Resources

WIP TA Onboarding

This page shares informational videos and action items for incoming WIP TAs.

Consultations & Workshops

Consultations—

Looking for guidance on writing instruction in the disciplines? WIP is delighted to support faculty and graduate students across the disciplines with consultations (via email or face-to-face) on the following—

• Writing-intensive course design and planning
• Writing assignment design, implementation, and assessment
• WIP course proposals (due in spring each year)
• Peer review implementation
• Strategies for responding to student writing
• For faculty in Franklin College: WIP integration/collaboration in your department
• For faculty beyond Franklin College: Creating/Piloting a writing-intensive program in your program.

Workshops—

In addition, WIP is also delighted to lead workshops on a writing-related topic with your faculty or graduate/professional students. Below, you will find a list of topics Dr. Harding has been asked to present on. If a topic of interest does not appear below, please don’t hesitate to reach out to discuss further.

• Writing Productivity (together with Dr. Elizabeth Davis)
• Polished Writing: From Process to Proofreading
• Writing Pedagogy for Large Classes
• Writing Assignment Design
• Writing-Intensive Course Development
• Responding to Student Writing

To set-up a consultation or workshop, email WIP Director, Dr. Lindsey Harding.

Course Design Resources

• Key Elements
• Assignments
• Syllabi
• Syllabus Statements

Teaching Writing Resources

• Teaching the Writing Process
• Teaching Revision
• Teaching Disciplinary Conventions
• Responding to Student Work

Five-Minute Teach (5MT) Database

Collection of lesson plans and instructional materials designed to deliver quick interventions that address writing-related concerns, skills, conventions, and processes through active-learning strategies. While these 5MTs were created for teaching writing in biology lab courses, they can be used in a variety of classes or as inspiration for your own short lessons. Learn more and view database here.

Professional Development on eLC

Program Faculty and Teaching Assistants have access to a bank of instructional strategies and writing pedagogy materials in a professional development course on eLC called Writing Intensive Course Resources. WIP personnel are invited to add to, use, and build upon the resources available.

To share one of your WIP assignments, handouts, or strategies on eLC, please contact Dr. Lindsey Harding ([email protected]).

List-Serv

The Writing Intensive Program maintains a list-serv for interested faculty and grad students, to discuss all aspects of the program, from theory to practice. To become a member, contact Dr. Lindsey Harding ([email protected]), and ask to be added to “[email protected]”.

The Classic Journal

The Classic is a journal of undergraduate writing and research that publishes student work from writing-intensive courses. The editorial board—a team of faculty and graduate students associated with the Franklin College Writing Intensive Program—holds two reading periods and publishes two issues annually. When undergraduates submit work, they experience firsthand the academic publishing process and have the chance to share their writing and research with a public audience.

Write@UGA

Write@UGA is an online hub for all things writing at the University of Georgia and a month-long celebration of writing. Write@UGA events take place each February and showcase the many ways writing is integral to UGA’s research, teaching, and learning. Past speakers have included Rachel Toor (2017) and Elizabeth Wardle (2016). In addition to lectures and workshops led by invited speakers, past events have included a publication and program showcase and workshops on teaching writing in large classes and the FYO. Events are brought to you through a collaboration between the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Department of English, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, the Office of the Vice President for Instruction, and the Office of the Vice President for Research.  The Writing Intensive Program and the CTL’s Writing Fellows Program are serving as administrative sponsors. Write@UGA is coordinated by Lindsey Harding and Elizabeth Davis. 

Writing Resources at UGA

The UGA Writing Center—

Our own University Writing Center is an invaluable resource for students and teachers alike. View profile here. The site contains contact information, hours, handouts, and information on workshops. View profile here.

Presentation Collaboratory—

The Presentation Collaboratory works as a complementary resource to strengthening writing skills by providing assistance in organizing arguments and evidence, developing and communicating a strong thesis, and building confidence in presentation skills. View profile here.

Interdisciplinary Writing Certificate Program—

Students in the Writing Certificate Program prepare an electronic portfolio to showcase the development of their writing skills and examples of their best work. Visit website.

First-year Composition—

UGA is home to an award-winning FYC program. FYC offers a two-course sequence in composition that introduces students to college-level academic writing. Visit website.

Writing Resources Online

The OWL @ Purdue
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue site offers not only information about that school’s program, but also a large bank of useful online handouts and a Writing Lab Newsletter.

Writing Center Handouts
A massive archive of writing guides, assignments, handouts, and more, hosted by the Writing Center at the University of North Carolina.

Citation Resources

Guide to Citation Styles
A general discussion on citation styles with numerous links for different styles from the Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation.

General Information on WAC & WID

WAC Clearinghouse
Huge site, linking multiple journals and resources on both WAC and WID. This site is also extensively indexed, for easy access to specific articles of interest.

Critical Bibliography on WID
A large reading list, hosted by the University of Toronto.