Excelsior Life

Dr. David Seelow, director of writing programs and the online writing lab at Excelsior College, joins the podcast to explore the development of the award-winning ESL-Writing Online Workshop (ESL-WOW). Dr. Seelow discusses the challenges ESL students face with college-level written composition, how the center addresses these deficiencies, and the importance of these kinds of investments by institutions of higher education. Visit the ESL-WOW: http://www.esl-wow.org/   1:20 The purpose of the ESL-WOW 3:50 What has higher ed taken so long (in general) to address the writing skills of ESL students? 6:37 The challenges of developing an online writing center 10:55 How ESL-WOW works 16:08 “Avoiding Plagiarism” 19:50 NUTN Award 23:27 The Future of ESL-WOW