Spring 2026 Scholarship series
February 25, 2026
TAA Workshop - Writing Like a Teacher: Expanding the Audiences for Your Research
Presenter: James Lang, author of six books, former Professor of English and the founding
Director of the D’Amour Center for Teaching Excellence. Assumption University
When: Monday, March 23, 2026, 3-4:30 p.m. ET
Are the faculty at your institution engaged in research that deserves to find a wider
audience? Are you an academic or teacher that would like to cross over the border
between writing for your disciplinary peers and writing for more public audiences?
This interactive workshop argues that the way to establish these goals is to draw
upon our hard-won wisdom as teachers to create effective learning experiences for
readers. This approach draws lessons from Jim Lang’s work as a book series acquisition
editor, his multiple books aimed at general academic audiences, and his dozens of
published magazine and newspaper essays. Participants will learn about the power of
questions to drive writing projects, the use of evidence in public writing, and the
importance of developing a unique writing voice.
James M. Lang is a former Professor of English and the founding Director of the D’Amour Center
for Teaching Excellence at Assumption University in Worcester, MA. He is the author
of six books, the most recent of which are Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It (Basic Books, 2020), Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning (Jossey-Bass, 2016), and Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty (Harvard University Press, 2013). Lang writes a monthly column on teaching and learning
for The Chronicle of Higher Education; his work has been appearing in the Chronicle
since 1999. His book reviews and public scholarship on higher education have appeared
in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines, including The Conversation, Time, the Boston Globe, and Chicago Tribune. He edits a series of books on teaching and learning in higher education for West
Virginia University Press. He has conducted workshops and webinars for faculty at
more than two hundred colleges or universities in the US and abroad, and consulted
for the United Nations on the development of teaching materials in ethics and integrity
for college faculty.
Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv)
Facilitated by: Research & Sponsored Programs
This session is to provide detailed instructions for completion of NIH and NSF biosketches. The format was recently changed and a step-by-step instruction will be presented. Common pitfalls will be reviewed.
This session will be facilitated on Friday, March 27th from 11:00a to 12:00p in The Lucas Center (LIB-221) or virtual via Teams
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Writing with AI: An Introduction to Ethical and Strategic Use for Academic Writing (with Christine Tulley)
This workshop provides essential best practices and ethical frameworks for incorporating AI into your writing process, focusing on prompts that enhance existing writing and support idea generation without compromising scholarly integrity. You'll learn specific techniques for using AI to explore conceptual connections between theories, refine broad research interests into specific questions through conversational prompting, generate alternative framings of your work from different theoretical perspectives, and test the logical consistency of emerging arguments before sharing with advisors. The session demonstrates concrete examples of ethical AI prompts that help with revision, idea development, and conceptual refinement while maintaining your authentic scholarly voice and original contribution. You'll leave with a collection of proven AI prompts adapted for academic contexts, clear ethical guidelines for distinguishing appropriate from inappropriate AI use, and confidence in leveraging these tools to strengthen your writing process while preserving the intellectual rigor and originality that defines excellent scholarship.
Check out Christine's articles about Higher Ed-- https://www.insidehighered.com/node/6040
This session will be facilitated on Monday, March 30th from 9:30a to 11:00a at The Data Vizualization Wall (Library)
Getting Funded - Internal & External Opportunities
Facilitated by: Research & Sponsored Programs
This session is to provide information on funding for research and service projects. It will review available funding from internal and external resources. It will discuss how to receive support for grant writing assistance and discuss the timeline for requesting Federal appropriations. It will also offer information on entities who regularly provide Requests for Proposals.
This session will be facilitated on Monday, April 6th from 2:30p to 3:30p in The Lucas Center (LIB-221) or virtual via Teams
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Conducting research on teaching and learning: Understanding the IRB process
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