Creating Effective Writing Assignments: Plagiarism-Proofing in the Modern Age
If your students seem to struggle with writing assignments, and you want to help them succeed, then come to this workshop.
Writing Across the Curriculum
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)