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Mention the Writing Center in your syllabus
Please mention the Writing Center in your syllabus and encourage your students to have regular writing consultations for every class assignment. Use the following language in your syllabus to inform your students about the Writing Center:
Live consultations with the Writing Center are facilitated via Zoom, using the appointment tool. You can also submit your work to the Online Writing Lab (OWL) to receive written feedback for revision. This process takes up to two business days. Links to both options can be found in the MyUB portal. Please see our website for details on all appointment and OWL options.
Be sure to let your students know if you plan to offer them extra credit or participation points for Writing Center visits. If you need proof that one of your students has completed a consultation at the Writing Center, we can provide that to you. Contact writing@ubalt.edu with your questions. -
Create a faculty folder at the Writing Center
You can submit your syllabi, writing assignments, rubrics, lesson plans, and other information about your class to be kept on file in the Writing Center. When one of your students comes in for an appointment, consultants will have these resources available to support your students. Submit materials to The Writing Center, along with your course number and title. -
Writing Fellows
Writing Fellows are embedded writing consultants attached to individual courses. In order to qualify for a Writing Fellow in your class, you must assign at least two writing assignments with required process and/or revision components.
A Writing Fellow can be tailored to the individual needs of your course and your students. Writing Fellows can support you and your students in the following ways:
- Required conferences and/or rough draft submission
- Writing support built into Sakai
- Reserved consultant at specific times
- Email-based asynchronous feedback on writing
- In-class workshops tailored to your course and student needs
Writing Fellows are currently available on a limited basis. Contact writing@ubalt.edu for more information.
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Class visits
We’d love to introduce the Writing Center to your class in a 10-20 minute, customizable orientation, which you may schedule at any time during the semester.
If you teach an online class, you can link to our Writing Center Orientation Video on your Sakai course page.
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In-class workshops
The Writing Center provides workshops on common writing concerns that can be delivered in your class at any time. Topics include:
- How to Cite Right
- Integrating Quotations
- Peer Feedback and Revision
- What is a Discourse Community?
- Writing an Annotated Bibliography
- Thesis Statements
- Argument & Evidence
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Improving student writing
There are a few easy things you can do to encourage better writing behaviors from your students:
- Build rough drafts and peer review into your class
- Encourage or require writing center visits
- Offer opportunities to revise
- Teach your students about writing in your discipline
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Better writing assignments
The Writing Center is here to support faculty on developing or revising assignment prompts for students. You can seek feedback on writing prompts from the Writing Center director and professional staff, or you can schedule a consultation with a student writing consultant to get a student’s perspective on your prompt. This type of feedback will help you anticipate student questions and address any confusion on the front end of your assignments. Contact writing@ubalt.edu or make an appointment with a Writing Consultant using the appointment tool. -
Better feedback
Faculty can work with the Writing Center director to develop personalized and discipline-appropriate strategies for responding effectively to student writing. Contact writing@ubalt.edu for more information.