At the start of every fall and spring semester, the WAC program leads a training for teaching assistants new to teaching Communication-B (Comm-B) courses. Comm-B faculty and instructional staff are also invited to join. This cross-curricular training offers strategies for teaching with and assessing writing and is designed to complement course-specific training that departments provide for TAs and instructors.
Comm-B Training Objectives and Outcomes
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During training, we focus on issues common to instructors in all Comm-B courses, such as:
• Comm-B goals and requirements
• Inclusive practices for teaching with writing
• Facilitating meaningful peer review
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• Holding effective 1-1 conferences with students
• Strategies for responding to writing and presentations
• Supporting student research with UW Library resources
