESL Students: The Challenges of Placing ESL Students in FYW Programs By Lauren Martyn Click the link below to view Lauren’s project. 2014 TESOL Award Project

June 12, 2014 depaulwrd

2014 MA in NMS Awards

Best New Media Content You Are Beautiful – The Small Message That Became A Movement By Jill Ochawa Click here to view Jill’s project. Best Interactive Media Design Graphic Design Portfolio Website By Hilary Conlisk Click here to view Hilary’s project.

June 11, 2014 depaulwrd

2014 MA in WRD Awards

Best Project in Professional & Technical Writing A Recommendation Report for LCDC: Visual Storytelling & Social Media Strategy By Brendan Bergen, Matt D’Agostino, Arielle Lockett, & Jeffrey Melichar Best Project in Teaching Writing & Language Rethinking the Creative Writing Model at a Writing and Tutoring Center By Bridget Wagner Click the link below to view Bridget’s project. 2014 Teaching Writing and Language Award Project Best Project in Rhetoric & Discourse “Getting with the Program”: Algorithms, Software, and the Everyday By Molly Rentscher Click the link below to view Molly’s project.