Faculty Consultations & Workshops

The Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Program's main objective is to support the culture of writing at Appalachian State by engaging with teachers in all disciplines. We also offer a variety of workshops about teaching writing. Many of these are open to the University, but we can also tailor workshops to the needs of specific faculty groups.

Examples include:

Reducing faculty workload by assessing writing more efficiently and quickly
Addressing student error
Scaffolding writing assignments to support clarity and practice (TILT & UDL models)
Building meaningful assignments
Helping students choose a focus for their writing
Using eportfolios to document, reflect on, and assess learning

Conducting valuable, productive peer review
Teaching revision strategies and practices
Addressing attribution, documentation, and plagiarism
Using reflection to support deep, long-term learning
Incorporating low-stakes writing activities and writing-to-learn pedagogy

Getting students to read and apply teacher feedback
Engaging in effective collaborative writing
Teaching analysis
Constructing an argument
Employing audience, voice, and tone effectively

If you you would like to discuss these or any other topics with WAC consultants, contact WAC liason (listed below):

Contact Us

For information about the Writing Across the Curriculum Program please contact Director Elizabeth Carroll at (828) 262-8164 or e-mail at carrollel@appstate.edu.

Writing Across the Curriculum Program
Appalachian State University
253 Anne Belk Hall
ASU Box 32033
Boone, NC 28608-2033

(828) 262-2075 (office)

Program Links

Writing Across the Curriculum is a unit within Appalachian’s University College. University College consists of the university’s integrated general education curriculum, academic support services, residential learning communities, interdisciplinary degree programs and co-curricular programming – all designed to support the work of students both inside and outside of the classroom.