The Write Source

Faculty Supplement

January 2008

The Lincoln University WAC/WID Newsletter Volume 1, Number 1

Welcome!

Welcome to the first edition of the Faculty Supplement for THE WRITE SOURCE, our WAC/WID Newsletter. We will distribute the supplement to faculty monthly to keep you informed about writing resources and pedagogy, upcoming workshops, and program developments.

In This Issue

· Faculty Workshop: Making Rubrics and Making them Work.

· Writing Intensive Course Review

· The WAC/WID Website

Upcoming Events

In this section, We will provide the dates and times for workshops, presentations, and all around writerly fun!

Jan. 31^st -OFFICAL LAUNCH OF THE WAC WEBSITE

Resource Spotlight

In this section, we will present a Link or resource to you that we have found especially helpful when it comes to teaching writing.

Contact

jesters@lincoln.edu

http://www.lincoln.edu/wac

Faculty Workshop Update: Making Rubrics and Making Them Work

Our last writing workshop, “Making Rubrics and Making them Work”, was a hands-on experience for faculty. If you are interested in creating rubrics for class assignments, or to shore up your Middle States documents, check out our PowerPoint presentation on Rubrics. You should also look at some of these sample rubrics from UW-Stout and ChalkandWire©. Finally, when you are ready to build your own rubrics, go to Rubistar.com, which has an excellent graphic user interface for building rubrics and an extensive database of rubrics you can tailor for your own assignments. We will be conducting follow-up Rubric Building Workshops this Spring. Please contact Marilyn Frantz at mfrantz@lincoln.edu or ext.7622 to schedule a workshop for your department or school.

Writing Intensive Course Review

In Spring 2008, we will begin the process of reviewing and certifying all Writing Intensive Courses. Department Chairs and Writing Liaisons will receive information packets through campus mail. For more information, go to the WAC/WID Website and click on the tab marked “WI Courses”. You will be able to see all the WI Courses in your department by selecting one of the drop-down menus to your left. You will also be able to download import documents for certifying your selected course as Writing Intensive.

The WAC/WID Website

We are excited to announce that on Jan 31^st, we will officially launch our website! This site will be a great source for up-to-date information about our program. We will also have tons of writing support for faculty and students!

Our goal is to make the WAC/WID website a portal for all web-based, writing-related materials used on campus. To access the site, go to http://www.lincoln.edu/wac.