Faculty Resources

Spring, 2024

What Do We Talk About When We Talk About AI?

• This six-part series, offered in collaboration with Matt Martin and through the CTLI, will support faculty in gaining both important AI literacy as well as ask tough questions about the implications of AI in our classrooms and in our democracy. Dates TBD!

WAC Faculty Cohort for AY 24-25

• Interested in joining our WAC community of practice? Our Writing-Intensive PD combines interdiciplinary dialogue, one-on-one exploration with Liesl, and self-reflection and course & assignment redesign time. WRIN courses come with an (optional) course cap of 16. To learn more or submit an application to join, email: lschwabe@berkshirecc.edu.

Writing to Learn

• Low-Stakes Writing (PDF)

Writing to Engage

Writing in the Disciplines

Why Include (More) Writing In My Courses?

• Integrating Writing (PDF)

Peer Review: Not Just for Writing Workshops

• Guidelines for Students (in Any Class)
• Guidelines for Faculty (in Any Discipline)
• Sample Peer Review Questions

Why Do I Feel Like I Have to Teach Grammar? (OR: Why You Don't Have To)

But Proper Grammar (PDF) is Really Important to Me! (OR: As it Should Be)

Click here to schedule a conversation with Liesl Schwabe, Coordinator of Writing Across the Curriculum.

• Assignment Design: How to Ask for Writing You Want to Read
• Rhetorical Analysis and Using the Readings You (Already) Assign to Support Student Writing
• Revision-Oriented Feedback (PDF)
• Rubrics: Responding Effectively (and More Quickly) to Student Writing

A Brief Guide to Responding to Student Writing (PDF) (Harvard Writing Program)

"Responding to Student Writing (PDF)" by Nancy Sommers

"About Responding to Student Writing (PDF)" by Peter Elbow

Distinguishing between misuse of sources (often unintentional) and plagiarism (often deliberate)

Why Assignment Design Matters for Academic Honesty (Hint: Avoid open-ended topics)

Starting the Classroom Conversation

Beyond Plagiarism

Civic Online Reasoning

Talking Hour at the BCC Writing Center: Casual Conversation for English Language Learners: Wednesdays, 1:00 - 2:00, M-401

Kurzweil 3000 (Document and screen reading softward to which all BCC students have access)

Dictation: Access Microsoft Word through the Web & use the microphone icon for easy dictation.

Serving English Language Learners in Higher Education

Writing Across Borders

Advocating for Multilingual Learners on Campus