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Writing Intensive Teaching Awards

Each spring, the Campus Writing Program and Board recognize outstanding Writing Intensive teaching. These awards are open to all WI faculty, staff and teaching assistants. Nominations are accepted from advisors, chairs, colleagues, teaching assistants, Campus Writing Board members, and students. Self-nominations are also accepted, except in the case of teaching assistants, who must be nominated by a faculty member.

The Win Horner Award for Innovative Writing Intensive Teaching: $1500

The Writing Intensive Excellence Awards: $500 (Up to 5 awards available)

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Streamlining Feedback with PackBack: Advantages and Disadvantages for Writing Intensive Courses.
Date: Wed. April 9 at 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Facilitators: Dr. Julie Birt, CWP; Dr. Ashlie Lester, HDFS
Investigate the AI features of the PackBack tool and discover how it can lighten the feedback load for instructors through automated responses and dynamic discussions. This collaborative workshop will showcase examples, offer best practices, and delve into potential challenges and limitations of using PackBack in a writing intensive course.

Are you looking for ways to adapt your course(s) to the evolving GenAI landscape? Whether you want to help students engage with AI tools or refine learning experiences without them, our Summer AI Summit at the Les Bourgeois Bistro is for you! Over two days, you’ll hear brief presentations from the Campus Writing Program and other campus experts on writing assignment design strategies. However, formal programming will be minimal—giving you plenty of time to collaborate with colleagues and instructional support staff as you refine your courses.

Apply by April 15 to reserve your spot!

Join us for a focused and peaceful writing retreat at the beautiful, historic School House Bed and Breakfast in Rocheport, Missouri.
This retreat offers protected time and a quiet space for you to immerse yourself in your writing—without a structured program or distractions.
Space is limited, and we aim to balance disciplines and writing projects among participants, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
The application deadline is April 15.
More info here!

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As ChatGPT and other AI writing tools evolve, a focus on the connection between writing and learning becomes even more crucial. Access CWP’s recommendations for AI use in WI courses as well as sample syllabus statements by clicking the button below.

ChatGPT and Your WI Classroom

The mission of the Campus Writing Program is to invest in teaching with writing for learning across the curriculum.

Writing Intensive courses help prepare future alumni to succeed in their continued studies, future careers, and community roles as they pursue writing tasks with greater confidence and understand the power of language for effective communication.

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From the Campus Writing Program

Writing Intensive courses help produce an educated, articulate citizenry capable of reasoning critically, solving complex problems, and communicating with clear and effective language.

Writing Intensive courses maintain a low student-to-teacher ratio (20:1), require at least 6,600 words of writing, and give students ample opportunity to revise their work to improve their performance. Writing assignments are designed to teach course content and to assess students’ learning, giving faculty the chance to focus on content, concepts and quality of argument while students take responsibility for surface features such as grammar and syntax. WI assignments are tied directly and specifically to the goals of the course and are fully integrated into the syllabus.

Through writing and revising, students not only master course concepts, they also learn to think and write in ways particular to their chosen disciplines.