IntegratE the UCEW into Your Course
Implementing strategies for success into your courses is a great way to encourage students to hone their writing skills at the University Center for Excellence in Writing (UCEW). At the UCEW, we welcome students from all ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥academic levels, majors, and disciplines. We encourage faculty to take advantage of the free writing support offered to all ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥students for course success! If you are interested in developing your course to integrate UCEW support into your own classes, please contact Dr. Sipai Klein, the UCEW Director, at kleins@fau.edu.
Below are two sample assignments that can be used to encourage students to take advantage of our writing support services at the UCEW.
Assignment #1: Require a Writing Center Appointment
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In addition to completing your peer review with your peer for the first draft of each of your essays, you will be required to attend a writing consultation session at the UCEW. The UCEW is an excellent opportunity to develop your writing skills through one-on-one sessions with a trained consultant. While this is a requirement, you will find that you can use the UCEW as a resource for any of your writing assignments both in this class and in other classes.
To receive credit, you must attend a session before the deadline of each essay's first draft assignment. Request a digital copy of your client report form be sent to both you and your instructor.
Assignment #2: Offer Extra Credit for a Writing Center Appointment
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This assignment is worth 5 points of extra credit toward your final draft paper grade. If you missed a peer review session, you can also use this to replace one of your peer review grades.
You must follow all of the steps in order to receive this extra credit.
- Take your first draft to the UCEW by scheduling a live, online or in-person session appointment.
Note: You are not required to bring a completed draft to the session. You may also use the extra credit for brainstorming, outlining, or revising. However, you must complete a session with the UCEW to receive extra credit. - Review the feedback from your consultant and make the appropriate revisions to your existing draft or complete the appropriate procedures provided by your consultant to draft your piece.
- Your initial draft or revised draft must be uploaded with the following items:
a. A copy of the client report form that includes your session notes and feedback.
b. A brief reflection of your discussion with your tutor, what you chose to revise or not revise, and why. This reflection is important to understand your process as a writer.