Three Pillars

WIP courses support the following three approaches to writing:

 Writing is a mode of learning. Writing increases student engagement, teaches critical thinking and problem solving skills, and deepens learning of subject matter.

 Writing teaches discipline-specific ways of thinking and communicating that are important in and beyond university courses. Teaching writing in the disciplines means helping students learn the processes and conventions that shape academic writing in the disciplines.

 Writing is a process. Teaching writing in math, science, or art means interpreting and guiding the writing process and responding to student work in productive and helpful ways that encourage revision.