• • Are you often frustrated by student writing?
  • Do you want to ask more of your students as writers?
  • Do you want students to write more but dread the time you’ll spend on grading?
  • Are you unsure of the kind of writing activities that would fit your course?
  • Do you want to propose a Write Effectively course for the general education program?

If you answered YES to one or more of these, the Writing Across the Curriculum Seminar is for you.

Spring 2020 Dates: 1/29, 2/5, 2/19, 3/4, 3/18, 4/1, 4/15

Will meet Wednesdays from 2:00 to 3:15 pm in Library 270A.

You must attend at least 5 of the 7 sessions to receive professional development funds.
Due to limited space, not every applicant will be accepted.

 

What will participants receive?

• 1. For WAC Seminar: Your own copy of John Bean’s Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom. 
  2. Permanent access to the seminar’s online site with resources
  3. $1,000 in professional development funds (for conference travel, workshops, pay for student assistants, technology, or licenses) to support developing and implementing a new or redesigned assignment in your course.
  4. Potential invitation to become a URI Writing Ambassador.