Join us for an overview of university-wide expectations for W courses and a discussion of pragmatic strategies for making writing-intensive courses across the disciplines more engaging, effective, and inclusive. All faculty and staff who are teaching any course that involves writing are invited to join us. This orientation is required for all graduate students who intend to teach or assist with a W course or lab.
Monday, January 13, 2025, 10-11:30am, online only (register to receive link)
Register for this session here: https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3261
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 2-4pm, in person only in HBL 1102
Register for this session here: https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3260
The next orientation will take place in May 2025.
Before attending either the online or in-person session, please watch the following 2 videos:
1. Overview of W Course Basic Expectations: https://kaltura.uconn.edu/media/W+Teaching+Orientation+-+Dec+2022/1_bvmgd3fe
| In here I refer to the W Course Guidelines articulated by the University Senate, which you can find here: https://geoc.uconn.edu/writing-competency/ |
2. UConn students reflect on faculty feedback: https://ritm.initiative.uconn.edu/narratives/
Recommended:
For those concerned about how ChatGPT and other AI technologies may affect your W courses, you can access a webinar Tom did in June 2023 for the International Studies Association: “Working with AI in Teaching Writing Across the Disciplines”.
In December 2023 UConn invited Lance Eaton to do a workshop on generative AI and teaching. You can find the recording of that here and his annotated slides here.
You could also check out how what we are doing with AI in Writing Center tutorials could inform how you treat it your courses.