Whitworth Composition Commons

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It's WAC Week. Let's get familiar with some WAC concepts! Today's concept is "writing in the disciplines."

Writing in the disciplines comprises "longer, more structured projects that mimic professional practices within specific fields, preparing students for the writing they’ll do in their careers."

https://tilt.colostate.edu/wac-week/

It's WAC (Writing Across the Curriculum) Week! Jam-packed with FREE, fully online Zoom sessions for folks interested in working with writers at all levels.

Today's sessions include "Writing to Persuade: Constructing Evidence-Based Arguments In The Natural Sciences," "From First-Year Writing to Writing in the Major: Enhancing Student Self-Efficacy for Writing Across the Curriculum," and "Writing to Discern: Naming What We Value in the Age of GenAI"

Writing Across the Curriculum Week | The Institute for Learning and Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Week February 2-6, 2026 | Free | Fully Virtual via Zoom Founded in 1984, Colorado State University’s Writing Across the Curriculum program has long championed a transformative approach to teaching and learning: writing isn’t just …

It's WAC Week. Let's get familiar with some WAC concepts! Today's concept is "writing in the disciplines."

Writing in the disciplines comprises "Longer, more structured projects that mimic professional practices within specific fields, preparing students for the writing they’ll do in their careers."

Writing Across the Curriculum Week | The Institute for Learning and Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Week February 2-6, 2026 | Free | Fully Virtual via Zoom Founded in 1984, Colorado State University’s Writing Across the Curriculum program has long championed a transformative approach to teaching and learning: writing isn’t just …

It's WAC Week. Let's get familiar with some WAC concepts! Today's concept is "writing to engage."

Writing to engage comprises "assignments that prompt students to think critically and creatively about course content, such as applying theories or evaluating different perspectives. Writing tasks might ask students to apply knowledge they’ve learned, analyze alternative approaches to a subject and evaluate alternatives."

https://tilt.colostate.edu/wac-week/

It's WAC (Writing Across the Curriculum) Week! Jam-packed with FREE, fully online Zoom sessions for folks interested in working with writers at all levels.

Today's sessions include "WAC as a Vehicle for Critical Thinking, Community, and Joy in the Classroom" and "Making Meaning of Your Emerging Minority-Serving Institutional Designation Through Writing Prompts in the Disciplines"

Writing Across the Curriculum Week | The Institute for Learning and Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Week February 2-6, 2026 | Free | Fully Virtual via Zoom Founded in 1984, Colorado State University’s Writing Across the Curriculum program has long championed a transformative approach to teaching and learning: writing isn’t just …

It's WAC Week. Let's get familiar with some WAC concepts! Today's concept is "writing to learn."

"Writing to learn comprises short, informal tasks like quick summaries or reflections that help students consolidate and remember key concepts. In the classroom, this could be as simple as pausing during a lecture and asking students to summarize key ideas."

https://tilt.colostate.edu/wac-week/