If you give group writing assignments or encourage peer response, we may be able to help. Writing Center consultants can moderate group work and model productive feedback. Collaborative writing groups may work with consultants at any stage of the writing process. In-class presentations If you're assigning a particularly challenging writing task and would like someone from the Writing Center to help you set the stage and field student questions, we can help. Or if you would simply like us to come and tell your students about Writing Center services, we'll do that too.
Some faculty get good ideas for writing assignments from colleagues in other disciplines.
In the Writing Center, we keep a file of assignments contributed by faculty involved in WAC activities. Feel free to come browse on your own, or bring in a draft of your assignment sheet for us to respond to. A representative of the Writing Center will be happy to attend your department meeting to provide information, answer questions, and respond to your concerns. Our consultants work with faculty as well as students. We may not know your field of expertise, but we can offer a common reader's perspective or make suggestions on matters of organization and style.