Writing Across the Curriculum

Writing Across the Curriculum Hub

This branch of the CITL supports writing across the curriculum (WAC), defining "writing" broadly to include composing in any medium. Our instructional consultant, Layli Miron, can assist you with assignment design, rubrics and grading, AI policy and literacy, and more! WAC focuses on teaching writing; partner units offer writing help to students and to faculty.

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You can engage with WAC at IUB by...

Reaching out: Email Layli to ask a question or set up a consultation. At a consultation, we can talk about any questions related to teaching, and Layli will offer you advice and resources to help you progress toward your goals.

Participating in a workshop: View upcoming workshops. You can also request a workshop for your department or group.

Joining a learning community: We bring together instructors from across the disciplines to discuss challenges and opportunities in writing instruction. Check out our current communities for faculty and for grad students.

Applying for a grant: Faculty members can apply for the Grant to Support Learning through Writing. Applications are due in February.

Perusing CITL resources: Open the dropdowns below to learn about WAC topics:

Check out these CITL resources for guidance on assignment design:

Get inspired by these examples from IUB instructors:

Check out these CITL resources for guidance on grading, rubrics, and feedback:

Get inspired by this example from an IUB instructor:

Check out these CITL resources for guidance on AI policies and literacy:

Get inspired by these examples from IUB instructors:

Writing Tutorial Services offers student-oriented resources on common writing genres and situations, ranging from thesis statements to dissertations.

For more discipline-specific guidance, check out the writing guides for students by IUB faculty.

Check out the following books, available through your IUB account, to explore how to deepen your students' thinking through writing and reading:

Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom (2021) by John C. Bean and Dan Melzer

Making Writing Meaningful: A Guide for Higher Education (2025) by Michele Eodice, Anne Ellen Geller, and Neal Lerner

Writing Rediscovered: Nine Concepts to Transform Your Relationship with Writing (2026) by Elizabeth Wardle

Why They Can't Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities (2018) and More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI (2025) by John Warner

Bad Ideas About Writing (2017), edited by Cheryl E. Ball and Drew M. Loewe and also available as a podcast by Kyle Stedman (Spotify, Apple Podcasts)

Writing Across Borders (2006) by Wayne Robertson (a documentary about how culture shapes what "good writing" means)

Finally, the WAC Clearinghouse publishes open-access books, journals, and multimedia on its website. A recent highlight is Bad Ideas About AI and Writing: Generative Practices for Teaching, Learning, and Communication (2026), edited by IUB's Miranda Rodak and other collaborators.

WAC Workshop Series

Articulating Your AI Philosophy to Your Students - two offerings:

Generating Ideas and Empowering Students through In-Class Freewriting Exercises

A Multiday In-Class Essay Setup with LockDown Browser: Facilitating Original and Critical Writing in the Age of GenAI

Transparent Teaching with AI: TILT Your Assignments

  • Online (register): Monday, November 16, 5:30 p.m.
  • Workshop features Dr. Eric Brinkman, Instructional Technology Consultant

WAC Symposium: Workshops and Lunch on December 16

Join the WAC Hub and Writing Tutorial Services for our inaugural WAC Symposium, held during finals week to help you prepare for spring teaching. Registrants for either workshop will be invited to sign up for lunch.

Designing Assignments for Human Thought and Academic Integrity in the AI Era

Using Short Write-to-Learn Activities for Active Learning

  • Wells Library (register): Wednesday, December 16, 1:00 p.m.
  • Workshop features Dr. Mary Helen Truglia, Director of Writing Tutorial Services 

Missed a workshop? Reach out for the materials.