Align Your Story: Writing Workshop
Marilyn Levine, Lecturer II, WCC and CMS/W & Nadia Colburn, PhD
| Jan/17 | Tue | 01:00PM-03:00PM | E17-136 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/16
Limited to 20 participants
Prereq: none
In a world so often out of alignment, we'll take some time to reconnect with ourselves and with our stories in this mindful writing workshop. We'll reconnect the mind with the body and breath and come back into center; we'll write through some of the places we feel stuck and explore some of the places that give us joy. There will be time for discussion and practice with different writing techniques. Participants will leave with new practices, prompts and techniques to take home so that they feel more empowered to write with authenticity.
Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Nadia Colburn, nadiacolburn@gmail.com
Individual Consultations at the WCC (Writing and Communication Center)
Steven Strang
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none
The professional communication experts at the WCC@MIT (the Writing and Communication Center) will continue to offer free consultations and advice about oral presentations, slide design, poster presentations, English as Second Language, and about any writing issue, including but not limited to writing strategically, finding a topic, generating ideas, turning data into a story, understanding a particular genre, overcoming writer's block, improving grammar, crafting effective sentences and paragraphs, organizing ideas, using evidence, and analyzing audiences. We can help with all of the following: all types of technical writing; grant proposals; theses in all departments; job, graduate and med school application essays and personal statments; research and teaching statements; resumes and CVs; conference talks; articles for publication; book proposals and chapters; papers for any course; and creative writing. We also offer help on pronunciation and oral communication. The WCC is open throughout IAP. You must be registered with our online scheduler. Go to https://mit.mywconline.com to register and to schedule appointments. Open to MIT undergraduate students, graduate students, post-docs, faculty, staff, spouses and partners, visiting scientists and scholars.The WCC@MIT is now located in building E18-233 at 50 Ames Street.
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Steven Strang, E18-233 B, 617 253-4459, SMSTRANG@MIT.EDU
| Jan/09 | Mon | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/10 | Tue | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/11 | Wed | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/12 | Thu | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/13 | Fri | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/17 | Tue | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/18 | Wed | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/19 | Thu | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/20 | Fri | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/23 | Mon | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/24 | Tue | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/24 | Tue | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/25 | Wed | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/26 | Thu | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
| Jan/27 | Fri | 10:00AM-04:00PM | E18-233 |
Sign up online for individual consultations with professional communication experts at mit.mywconline.com
Steven Strang
MIT Writers' Group
Steven Strang
| Jan/09 | Mon | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 66-148 |
| Jan/23 | Mon | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 66-148 |
| Jan/30 | Mon | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 66-148 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none
Calling all creative writers! Want to write something creative but need some motivation or support or some thoughtful readers? Join other MIT writers to get advice about your own writing, to be a reader of other writers' work, and/or to get inspiration to write something. Any type of creative writing is welcomed: e.g., fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, memoirs, personal essays, plays, blog entries, book reviews. We help each other get started on a creative writing project, we help each other develop ideas and style, and we function as engaged and encouraging readers of each other's material. The Group includes emerging and established writers. We meet every Monday from noon-1:00 p.m. Location TBA. Open to MIT undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, lecturers, staff, faculty, spouses and partners. Please note that this is not a class and not a group for technical writing or for thesis writing.
Please email <smstrang@mit.edu> to register.
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Steven Strang, E18-233 B, 617 253-4459, SMSTRANG@MIT.EDU
PLANNING or WRITING YOUR DISSERTATION and HAVE QUESTIONS? COME for ANSWERS, TIPS, and OTHERS' VIEWPOINTS
Elizabeth Fox, Lecturer, Writing and Communication Center and WRAP
| Jan/18 | Wed | 03:00PM-04:30PM | E17-136 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/16
Limited to 20 participants
Prereq: none
Wed., Jan. 18, E17-136, 3-4:30 p.m.
While writing a dissertation in many ways continues the work you do in graduate school (reviewing literature, conducting research, and writing up results), it also takes you into new territory. Dissertation writers have more independence, less structure, softer deadlines, meetings with an advisor, lack of classmates, and (sometimes) different expectations about managing time. We’ll talk about adjusting to this stage, identify challenges and ways to overcome them, and offer ideas about starting a dissertation buddy system or small group. Elizabeth Fox from MIT’s Writing and Communication Center will offer resources and an exercise to get your writing going. Please register by emailing emfox@mit.edu
Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Elizabeth Fox, E18-233, 617-253-3090, emfox@mit.edu
Wikipedia 101: How to be a media literate citizen
Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze, Lecturer, Writing and Communication Center & CMS/W, Amy Carleton, Lecturer, CMS/W
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/17
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Recent events have caused us to question, more than ever before, the validity of information gathered from the web. But Wikipedia, now in its 15th year, remains an online space where accuracy, neutrality, and fair representation matters. Growing the network of volunteer editors to contribute to Wikipedia (the largest collaborative writing project in history!) is one way to ensure that high quality information is freely available to all.
Students:
- Would you like to build solid research skills?
- Get practice communicating complex ideas to a broad audience?
- Improve access to quality information and knowledge?
Faculty & Instructors:
- Would you like to support knowledge transfer in your courses?
- Build students’ confidence in reading and analyzing complex texts?
- Increase students’ proficiency in communicating technical content?
This three-day workshop will train participants to become competent Wikipedia editors, and along the way they will cultivate a greater understanding of how to evaluate a range of sources, from the popular news media, to institutional archives, to peer reviewed journals.
Please bring your laptop!
To reserve your spot, please contact Amy Carleton (amymarie@mit.edu) and Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze (rtb@mit.edu).
Sponsor(s): Libraries, Writing and Communication Center, Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze, E18-233, 617-253-3090, RTB@MIT.EDU
| Jan/17 | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-251, Bring your laptop |
Introduction to Wikipedia community philosophy and guidelines. Participants will learn about ways to contribute, including how to enhance diversity of content. Also, create user account, make your first edit, and begin brainstorming your first article.
Amy Carleton - Lecturer, CMS/W, Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze - Lecturer, Writing and Communication Center & CMS/W
| Jan/18 | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-251, Bring your laptop |
What makes a good Wikipedia article? Learn about best practices and common pitfalls. Get started on research and initial drafting of your first article.
Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze - Lecturer, Writing and Communication Center & CMS/W, Amy Carleton - Lecturer, CMS/W
| Jan/19 | Thu | 01:00PM-05:00PM | 4-251, Bring your laptop |
Editing Salon with MIT Libraries and Archives -- an in-person editing session focused on training new editors and improving Wikipedia articles. Continue working on your article or start a new one, and work with others to improve Wikipedia. Stop by anytime throughout the session.
Amy Carleton - Lecturer, CMS/W, Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze - Lecturer, Writing and Communication Center & CMS/W, Phoebe Ayers - Librarian, Greta Suiter - Collections Archivist
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