Would you like to use writing to help students develop critical thinking skills without drowning in extra papers to grade? (more…)

We were invited to do a workshop for the sociology department on “how to respond to culturally insensitive student papers.” The GTA coordinator for the department related how GTAs were unsure how to approach, comment on, and grade student papers that were racist, sexist, or homophobic, rather than focusing objectively on a topic using sociological methodologies. (more…)

On Feb 19th the Writing Center invited us to their staff meeting to discuss the type of work we do at WAC. After giving an overview of the services we provide for faculty and graduate students we discussed some ways that WAC and the Writing Center could work together including: potential collaborative workshops and promoting each other’s programs with clients. (more…)

Many thanks for attending our workshop on “Learning to write, writing to learn” workshop. In our February workshop, we had a great mix of English teachers from various parts of Columbus Public Schools. (more…)

On February 21st, Laurie Maynell, an instructional consultant in FTAD, and I facilitated a discussion on how to respond international students’ writing. After watching Writing Across Borders–a documentary produced by experts at Oregon State University– we engaged in a lively discussion on the strategies we can use to improve international students’ writing. (more…)