Gary Sue Goodman Assistant Director, Writing Across the Curriculum 383 Voorhies Hall University of California, Davis Davis, CA 95616 (530) 752-4947, fax (530) 752-5013

Writing in the Disciplines
Workshop Program

Workshop Coordinator:
Gary Sue Goodman
Phone: (530) 752-4947

What we are:

In addition to offering advanced writing courses for specific disciplines or interdisciplinary fields, the Writing in the Disciplines program administers a workshop program to help faculty and TAs with the writing assignments in their courses, particularly GE courses.

Handy Links:

List of workshop handouts available on-line
Online request form for workshops
Information on Faculty workshops, co-sponsored by TRC
Professional Development Series (PDS)

This program does not provide individual students with help on papers. The Learning Skills Center, located in Dutton Hall (telephone 752-2013), provides tutoring in writing and help with writing assignments.

Types of Workshops

A TA Workshop can teach TAs and graders to:

* Design effective writing assignments and exercises
* Develop and apply coherent grading standards
* Grade papers and lab reports more consistently
* Write comments more efficiently and effectively
* Coach their students on the process of writing
* Use writing to stimulate class discussion
* Integrate e-mail and newsgroups into discussion and research.

A class visit can help your students:

* Overcome writer's block and get started on the assignment early
* Respond to the specific tasks and challenges of the assignment
* Focus their research efforts efficiently
* Avoid plagiarism
* Adopt the conventions, formats and styles of the discipline
* Improve the overall quality of the written product
* Give each other more effective peer feedback on drafts.

Please Note: This site is under construction. If you have questions or suggestions about this page or ways that the Workshop Program can serve you, please call or e-mail Gary Sue Goodman (752-4947) to schedule a private consultation or to arrange a workshop tailored to your needs.