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By Sarah Tinker Perrault, WIC Director

Winter 2023 was an unexpectedly exciting quarter for WIC. In addition to our scheduled visiting speaker and workshop leader, we had some ad hoc events related to questions of if and how faculty might use predictive text generators such as ChatGPT in their classes.

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Spring 2023 Lunch Series

The WIC Team is excited to announce our line-up of workshops for the spring term.

Read workshop descriptions and register here.


Dr. Stephanie Kerschbaum Teaches About Disability and Writing Pedagogy

By Jarrett Steel Webster and Madeline Hurwitz, WIC Graduate Interns

WIC’s winter speaker was Dr. Stephanie Kerschbaum, Associate Professor of English and the Director of the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Washington. Dr. Kerschbaum gave a talk and led a workshop on disability and the teaching of writing.

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Winter Workshop Recaps

By Olivia Rowland, WIC GTA, and Sarah Tinker Perrault, WIC Director

Members of the WIC Team led two workshops this term: “Pedagogical Principles, Writing, and ChatGPT” and “Using Writing to Support Discipline-Specific Learning.”

Read recaps of both workshops.


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WIC Culture of Writing Awards: A Call for Nominations

Attention WIC faculty!

Remember to identify strong papers from your winter WIC course as possible nominees for the WIC Culture of Writing Award in your discipline. Units submit nominations by May 22, 2023.

Learn more about the Culture of Writing Awards and the nomination process.