About the Author

Michele Eodice is associate provost for Academic Engagement and director of the writing center at the University of Oklahoma. She is a coauthor of Working with Faculty Writers, The Everyday Writing Center, and (First Person)^2. Anne Ellen Geller is associate professor of English and director of Writing Across the Curriculum in the Institute for Writing Studies at St. John's University in Queens, New York. She is a coauthor of Working with Faculty Writers and The Everyday Writing Center. Neal Lerner is associate professor of English and writing program director at Northeastern University. He is the author of The Idea of a Writing Laboratory, winner of the 2011 NCTE David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English, and a coauthor of Learning to Communicate in Science and Engineering, winner of the 2012 CCCC Advancement of Knowledge Award.

Reviews

"A significant contribution to discussions of student learning among instructors committed to fostering writing and learning across the university."
--Rebecca Nowacek, Marquette University "This book not only provides rich research about writing assignments from the perspectives of students and teachers, but does so on a large scale. The students' perspectives on what makes writing assignments meaningful is especially original, as is the emphasis on learning for transfer and on agency."
--Daniel Melzer, author of Assignments across the Curriculum "The Meaningful Writing Project explores students' perspectives on what makes writing meaningful for them and makes a powerful argument for why that matters. . . . This is a valuable book that engages current conversations on learning and pedagogy."
--Anne Herrington, Distinguished Professor of English Emerita, University of Massachusetts Amherst "​​[T]hought-provoking. . . . [has] tantalizing implications for those of us who design writing assignments -- whatever the discipline, and whether they are for a first-year writing course or a senior seminar.​"​
--Chronicle of Higher Education "The authors' years of study has resulted in a useful work for anyone who wishes to connect an assignment to the greater scope of their students' lives and provide a college experience that resonates beyond the classroom."
--Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research