Teach, Write, Teach Writing
The Writing Across the Curriculum program provides support for faculty university-wide in implementing writing into their courses. The program aims to create and sustain a community of writers at IUP.
If you have questions about WAC, please contact Bryna Siegel Finer at brynasf@iup.edu.
In fall 2012, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Office of the Provost committed to creating a university-wide initiative with a multi-faceted agenda:
Faculty Development
- Provide faculty development for those teaching writing-intensive courses, including workshops and training for those interested in proposing writing-intensive courses
- Provide support for all faculty across the university in implementing writing assignments into their courses
Writing Plan Consultation
- Assist departments in creating Department Writing Plans to shift their curriculums to WAC
- Help departments develop plans for assessing writing in their majors
- Provide support and consultation to the university-wide Liberal Studies Committee as needed in revising writing requirements
Research
- Create a research agenda for studying and understanding the effectiveness of how writing is taught and learned in the university curriculum
- Assist faculty in creating individual research projects on how writing is taught and learned in their own classrooms
- Continually collect data from students and faculty on their perceptions of how writing is taught and learned at IUP
Workshops
- Connect departments and/or colleges with consultants from professional settings or other universities who are experts in writing in specific fields and can come to IUP
- Provide workshops, seminars, and opportunities to meet with faculty to provide resources on the teaching of writing
Community Development
- Foster a community of writers through various modes and media (such as contests, readings, workshops, newsletters, etc.)
- And through relationships (with the Writing Center, the IUP Libraries, and various departments across campus)