We support faculty, instructional staff, and teaching assistants to use writing assignments and activities to enhance student learning. We consult with individual instructors, teaching teams, departments, and curriculum developers to consider the many ways they might incorporate writing into UW-Madison courses.
Individual consultations
Whether you’re just starting to develop a writing assignment or looking for support as you finalize your semester syllabus, we’re here to help. We workshop ideas about writing activities, provide feedback on assignment drafts, and help develop equitable assessment of student writing for courses across the curriculum. Contact us!
Departmental consultations
The WAC team can work with your department to develop writing assignments that help students learn the writing conventions within specific disciplines. In other words, we can help you think about how different courses can build increasingly complex writing skills as students progress through your curriculum. Group consultations are one of the best ways to establish communication between departmental faculty and instructors about how writing should be taught within a particular field or major.