Effective Feedback & Rubrics
This module focuses on tips and best practices for how to provide effective feedback and how to design and use rubrics to support Writing in the Disciplines. It covers the following topics: The purpose...
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Peer Review & Revision
This module focuses on how to apply peer review and revision stages to enhance and improve the writing process. It covers the following topics: A review of scaffolding A definition of peer review Why...
Creating Effective Assignments
This module provides tips on how to create effective writing assignments in any discipline. It covers the following topics: How to analyze a genre (with a five-part rubric) How to assess learning gaps and...
Writing in the Disciplines
What is Writing in the Disciplines? Writing in the Disciplines (WID) is an offshoot of the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) movement. WAC took root in the United States in the 1970s in response...
Introduction to Writing in the Disciplines
This module provides an introduction to Writing in the Disciplines. It covers the following topics: A definition of Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing to Learn, and Writing in the Disciplines The benefits of using...
H5P and the Excelsior OWL
When we relaunched the Excelsior OWL in September of 2016, we had some choices to make: how to make it easy to make and use, how to update content for modern browsers, how to...
Sample Flipped Classroom
This page is designed to demonstrate a sample curriculum for a “flipped” freshman composition course using resources free to students. This curriculum is built around the multimedia-focused, student-friendly Excelsior OWL but includes readings from...