WAC CXC Pressbook
Our WAC Pressbook, called Communicating Across the Curriculum: Resources for High-Impact Teaching with Writing at UW-Madison, includes instructional materials for teaching with writing in disciplines across the curriculum.
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Teaching Writing in the Age of AI
The advent of generative AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT offers challenges and opportunities to instructors of writing. In this section, we offer suggestions for talking with students about AI, offer ideas for writing assignments that discourage the use of AI, and suggest writing assignments that make use of AI.
Low-stakes, Informal Writing Assignments
“Low-stakes” writing, also called informal writing or exploratory writing, involves short assignments or exercises that have little to no impact on a student’s course grade. This section provides examples of low-stakes assignments and shows how to incorporate them into your course.
High-stakes, Formal Writing Assignments
“High-stakes” writing, also called formal writing, involves assignments that have a significant impact on a student’s course grade. This section provides examples of high-stakes assignments and shows how to incorporate them into your course.
Responding to and Evaluating Student Writing
Providing specific, actionable, and timely feedback to students (rather than just a grade) is one means of practicing inclusive writing pedagogy—though it also presents its challenges. This section describes three key frameworks for approaching feedback in your course: Coaching Growth, Recognizing Global and Local Concerns, and Peer Reviews.
