Writing and Knowledge Construction in the Disciplines: Five Professors Discuss Their Experiences

Victoria Dalzell, Writing Programs

Kathleen Tallman, Ph.D., Biology 

Matthew Heller, Ph.D., Psychology

Pamela Cone, Ph.D., RN, CNS, PHN, Nursing Adam Green, Ph.D., Theology

Phil Lollar, MFA, The Arts

Writing-intensive courses across APU equip students to engage with and communicate ideas to audiences inside and outside their discipline as well as develop their own writing processes. But, what do these processes look like for experienced writers? At this roundtable, faculty from multiple disciplines will discuss their own writing processes. Conversation will focus on: choosing and managing a writing project, how writing connects to other kinds of knowledge production within a field, working with coauthors or implementing feedback from academic peers and editors, writing for diverse audiences, and overcoming writing setbacks. Time permitting, we will also take questions from attendees. This roundtable discussion aims to help students see that the practices and processes emphasized in writing courses are ones that experienced writers also rely on.