Writing Across the Curriculum LIAISONS

Spring 2025 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.

January 15 - 19
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.

January 22 - 26
Swap Out Stale Student Presentations for an Interactive Poster Session

Through this asynchronous, Canvas-based workshop, faculty will learn about how to implement an in-class interactive poster session mock conference. The poster conference can replace stale standard student PowerPoint presentations for increased authenticity and student engagement. It is also a wonderful capstone activity to end the semester.

January 22 - 26
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.

January 29 - February 2
Designing Effective Writing Prompts for Any Class

Incorporating more writing into your courses is a high-impact way to deepen students’ understanding of your course content. Thoughtfully designed writing prompts can yield more focused, confident writing, which in turn can reduce grading time. After introducing some best practices in prompt writing, this workshop will guide faculty as they design a prompt for one class. Please bring a course syllabus.

February 10 - 14
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.

April 16 - 20
Authentic (and Potentially Publishable!) Writing Assignments I: 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.

April 23 - 27
The Rhetoric of AI Prompting

Why do professional writers often write the best AI prompts? Because they consider their "rhetorical situation." Understanding a rhetorical situation requires analysis, critical thinking, and empathy. Take this workshop to learn how to write more effective AI prompts and to turn AI prompting into a critical thinking activity for students.

April 30 - May 4
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.

SAVE THE DATE:  "AI and Academia" Conference, Feb 21, 2025 in CSUF's TSU!