Drs. Chris Anson and Deanna Dannels
NCSU Campus Writing and Speaking Program

Increasingly, research is showing the benefits to students' learning of low-stakes writing and speaking assignments that place no additional burdens on instructors to use in their courses. Now, Web2 technologies are making it even easier to use low-stakes assignment to encourage better reading of course material, deeper and more thoughtful analysis of course content, and livelier, more productive class sessions.

In this workshop, Campus Writing and Speaking Program leaders Chris Anson and Deanna Dannels will describe new ways that Web-based and other digital technologies such as wikis, blogs, podcasts, and vidcasts can be employed in low-stakes, learning-focused writing and speaking assignments. Participants will discuss (and share) ways to adapt these emerging technologies to incorporate more low-stakes assignments and engaging activities into their courses.