CWCC Events and Workshops
The CWCC hosts two regular workshops in the Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. The Effective Responses to Student Writing Workshoptakes place in-person in the Center for Excellence in Writing and Communication and provides instructors with strategies for providing students feedback on written assignments. The How to Teach a “W” Course Workshop is hosted by Daniel M. Gross, the CWCC, over Zoom and provides instructors that are considering proposing an upper-division writing course.
Effective Responses to Student Writing Workshop
Fall Quarter Date and Time TBD
Center for Excellence in Writing & Communication
Science Library 193
This workshop will offer tips and guidelines for maximizing the impact of your responses to written assignments in the humanities. Workshop facilitators will present and discuss different strategies for responding to student work that will both (1) get your students’ attention and (2) challenge them to take ownership of their learning and writing.
How to Teach a “W” Course Workshop
Fall Quarter Date and Time TBD
Sponsored by the Office of the Campus Writing & Communication Coordinator, this workshop is ideal for those PREPARING to teach an upper-division writing course, for those THINKING about teaching an upper-division writing course, and for those considering PROPOSING an upper-division writing course. Topics will include low-stakes writing, writing that best supports your content, peer-review strategies, and writing portfolio design and assessment. The workshop will be hosted on Zoom.