HomePublicationsOpen Access SeriesWriting Beyond the UniversitySection 2 Chapter 10: “What One Learns in College Only Makes Sense When Practicing It at Work”: How Early-Career Alumni Evaluate Writing SuccessDownload Chapter Book MenuWriting Beyond the University SectionsSection 1Section 2Section 3ChaptersIntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13An Invitational ConclusionBook Resources Contributors Download BookOpen access PDFdoi.org/10.36284/celelon.oa5ISBN: 978-1-951414-08-5October 3, 20225.5 MBMetrics: 3984 views | 797 downloadsBuy in PrintISBN: 978-1-951414-09-2November 2022 Neil Baird, Alena Kasparkova, Stephen Macharia, and Amanda SturgillThe Alumni Writing Transfer Project examines the school-to-work transitions of twelve early career alumni from the United States, Kenya, and the Czech Republic and suggests a framework for supporting college students through that transition. Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.36284/celelon.oa5.10 Related Book ResourcesAppendix A: Study ParticipantsAppendix B: Institutional ContextAppendix C: Interview QuestionsAppendix D: CodebookDiscussion Questions What heuristics, or rules of thumb, do you anticipate your students have developed for writing? How might you provide opportunities for students to practice adapting their writing heuristics for new audiences and purposes? Thinking about a group assignment you’ve used in the past, how might you reimagine it as a scaffolded group assignment that helps students learn to negotiate the social dimensions of the collaborative writing process? The authors challenge readers to shift the objectives for writing transfer from accommodation to transformation. What might that shift look like in your courses or program? Share:
