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By Sarah Tinker Perrault, WIC Director<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WIC events, such as talks and workshops and the annual fall seminar, are often described in terms of
faculty development. This is not an inaccurate description, since these events certainly are opportunities
for faculty to develop new knowledge, strategies, insights, and more. However, as I think about this, I’m
reminded of a remark made by a colleague at my former institution. Rebekka Andersen<\/a> said to me once
that WAC (the decades-old national curricular movement of which WIC is a part) is about faculty
empowerment<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My goal in WIC events is not that faculty come away with a set of rules. Rather, I hope that these events
give faculty opportunities to enrich their existing curricular and pedagogical knowledge, and to improve
on their existing practices. This hope is rooted in one of the most fundamental tenets in WIC: that
faculty are experts not only about the subject knowledge of their fields and professions, but also about
how to teach successful writers within those fields and professions. Emphasis on faculty expertise is also
part of what I love about WIC work; in working with faculty from OSU\u2019s many majors, I get to learn
about how writing works in a wide array of academic and professional fields. This learning adds to my
own expert knowledge about writing pedagogy, enriching both my research and my ability to help
faculty with their teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This quarter I have had several opportunities to learn with and from faculty. We started the year with
the fall kickoff event<\/a>, a workshop on Teaching Peer Response; you can view the recording and download
materials here<\/a>. As the video mentions, those interested in using specific technologies for peer response
(including Canvas, Peerceptiv, and Eli Review) might also want to watch two other workshops:<\/p>\n\n\n\n