TAA recently added three new 90-Minute Virtual Workshops by James Lang, former Professor of English and the founding Director of the D’Amour Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption University: 1) “Writing Like a Teacher: Expanding the Audiences for Your Research”; 2) “Queries, Proposals, and Agents: The Mechanics of Submitting to Trade Book Publishers”; and 3) “Writing Accessible Prose: Attention Tools on the Page”. These TAA-sponsored virtual workshops are offered to institutions on a first-come first-served basis. Learn more about how you can bring these or other TAA virtual workshops to your campus for only $1,000.
Event: 13th Annual Nonfiction Writers Conference May 10-12
Are you looking to branch out into authoring other nonfiction works? The Nonfiction Authors Association is holding its 13th annual Nonfiction Writers Conference online May 10-12, 2023. Opening speaker, Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild: Lost and Found on the Pacific Crest Trail and Tiny Beautiful Things, will speak on the writing life.
Busy TAA People: TAA member receives nine distinguished academic awards
TAA Member Thomas Luke, Ph.D., was granted nine distinguished Christian academic awards from Chaplains College School of Graduate Studies, seven of which are literary awards for his Ph.D. dissertation book, Invisible Wounds. He also graduated Valedictorian of his class with Summa Cum Laude distinction by earning the highest GPA of his 2023 class, which was a 4.0.
He was also conferred the rank and office of Distinguished Research Professor by the school’s board of regents and will continue his research and teach his curriculum to Ph.D. candidates at Chaplains College School of Graduate Studies and to its chaplains through the Chaplaincy Training Institute.
Exploring diversity in science textbooks
When Kathy Burleson, a senior lecturer of biology at Hamline University, was preparing to teach a course on the biology of women, she was surprised that she couldn’t find any images of the female muscular system to use for the class. “I got really curious about the discrepancies in how women’s and men’s bodies are portrayed across anatomy and physiology textbooks,” she said. To learn more, she embarked on a research project in 2016 with the goal of helping to close diversity gaps in STEM.“Textbook images tell us a story about science and who belongs in science,” she said. “My hope is that, informed from interviews and data, we can give textbook publishers something to think about.”
Why logging your writing is so powerful and how to do it
Have you ever noticed that pretty much any advice related to making progress suggests the same idea?
Track your progress.
- If you want to lose weight, track your daily calories and weekly weight.
- If you want to reach a financial goal, track your expenses.
So, why shouldn’t we do the same when it comes to our academic writing? - If you want to finish your dissertation, grant proposal, manuscript, or book, track your writing.
Busy TAA People: TAA member’s book goes completely digital
The 5th edition of TAA Council Vice President Paul Krieger’s book, A Visual Analogy Guide to Human Anatomy & Physiology, published by Top Hat, is being transformed into a completely digital and interactive book. The new book cover was completed in March 2023. The new edition will be released September 2023. Congratulations Paul!