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CAMPUS WRITING PROGRAM

Amy Lannin, PhD

Director

Christy Goldsmith, PhD

Associate Director

Julie Birt, PhD

Assistant Director

cwp.missouri.edu

Carla Gallegos

Project Coordinator

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WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM AT MU

Started by Faculty

Led by Faculty

For 40 years!

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OUR MISSION

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The mission of the Campus Writing Program is to invest in teaching with writing for learning across the curriculum.

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WHAT ARE OUR WI AND TA EXPERIENCES?

  • Have you taken a WI/Writing Intensive course?
  • Have you been a TA for a WI course before?
  • What has been your experience with supporting students' writing development? 

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WHAT IS WAC?

An initiative started in the 1970’s focusing on language and communication for learning. (James Britton, Development of Writing Abilities)

    • Write to Learn content
    • Learn to Write in the discipline
    • Engage learners in problems towards deeper understanding (Bean, Engaging Ideas)

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�FREEWRITE: �NON-STOP WRITING

  • Turn off/put aside distractions.
  • Do not edit or focus on errors.
  • Write on the topic and allow yourself to go to different topics.
  • You do not need to write fast, but you do need to KEEP writing.
  • If blocked, write about your challenges with writing.

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IN-CLASS QUICKWRITE/FREEWRITE

What was a writing experience you had (as a student or as an instructor/TA)

    • …that was effective? What made it effective?
    • …that you remember? Why do you think you remember it?
    • …that you learned from? What did you learn?
  • What did the assignment ask the writer to do?

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WRITING IS…

  • Generative
  • Thought made visible
  • A record of experience
  • Varied in form
  • Active, engaging, personal

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MU’S WRITING REQUIREMENT

English Department

English 1000, First Year Composition

CWP and MU Departments

WI Credits in any discipline or level

Upper-Division WI Credits in Major

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WRITING INTENSIVE GUIDELINES

  • Complexity of assignments
  • At least 6600 words (20 pages) of writing
  • Writing/revising throughout semester (with feedback)
  • Writing as a major portion of grade
  • 25:1 Student-to-Faculty ratio

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Instructor

Online Proposal

CWP

CWP Board

In-house review

No course changes

Sub-committee review

New Course

New Instructor

Assignment Changes

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GOALS FOR THE WORKSHOP

  • Understand the WI focus of writing to learn course content and learning to write in the discipline.
  • Support your teaching of WI courses, including how to respond to student writing, how to guide revision, and more!

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CAMPUS WRITING PROGRAM

Amy Lannin, PhD

Director

Christy Goldsmith, PhD

Associate Director

Julie Birt, PhD

Assistant Director

cwp.missouri.edu

Carla Gallegos

Project Coordinator