Curricular Changes: Two Departments' Efforts at Improving Student Writing

Presenter: University of Wyoming Writing in Agriculture Guild

Email: wangberg@uwyo.edu


Abstract: This panel discussion emphasized initiatives that have been undertaken by the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences in the College of Agriculture at the University of Wyoming. Specific topics included writing in capstone courses, ePortfolio documentation of skills and competencies by students, consistency in faculty feedback of student writing, curriculum evaluation strategies, and curriculum revision.