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...
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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...
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...
Activity Ideas
In this section, we provide sample activities to help you integrate the OWL into your course. The activities target specific sections of the OWL and offer some guidelines for how to use these sections...
Tips for Using the OWL
Welcome to the Excelsior OWL! We have lots of free resources to help your students. In this section, we offer tips on how to use the OWL in different classroom arrangements (traditional, flipped, online,...
Quick Reference Guide
The Excelsior OWL Quick Reference Guide is a downloadable handout designed to help you find the Excelsior OWL content you need quickly and easily. It organizes links to Excelsior OWL content by the most...
Writing Feedback on Papers
Regardless of whether you are teaching online or in a face-to-face classroom, there are several reasons why asking students to submit work electronically makes pedagogical sense. First, there is the practical aspect: asking students...
Writing Online Discussion Feedback
If you are teaching online, you can use the Excelsior OWL to provide feedback both in discussion forums and in student’s written work. For example, you are working with your students on integrating source...