Writing Across URI will offer a Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Seminar in Spring 2025. If you answered YES to one or more of these, the Writing Across the Curriculum Seminar is for you. This seminar explores strategies and practices any faculty member can use to help their students develop as writers. Participants will design […]
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November 9th from 1-2 pm URI subscribes to Eli Review, a peer learning app, which has been adopted by faculty across more than 25 disciplines on campus. If you are considering including peer review in one of your courses, or would just like to learn about this useful tool, please consider joining us for an […]
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Writing Across URI is pleased to announce a Faculty Writing Group for Fall 2021. Participants will receive a free copy of this workbook! This is an opportunity to start, restart, or finish a writing project with support from the group. Group size will be limited and preference will be given to early-career tenure-track faculty. Please […]
Continue reading "Fall 2021 Faculty Writing Group"Teaching Resources (WAC Clearinghouse). This site offers several sets of resources to support instructors interested in using writing in their courses. Sequencing Writing Assignments. Breaking up a writing assignment into a series of steps or stages can dramatically improve student performance. Using Reflective Writing in STEM Courses. Faculty can help students reflect on their experiences in […]
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Writing Across URI has an institutional license for Eli Review, a web-based platform that emphasizes peer learning through a straightforward process of implementing reviews and delivering feedback to each writer. Along with drafting and revising, frequent review is fundamental to effective writing, and one of the best ways to facilitate peer review is through Eli […]
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Creating assignments that are relevant to students is a powerful means to engage students in deep learning. Learn more about Creating Relevant Assignments.
Continue reading "Strategies and Tools: Creating Relevant Assignments"Helpful resources to engage our students in writing — across disciplines. What Meaningful Writing Means for Students Meaningful Writing Assignments Connected to the Pandemic What Makes a Good Writing Assignment Intro to Writing Across the Curriculum
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Continue reading "Useful Rubrics for Assessing Written Assignments"On Wednesday, May 17 and Thursday, May 18 49 URI faculty members particpated in a Writing Boot Camp in the Library’s Active Learning Classroom (Room 166) and adjacent lobby area. Faculty could work alone quietly or make consulting appointments with a statistician, references librarians, or faculty with considerable experience with publication and editing.
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