1. Debbie Huerta Associate Professor in the University Libraries Science Librarian dhuerta@mail.colgate.edu Vicky McMillan Research Associate in Biology Associate Professor of Scientific Writing vmcmillan@mail.colgate.edu Collaborative Teaching at Colgate University Science & Technology Section Association of College & Research Libraries American Library Association Annual Conference, 2004

2. Collaborative instruction information literacy scientific writing

3. Two-tiered course instruction introductory advanced

4. entry-level students undergraduate research and writing fulfillment of writing requirement FSEM/COMP 130 Introduction to Writing in the Natural Sciences

5. BIOL/COMP 453 Writing in the Natural Sciences juniors and seniors advanced level preparation for professional and graduate schools

6. Our expectations scientific conventions process and product audience self-awareness as writers

7. Commonalities between courses topic selection scientific review paper search strategies, scholarly databases popular science magazine article scientific documentation grammar, diction, wordiness writing workshops portfolio and final self-assessment

8. Differences writer’s profile how to read a journal article summarizing, paraphrasing, plagiarism paragraphing and transitions Introductory course

9. Advanced course annotated bibliography real-life writing experiences choice among assignments Differences

10. Problems inappropriate topic selection avoidance of primary sources “googling” procrastination limited vocabulary sloppy documentation minimal revision and proofreading plagiarism

11. Solutions individualized attention conferences writing workshops active learning and group work structured assignments self-assessment collaborative instruction