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"Dimensions of Critical Thinking in AI-Engaged Writing Assignments" with Dr. Chris Basgier (Auburn University)
Tuesday, April 1, 2 – 3pm
Many faculty across the curriculum are rightly concerned that generative artificial intelligence (genAI) applications will interrupt the opportunities for critical thinking promised by well-designed writing assignments. In this talk, Basgier will argue that genAI-engaged writing assignments can elicit critical thinking of students, provided these assignments turn the technology itself into an object of inquiry. This presentation will be followed by a hands-on workshop on April 22, but you can still sign up for the workshop even if you are unable to attend this initial presentation.
Designing AI-Engaged Assignments to Teach Disciplinary Knowledge: A Workshop with Dr. Chris Basgier (Auburn University)
Tuesday, April 22, 3 – 5pm
"In this workshop, Christopher Basgier will introduce ways to adapt the pedagogies of writing-to-learn and writing-to-engage in the age of genAI. He will lead participants through a structured process of identifying disciplinary concepts that students struggle to learn and creating AI-engaged activities that can help students deepen their understanding of those concepts.
Participants who complete the workshop and submit written materials will receive a $50 stipend from the WAC Program."
Engaging Practices – A Conference on the Teaching of Composition
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Conference theme: “Writing Back in Times of Crisis”
Proposals due: February 14, 2025
Past Events
WAC Faculty Fellows Application due - March 14, 2025
The 2025 WAC Faculty Fellows program will run from August 2025 through January 2026. We will begin accepting applications beginning in January 2025 and review of applications will begin on March 14, 2025.
National Day on Writing: October 21 - 22, 2024
The National Day on Writing celebrates writing—and the many places, reasons, and ways we write each day—as an essential component of literacy. Since 2009, #WhyIWrite has encouraged thousands of people to lift their voices to the things that matter most to them. On Mon Oct 21 and Tues Oct 22 from 11am-3:30pm, there was an event station in the Campus Center, First Floor (near the entrance to the cafeteria) where students celebrated writing with the Composition Program and WAC Program.
2024 WAC Faculty Fellows Info Session - April 24, 2024
To learn more about the WAC Faculty Fellows program, join us for the WAC Info Session on Wednesday, April 24, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., in the CLA Humanities Hub located on the eighth floor of the Healey Library, or participate remotely via Zoom. To pre-register for the info session and for Zoom access, please register at the link below.
Labor-Based Grading Workshop - April 10, 2024
Want to reduce the emotional toll of grading student writing and other activities? UMB faculty have been collaborating on a multi-year study of a new approach. Susan Field, Brittanie Weatherbie-Greco, Dan Messier, and Brittany Peterson shared how this new approach might work to cultivate antiracist values and enable success for students of all backgrounds in your classroom. This Zoom-based panel was jointly sponsored by the FSU, the WAC Program, and the Department of English.
WAC Faculty Fellows Showcase: January 22, 2024
Presentations by the 2024 WAC Faculty Fellows, outlining their revised course assignments, materials, and pedagogical strategies to incorporate effective, inclusive writing activities occurred on January 22, 2024.