Online Resources
- WAC Clearinghouse - This is one of the best sites for instructors teaching writing across or within the disciplines, with a wide variety of resources, including the following two especially valuable pages within the site:
- WAC Clearinghouse Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum - This is a first introduction to teaching writing in any subject area, including conceptual and practical questions and answers.
- WAC Clearinghouse Teaching Exchange-The WAC Clearinghouse Teaching Exchange includes many useful materials for faculty teaching writing: including links to articles about teaching writing, course syllabi, formal writing assignments, lesson plans, class activities, and tip sheets.
- WAC Clearinghouse Writing to Learn Activities-This page provides a list of ideas for writing to learn activities, explanations of their value, and suggestions for how to use them.
- WAC Clearinghouse Faculty Tip Sheets - Each of these is a short set of ideas to address all aspects of incorporating writing into your disciplinary teaching.
- Channel Islands Student Writing Guides - CSU Channel Islands provides these writing guides for students, which describe writing expectations in different disciplines.
- Appalachian State University Writing About Guidelines-Like the Channel Islands resource, this page provides writing guides for students that describe writing expectations in different disciplines.
- MICUSP Simple -The Michigan Corpus of Upper-Division Student Writing provides a searchable database of successful (earning A grades) student writing from multiple disciplines near graduation or in the early years of graduate school. The database and its use in a composition course are described in the article The Power of Relevant Models: Using a Corpus of Student Writing to Introduce Disciplinary Practices in a First Year Composition Course.
- Model Papers from the Disciplines - This site from the Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning, like the MICUSP corpus, includes a variety of sample student essays. This body of work includes both upper and lower-division work from across the disciplines.
- WAC Journal -The WAC Journal includes articles on writing across and in the disciplines.
- Writing-Enriched Curriculum-The University of Minnesota has a "Writing-Enhanced Curriculum" project that supports departments in defining and meeting writing goals in their programs. These plans might be helpful to other departments considering doing similar work.
- Assignment Library -Assignment Library connected to the Degree Qualifications Profile and the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
- Assignment Design Presentation by Bonnie Orcutt-This video from AAC&U describes assignment design and principles of effective assignment design.
- Read to Learn from the California State University - This Web site includes text-based activities and resources to support faculty in using reading to help students learn in the disciplines.
- The MLA Website providing guidelines to follow the MLA format and publications.
- The APA Website providing guidelines to follow the APA format and publications.
- The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University has achieved renown for clear explanations and useful handouts for both faculty and students.
- Tools and Resources for Teaching Non-Native Speakers - This site contains 5 subheadings to guide faculty in teaching non-native English speaking learners. They include descriptions of various learners found on college campuses, tips for teaching, and helpful information on responding to students' writing.
- Providing Feedback on ESL Students' Written Assignments- This brief article from the online TESL Journal outlines research on responding to student writing and gives practical suggestions for focused teacher feedback. Questions and suggestions for writing conferences are included.
- Providing Language Feedback- This website from the University of California, Irvine provides numerous ways to scaffold feedback on common ESL/ELL language errors. There are helpful tips and examples for clarity and consistency.
- Tips on Teaching ESL Students - Teaching and tutoring tips for faculty and staff including practical advice for common challenges and specific situations. Adjustments in lecturing and conferencing with students can increase a learner's comprehension and ability to revise.
- Entering Academic Conversations/Using Professional Style Sheets (MLA) - This presentation helps students think about the purpose and practice of using MLA format and citation style. It could easily be adapted for other style sheets.
- Managing the Paper Load - This presentation focuses on best practices for managing the paper load.
- Responding Productively to Errors in Student Writing - These slides summarize research on perspectives and alternative practices in responding to errors in student writing.
- Global Society of Online Literacy Educators - This site includes resources and opportunities to ask other online educators for help.
- Teaching with Compassion & Focus amid Disruption - This site is an annotated compendium of links on a variety of topics related to our current moment, including general resources, disciplinary resources, and resources for students.
- Foundational Practices of Online Writing Instruction - This free e-book discussion online writing instruction (OWI) pedagogy and principles.
- Links for Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic - From the Website itself, "Welcome to the WAC Clearinghouse Links for Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic. These links point to web-based resources for teaching, learning, and self-care during the pandemic."