Writing Instruction in the Disciplines

 

 

This web site is designed to hold information and resources for faculty members teaching WID courses at WIU as well as for any faculty who include writing in their courses. The WID committee would like to make this site responsive to faculty needs and invites questions, comments, and suggestions. Please email us your feedback.

What is WID?

The WID program at WIU has a standing Faculty Senate Committee to oversee the program. The Committee recommends approval of new WID courses or modifications of existing courses. The Committee conducts ongoing review of how WID is being implemented in the different majors, and holds faculty development workshops for WID instructors.

The current members of the WID Committee are:

Chair:

  • Jennifer McNabb (History) JL-Mcnabb@wiu.edu                                                                                   

Members: 

  • Cecil Tarrant (Information Management and Decision Sciences) C-Tarrant@wiu.edu
  • Laurel G. Borgia (Curriculum & Instruction) LG-Borgia@wiu.edu
  • Lora E. Wallace (Sociology/Anthropology) LE-Wallace2@wiu.edu
  • Jane Brown (Communication Sciences and Disorders) PJ-Brown@wiu.edu                                                      

Ex Officio:

 

Approved Criteria for WID courses

List of approved WID courses

WID Approval Form

The Western Writing Program

The Writing Center

Purdue On-Line Writing Lab

Resources: Bibliography of WID and
WAC resources

Teaching Writing at WIU

Evaluating Web Resources

Plagiarism and the Web

Faculty Guide to Using the Writing Center

See the Northern Illinois University's Writing Across the Curriculum Page for a discussion of the history of WAC and the distinction between WAC and WID. Also visit WAC clearinghouse.