Faculty Resources Overview

Workshops

Every fall and spring we offer a series of workshops designed to help faculty incorporate writing instruction into their courses in ways that are engaging and rewarding. Regular topics include “Designing Effective Writing Assignments,” Responding to (and Grading) Student Writing,” “Teaching Style and Editing,” “Practical Options for Informal, Write-to-Learn Assignments,” and “Designing Your Next W Course.” Materials from some of these past workshops are archived on this website.

Individual Consultations

The Director, Tom Deans, and Associate Director, Kathleen Tonry, are available for individual consultations with faculty and graduate student instructors on any aspect of teaching writing or course design. We have collaborated with whole departments on sponsoring workshops or creating resources to meet their discipline-specific writing goals.

Tutor Talks

We like to put more than brochures and a website in front of students when we invite them to the Writing Center, and so we have designed a 5-minute in-class presentation that describes what we do. At your request, one of our Writing Associates is ready to visit your class, introduce the Writing Center and encourage your students to bring their drafts, ideas and questions to a session.

Faculty can arrange a Tutor Talk by using our online form, available here, or by contacting Margie Ouimette at 486-4387.

Writing Fellows Program

This program draws on a core set of experienced undergraduate tutors who are prepared to work closely with faculty on writing in a specific course. The nature of this course-aligned work varies, but in the past Writing Fellows have consulted with students on early drafts, held course-specific tutoring hours, and facilitated workshops on aspects of writing relevant to particular assignments.