Writing Across the Curriculum
RESOURCES
This collection of resources for faculty is a thoroughly collaborative effort. It reflects the work of current and former WAC Coordinators Elaine Avidon, Sondra Perl, Tyler Schmidt, Marcie Wolfe, and Jessica Yood, who have brought together Lehman faculty throughout the years to address issues around writing in the college classroom.
It draws on the scholarship of Peter Elbow, Ann Berthoff, and John Bean, among others. And, it is the product of work by more than twenty-five Lehman faculty from over ten academic disciplines who, in collaboration with Graduate Writing Fellows, have participated in WAC’s faculty development workshops, experimented with various ways of using writing in their teaching, and generously made their work available to the larger college community.
Designing a Writing-Enhanced Course
Somethings to think about in creating a writing-enhanced syllabus or in revising your course to include more students writing.
A few specific strategies that faculty have used to create active, participatory classrooms.
Perhaps the best way to encourage students to read carefully and critically is to ask them to respond to their reading with low-stakes writing.
Creating Effective Writing Assignments
There is no simple recipe for creating good writing assignments, but here are some things to think about and to try.
Supporting Student Revisions
Here are some strategies for encouraging and supporting students in the challenging process of revision.
Handling Surface Error in Student Writing
Here are ways to support students who consistently produce error-filled papers and to give them the tools to become more skilled writers of academic prose.
Writing and Quantitative Reasoning
Here are resources and suggested readings for faculty interested in writing and quantitative reasoning.
