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Repurposing scientific writing in conservation biology


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dc.contributorChristopher Basgieren_US
dc.coverage.spatialAuburn Universityen_US
dc.creatorBoyd, Robert
dc.creatorBasgier, Christopher
dc.creatorWilson, Claire
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-14T13:03:07Z
dc.date.available2020-05-14T13:03:07Z
dc.date.created2020-02-03
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.31719/pjaw.v4i1.53en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://thepromptjournal.com/index.php/prompt/article/view/53en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11200/49800
dc.description.abstractScientists and writing studies scholars agree that students need to be able to repurpose scientific knowledge across audiences, goals, and genres. This article offers a much-needed, practical example of an assignment that allows students to work towards these goals. Working collaboratively, a faculty member from biology, a Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) administrator, and an Encyclopedia of Alabama (EOA) editor redesigned a conservation biology course assignment around communication with multiple audiences. The assignment required students to produce a webpage about a rare species in Alabama that fulfills the technical, scientific writing component of the course and then repurpose that webpage into an entry for EOA aimed at a non-expert audience. We elaborate on the context in which the repackaging assignment developed, explain how it fits with student learning outcomes in biology, and share themes we noticed in students' reflections on the practice of repurposing their writing.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.format.extent15 pagesen_US
dc.publisherCalifornia Institute of Technology Libraryen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPrompt: A Journal of Academic Writing Assignmentsen_US
dc.rightsPrompt endorses the open-access publishing model which maximizes access to information. Authors retain copyright of their published work. Reuse of work published in Prompt must include clear attribution to the original text and be for non-commercial purposes, as specified by Creative Commons BY-NC.en_US
dc.subjectWriting across the Curriculumen_US
dc.subjectWriting in the Disciplinesen_US
dc.subjectWriting in STEMen_US
dc.subjectBiologyen_US
dc.titleRepurposing scientific writing in conservation biologyen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreJournal Article, Academic Journalen_US
dc.citation.volume4en_US
dc.citation.issue1en_US
dc.citation.spage3en_US
dc.citation.epage17en_US
dc.description.statusPublisheden_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.locationPasadena, CAen_US

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