supporting scholarly exchange about communication across the curriculum
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What kinds of writing can I include? What is writing in the disciplines? Do I have to be an expert in grammar? Do writing and peer review take up too much class time? How can I avoid getting lousy student papers? What makes a good writing assignment? How can I get the most out of peer-review? Why consider collaborative writing assignments? What writing resources are available for my students? What teaching resources are available?
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An Introduction to WAC How can I avoid getting lousy student papers?One of the most common complaints we hear from faculty across campus is that they cannot assign formal papers in their classes because students turn in such badly flawed papers. When we begin asking questions about the assignments, however, we usually discover that faculty have missed three key opportunities to ensure that they get better papers from students.
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