Faculty Resources
Faculty at NDSU may make appointments with the Director of the Center for Writers, Mary Pull, (231-7928) to discuss their own writing projects and to discuss writing assignments, rubrics, and strategies for incorporating writing into their classes.
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Writing Across the Curriculum at NDSU
NDSU Writing Program
NDSU Writing Curriculum Organization Chart (KB 3/19/07) pdf
General Education Guidelines for Incorporating the New Upper-Division Writing Requirement into Program Curricula and Curriculum Guides.
Philosophy and Pedagogy of a Vertical Writing Curriculum
Brief History of the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) and Writing in the Disciplines (WID) movements
Resources
WAC Clearinghouse: Colorado State University is the hub for writing instruction resources.
Writing as Instructional Practice: This article on the National Education Association website focuses on the need to use writing in classrooms rather than simply teach students how to write.
Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning by John C. Bean is an excellent book for instructors who wish to incorporate write-to-learn activities into their courses.
The Massachusetts Insitute of Technology offers excellent advice for integrating writing into courses:
Grammar and Editing Information:
NDSU Center for Writers Student Resources: This page contains links to information about the writing process, specific genres, documenting sources, research strategies, and editing.
NDSU Center for Writers Grammar Resources
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Using Sources:
"A Stand Against Wikipedia" Published on the Inside Higher Ed website, this article explains why Wikipedia is not a credible source for academic writing.
Plagiarism:
The New Plagiarism: Jamie McKenzie provides seven solutions to prevent plagiarism in his article, "Seven Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in an Electronic Age."
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