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Creative Classroom

Looking for innovative ways to increase student participation and improve learning outcomes?Ā In this workshop, we share both high-tech and no-tech strategies you can implementĀ in your classroom to reinforce WAC practices and promote active learning. WAC Fellow Yosefa Ehrlich goes into … Continue reading

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Minimal Marking / Effective Grading

This workshop offers strategies for minimizing time spent on grading while maximizing the effectiveness of written comments. These strategies not only ease an instructorā€™s workload but also lead to more comprehensive student learning. We cover a variety of minimal marking … Continue reading

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Developing Your WI Syllabus

One of the challenges in writing-intensive instruction is developing a syllabus that weaves together course content with WAC principles to improve student writing and facilitate their writing process. In this workshop, we will suggest critical elements for crafting syllabi for … Continue reading

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Avoiding Plagiarism

As instructors, we often donā€™t think about plagiarism until after it happens. This workshop will provide tools to help instructors discuss academic integrity in their classes, design plagiarism-resistant assignments, and utilize campus resources to address the roots of plagiarism. link … Continue reading

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Effective Assignment Design

Developing effective reading and writing assignments helps students retain and critically think about course content. This workshop will cover a number of assignment design strategies that emphasize active learning through student writing. Faculty are encouraged to bring an assignment prompt … Continue reading

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