Lecture--Honoring Learning in Liminal Spaces: Helping Student Writers in the Humanities

Elizabeth Wardle, Roger & Joyce Howe Distinguished Professor of Written Communication and Director, Roger and Joyce Howe Center for Writing Excellence at Miami University, Ohio, will describe the “threshold concepts” framework and what it tells us about the liminal nature of deep learning. She will overview a case of a student writing and learning across a humanities major and discuss principles for designing courses and programs that encourage deep learning.