Introductory WAC Seminars for TAs
The Center regularly offers WAC introductory seminars for UIUC teaching assistants. TAs from all departments will learn more about teaching writing, responding to writing, and using writing to support learning. This professional development seminar includes synchronous workshop components, and participants will be asked to prepare materials before each synchronous session.
Participants receive a small stipend for attending and must be eligible for payment to participate. If you are interested in attending a WAC introductory seminar, please contact the CWS staff at CenterforWritingStudies@illinois.edu.
Two seminars are held for TAs: a two-day seminar in August and a two-day seminar in January, both held just before classes start. Calls for seminar nominations and applications typically go out in mid-fall and early summer of each year.
In Spring 2027, the WAC TA Seminar will be held online on January 11-12 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm CT.
Faculty and staff can nominate TAs to participate from October 4-November 4.
Teaching Assistants can apply directly from October 11-November 11.
Read more and complete the nomination and application forms on our event calendar.
WAC Seminars for Faculty
Periodically, the Center offers WAC seminars for faculty. These half-day seminars are opportunities for participants to discuss their implementation of WAC approaches, share any changes they’ve made to their teaching, and expand on topics raised in previous WAC seminars. If you are interested in attending a seminar like this, please email centerforwritingstudies@illinois.edu.
Recent WAC Workshops
The Center offers campus-wide workshops on topics such as teaching ESL writers and source use, citation, and plagiarism. We also collaborate with departments to develop specialized workshops. To arrange a workshop for your program or department, please contact Lindsay Russell.
Examples of recent, specialized WAC workshops include:
- Multimodal Pedagogy Workshop (July 2022 & 2021)
- Alternative Assessment & Ungrading (October 2021)
- Supporting Communicative Diversity Across the Curriculum (March 2020)
- Responding to Student Writing for Physics 280 TAs (January 2020)