Writing Across the Curriculum LIAISONS
Mission Statement
Supported by a WAC LIAISONS Advisory Board representing CSUF’s eight Colleges, the WAC LIAISONS program connects writing and A.I. pedagogies to improve student writing and learning, to support faculty efforts to teach with writing, and to create a campus culture that values the ways writing can enhance learning.
What is WAC? What is LIAISONS?
WAC stands for Writing Across the Curriculum. LIAISONS highlights WAC’s commitment to connecting writing and AI pedagogies. Watch a recording of a Feb. 8, 2024 webinar introducing the WAC LIAISONS program (1 hour). Begin at minute 3 to skip the meeting-start grace period and polling.
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Professional Development
To support faculty efforts to teach with writing and AI, WAC offers a variety of professional development opportunities including workshops, certificates, special guests, travel grants, and departmental services. Click below to learn more.
Writing & AI Resources
SWAC has many partners that support faculty and student writing, including the Writing Center, the Faculty Development Center, and the University Learning Center, as well as online resources to access at your convenience. Click below to learn more.
Fall 2024 Offerings
WAC LIAISONS practices can increase learning and reduce grading time in any class. Our asynchronous workshops are available in the time windows indicated below and on the flyer to the right. Register by clicking on a date range or title.
August 15 - 25
Writing Your AI-Ready Syllabus Policies
In under an hour, this asynchronous WAC LIAISONS workshop will guide faculty through adapting their syllabi academic integrity policies for the presence of AI. Policy definitions, expectations, rationale, guidance, and repercussions will be modeled and explained.
August 15 - 25
Adapting Major Assignments to Reduce AI Reliance
Attempts to evade and detect generative AI use in coursework are never foolproof. To ensure student learning, we can adapt our assignments to better engage students. Focusing on longer assignments and projects, this asynchronous workshop introduces six strategies for reducing AI use in your favorite major assignments.
August 28 - September 1
Engaging AI Critically with Your Students
Take this asynchronous workshop at your own pace. Learn some of the promises and perils of AI chatbots, explore ways to support critical thinking about AI in class, and draft your own in-class AI-infused activity for feedback.
September 11 - 15
Authentic (and Potentially Publishable!) Writing Assignments 1: Designing the Task
Through this asynchronous, Canvas-based workshop, faculty will learn about designing authentic writing assignments for students that mimic particular writing tasks for your discipline. The workshop will coach faculty on choosing an authentic, discipline-specific writing task and consulting real samples to build a rubric.
September 18 - 22
Successful Collaborative Projects in Any Class
Asking students to create collaborative projects can increase student engagement and learning, but can also create serious challenges for instructors and teams. This asynchronous workshop will help you design group projects that hold individual students accountable while building teams’ collaboration skills.
October 2 - 6
Authentic (and Potentially Publishable!) Writing Assignments II: Scaffolding for Success
Through this asynchronous, Canvas-based workshop, faculty will learn about scaffolding student success on authentic, discipline-specific writing assignments. This Part 2 workshop builds on Part 1 which coached faculty on choosing an authentic, discipline-specific writing task and consulting real samples to build a rubric. Part 2 will share ideas for embedding mini writing workshops into your course to build students' authentic writing skills.
October 30 - November 3
Leading Effective Peer Reviews
Students learn more from writing assignments when they receive written or spoken feedback during the writing process. In- or out-of-class peer reviews will add more quality feedback to your students’ writing processes. This asynchronous workshop introduces faculty to strategies for focusing and improving student peer reviews. Students receive rubric-driven feedback on their writing before turning it in, yielding higher quality papers and decreasing grading time.
November 13 - 17
Reduce Grading Time with Rubrics
This workshop will cut your grading time while increasing the amount, quality, and objectivity of your feedback. Learn how to design a writing rubric with which to quickly assess students’ writing--with or without AI. Different styles of rubrics that suit different types of faculty will be presented.
SAVE THE DATE: "AI and Academia" Conference, Dec. 6, 2024 in CSUF's TSU!
2024 Student Writing Mentorship Award Winners
Congratulations to Dr. Parvin Shahrestani and Dr. Jaya Dofe
Read more on the Student Writing Mentorship Award page!
Campus Writing Requirements
Students should always consult with their major advisors to see what course or courses fulfill the Upper Division Writing Requirement (UDWR) in their major; a course approved for the UDWR in one major may not be approved for another major. That said, WAC maintains a list of courses that have been certrified to meet this requirement. Click below to learn more.
Contact: Dr. Leslie Bruce, Faculty Fellow
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Location: GH 435
Phone: 657-278-3155
Email:
wac@vbj4.com
WAC LIAISONS is located in Gordon Hall (formerly University Hall), Room 435.
Mailing Address:
California State University, Fullerton
WAC LIAISONS, GH 435
800 North State College
P.O. Box 6850
Fullerton, CA 92831