Workshops on Writing a Textbook
Well, I've been thinking about this for a long time. On my web site I even describe in some detail workshops I might give on textbook writing and development. Having no takers to date, however--not even queries from academic institutions, departments, or development centers--I have let the idea languish. I am aware of only one other organized effort on the subject, and that is Michael Spiegler's workshops on textbook writing, which he conducts through travel to college campuses and association meetings. Michael is a psychology professor at Providence College, a 4-year Roman Catholic institution in Rhode Island. He has cited my works and recommends my books to his workshop attendees (see www.atlanticpathpubishing.com), which I appreciate, but I have not yet met him or attended one of his presentations. He will be presenting at this year's annual meeting of the Text and Academic Authors Association (www.taa-online.net) at Harrah's in Las Vegas, June 19-21. I will not be able to attend but would appreciate hearing about it from anyone who does.I am not at present an academic. In the past I had appointments at Boston University, Northeastern University, Salem State College, North Shore Community College, Vancouver City College, and other institutions, but the bulk of my career has been in educational and professional publishing. I've been particularly interested in the application of learning theory and cognitive science to the improvement of academic writing and instructional content. In addition, I've become fascinated with the culture of publishing, a much needed perspective for text and academic authors. A publisher/editor perspective may both complement and balance a professor/author perspective, and this is what I hope to offer in the online seminars I am presently developing. Anyone's input or advice on populating and conducting an online seminar on textbook writing is most welcome.
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