August 11, 2016
For the past four years, every summer, the WAC Program delivered science writing instruction to students participating in the NSF-funded research experience for undergraduates program. At UCF, the REU site is hosted by the NanoScience Technology Center. One requirement of the program is that students who participate in it write a journal article based on…
August 11, 2016
The Writing Across the Curriculum Starter Grant Program Call for Applications 2016-2017 Academic Year General Description The Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Program invites applications for the WAC Starter Grant Program. The program is intended as a “gateway into WAC,” so new faculty and faculty who have not yet worked with our program are…
March 21, 2016
This academic year, the WAC Program has been leading an interdisciplinary scholarship of teaching and learning project, assisting faculty from several disciplines design and conduct WAC-related SOTL research. A team consisting of political science professors Kerstin Hammann and Bruce Wilson as well a psychology instructor Alisha Janowsky and Associate Director for the Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness Patsy…
February 16, 2016
The WAC Program invites applications and nominations for the Schell Award for Innovative Writing Instruction in the Disciplines. General Description The Schell Award for Innovative Writing Instruction in the Disciplines is given annually to one faculty member who has demonstrated commitment to and success in improving student learning through theoretically and pedagogically sound discipline-specific writing…
February 16, 2016
UCF colleagues, Please consider applying for a spot in the WAC Track in this summer’s faculty development conference, and encourage others in your department, particularly those who have not been exposed to WAC/WID to do the same. Applications are due this Friday, February 19th, at 5pm. Follow the link below to apply. http://fctl.ucf.edu/Events/SummerConference/
January 30, 2015
Martha Garcia is associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures. She is UCF alumna and returned as a faculty member in 2005 from Vanderbilt University where she earned her doctorate degree. She teaches Spanish language, literature, and culture classes, and courses in her areas of research in literature and theatre: Spanish Medieval,…
January 30, 2015
As many of our readers know, UCF is committed to high quality online learning and teaching. To provide rigorous training for faculty wishing to teach online or hybrid courses, the university offers a graduate-level course on online instructional design and pedagogy. Last semester, WAC Director Pavel Zemliansky spoke to the members of that course about…
September 15, 2014
Today, we announce a new university-wide WAC initiative. In collaboration with UCF’s College of Graduate Studies, this academic year, we will offer a series of connected WAC-themed workshops designed specifically for graduate teaching assistants and other graduate students from across the disciplines interested in the learning and teaching of academic writing. The workshops will be…
June 10, 2014
On the morning of Friday, April 18, 2014, I had the pleasure of interviewing associate professor Dan Murphree from the Department of History about his prior experiences in the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Faculty Fellows program. Dan was a Fellow during the spring 2012 semester and has since incorporated many lessons about writing assignment…
May 2, 2014
The latest issue of Faculty Focus, a publication of UCF's Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, features two items about writing instruction by assistant professor of anthropology Joanna Mishtal and assistant professor ot nursing Linda Gibson-Young. Dr. Mishtal describes an innovative writing workshop for graduate students she and her colelagues developed. Dr. Gibson-Young discusses the…