For Lecturers
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Counselling
In your role as a teacher, we can advise you on individual matters, such as:
- Teaching academic writing in courses
- Using appropriate writing methods and exercises
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Providing students with feedback on their texts
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Combining writing and subject-related learning
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Using writing as an activating method and increasing the intensity of learning in teaching
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Supporting possibilities through tutors of the Writing Centre in courses
We will be happy to support you in developing tasks and evaluation guidelines for seminar essays and graduation theses or to provide you with qualified feedback on your tasks, evaluation guidelines and handouts for scientific writing.
Continuing Education
As part of the workshop programme, you can attend events on such topics as:
- Supporting students in writing, e.g. conveying writing skills in teaching; explaining expectations of academic writing; giving feedback on student texts; evaluating and grading seminar papers and theses
- Developing writing tasks for teaching, e.g. preparing early for writing requirements in courses; promoting technical leaning through writing and the acquisition of disciplinary methods of thinking and working; applying writing as a didactic tool in courses
Workshops in English are highlighted.
- 13.01.2020
Feedback zu schriftlichen Arbeiten geben - 14.01.2020
Mit Studierenden wissenschaftliche Texte lesen -
20.02.2020 - 21.02.2020
Schreiben in den MINT-Fächern – vom Projektbericht bis zur Abschlussarbeit - 05.03.2020
Veranstaltungsankündigung: Lange Nacht des Schreibens - 09.03.2020 - 10.03.2020
Gute Betreuung von Abschlussarbeiten in den Naturwissenschaften - 12.03.2020 - 13.03.2020
Internationale Studierende anleiten und unterstützen - wissenschaftliches Schreiben unter den Bedingungen von Mehrsprachigkeit -
23.04.2020 - 24.04.2020
Wissenschaftliches Schreiben auf Deutsch und Englisch - Ein Auffrischungskurs für Lehrende -
11.05.2020
Schreibaufgaben transparent und effektiv begleiten und bewerten - 08.06.2020
Feedback zu schriftlichen Arbeiten - 09.06.2020
Umgang mit Plagiaten - Haltung zum wissenschaftlichen Lesen und Schreiben vermitteln - 18.06.2020 - 19.06.2020
Academic Writing in English (Humanities and Social Sciences) - 17.07.2020
Studentische Abschlussarbeiten im Maschinenbau betreuen: Herausforderungen und Chancen für die Betreuung
On request, we will develop workshops for you and your team according to your desired topic in the field of academic writing.
Come and talk to us:
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Project Lead
NameNina Melching
Project Management, Consultant for Writing Didactics
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Centre for Continuing Education
Centre for Continuing Education
Visitor Address:
Bürogebäude Strehlener Straße 22/24, 5th floor, room 557 Strehlener Straße 22
01069 Dresden
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Project Staff
NameUlrike Samuelsson
Continuing Education for University Teachers
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Centre for Continuing Education
Centre for Continuing Education
Visitor Address:
Bürogebäude Strehlener Straße 22/24, 5th floor, room 557 Strehlener Straße 22
01069 Dresden
The workshops are recognized within the Saxon University Teaching Certificate Programme (HDS).
Support in teaching subjects and colloquia
The Writing Centre supports you with various formats in your courses or individual teaching units and gives you the opportunity to offer your students courses tailored to your seminar.
The Writing Centre supports you in the conception, further development and implementation of courses or individual teaching units on academic writing, as well as on key skills such as academic presentation, learning and work techniques or time management.
We contribute our didactic knowledge of writing and you your professional perspective and individual ideas. In this way, you can promote the writing abilities and key skills of your students in an even more targeted and application-orientation way.
The Writing Centre Co-Teaching brings variety and new perspectives to your course. Come and talk to us.
© Crispin-I. Mokry
Project Lead
NameNina Melching
Project Management, Consultant for Writing Didactics
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Centre for Continuing Education
Centre for Continuing Education
Visitor Address:
Bürogebäude Strehlener Straße 22/24, 5th floor, room 557 Strehlener Straße 22
01069 Dresden
Do you want your students to practice presenting the results of their thesis in a targeted and intensive way? Time management, scientific presentation or learning and working techniques are topics that are exciting for your students?
Our tutors conduct specific workshops on academic writing or various key skills in close cooperation with you. We will discuss your needs with you: we develop a tailor-made offer and take care of everything else. Come and talk to us:
© Crispin-I. Mokry
Project Lead
NameNina Melching
Project Management, Consultant for Writing Didactics
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Centre for Continuing Education
Centre for Continuing Education
Visitor Address:
Bürogebäude Strehlener Straße 22/24, 5th floor, room 557 Strehlener Straße 22
01069 Dresden
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Staff Member Career Service
NameAnnedor Scholtz
The Writing Center of the TU Dresden
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Visitor Address:
Bürogebäude Strehlener Straße 24, room 617 Bürogebäude Strehlener Straße 24
01069 Dresden
Writing tutors and key skills tutors support you with the following:
- Regular writing advice for your students
- Guiding student peer reviews, e.g. mini-workshop “How do I give constructive feedback on a text?”
- Supervised writing groups for your students who are currently writing their Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Diplom thesis
© Crispin-I. Mokry
Project Lead
NameNina Melching
Project Management, Consultant for Writing Didactics
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Centre for Continuing Education
Centre for Continuing Education
Visitor Address:
Bürogebäude Strehlener Straße 22/24, 5th floor, room 557 Strehlener Straße 22
01069 Dresden
© Spex & Moses
Staff Member Career Service
NameAnnedor Scholtz
The Writing Center of the TU Dresden
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Certificate of DFN-PKI for encrypted email communication.
Visitor Address:
Bürogebäude Strehlener Straße 24, room 617 Bürogebäude Strehlener Straße 24
01069 Dresden
We can develop individual solutions together with you. Come and talk to us:
© Crispin-I. Mokry
Project Lead
NameNina Melching
Project Management, Consultant for Writing Didactics
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Centre for Continuing Education
Centre for Continuing Education
Visitor Address:
Bürogebäude Strehlener Straße 22/24, 5th floor, room 557 Strehlener Straße 22
01069 Dresden
Materials
In our Infothek, you will find information, tips, methods and checklists about teaching as well as advice and assistance for students. You are welcome to use all materials for your own purposes and pass them on to colleagues and students. In the counselling for teachers, we can jointly select and create further suitable materials.
Information Desk for Students and Teachers
On request, we develop together with you further handouts and material. Come and talk to us:
© Crispin-I. Mokry
Project Lead
NameNina Melching
Project Management, Consultant for Writing Didactics
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Centre for Continuing Education
Centre for Continuing Education
Visitor Address:
Bürogebäude Strehlener Straße 22/24, 5th floor, room 557 Strehlener Straße 22
01069 Dresden
Long Night Against Procrastination
Every year on the 1st Thursday in March numerous writers get together to work on their writing project at the Long Night Against Procrastination (“Lange Nacht des Schreibens”, LNDS). Teachers can get inspiration and impulses for the support of students according academic/ scientific writing or use the time to write on own writing projects. More information.
The Long Night Against Procrastination 2020 ("Lange Nacht des Schreibens", LNDS) will take part on 5th of March 2020 at TextLab, August-Bebel-Straße 18 (SLUB Erziehungswissenschaft). Enrol now!