Module 1: Welcome to the Course Video Transcript

[The video can be viewed online. The transcript is provided below.]

Sarah:
On behalf of Iowa State University, we would like to welcome you to the course “Developing and
Teaching Academic Writing.” Our goal is to provide an environment where you can share your
experiences and apply principles from the course to help you meet your own academic writing teaching
and course design goals.

To start, we would like to introduce ourselves and explain the expectations that will support your
success in this course.

My name is Sarah Davis. I am an Associate Teaching Professor for the Department of English at Iowa
State University. I am the course coordinator for Advanced Academic Writing in English for Speakers of
other Languages, and I specialize in cross-cultural academic communications and composition.

Amy:
My name is Amy Walton. I am the Assistant Director of ISUComm Foundation Courses and an Associate
Teaching Professor for the English Department at Iowa State. I train new writing instructors and teach
courses in composition, literacy, grammar, English as a Second Language (ESL), ESL methods, and writing
methods. I have also taught English and French at the high school level.

In this course, you will be able to explore content on teaching academic writing and learn from peers
from all around the world! By the end of the course, you will have built a syllabus and writing instruction
tools that you can use in your current and future teaching.

Amy:
We want this course to give you multiple opportunities to learn and grow professionally. You will learn
not only from us, but also from each other because you will bring unique perspectives from your own
knowledge and experiences. It is important that learning continues – not only for you, but also for
others around the world. We are sure that you’ll be in a great position to share your knowledge about
teaching academic writing once you complete this course. So, we will encourage you to think about how
you may be able to do that and come up with an action plan.

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Sarah:
The Course Information and Overview page gives you some details about the topics of the course, about
the flow of the modules, and about planning your study so that you finish the course on time.

Amy:
We look forward to working with you!