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Spring 2026 Offerings

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• Self-Enroll in the Canvas Course to explore syllabus and assignment tips and models, recent research, and more.

Authentic (and Potentially Publishable!) Writing Assignments I: Designing the Task
Facilitated by Alison Marzocchi

• Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - Sunday January 18, 2026 (Asynchronous)

Through this asynchronous, Canvas-based workshop, faculty will learn about designing authentic writing assignments for students that mimic particular writing tasks for your discipline. The workshop will coach faculty on choosing an authentic, discipline-specific writing task and consulting real samples to build a rubric. Stay tuned for Part 2 which focuses on scaffolding student success on your assignments.

Critical Thinking with AI:  A Few Strategies
Facilitated by Leslie Bruce

• Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - Sunday January 18, 2026 (Asynchronous)

This asynchronous WAC LIAISONS workshop will introduce recent research on critical thinking and AI use, then explore a few generalizable ideas for using student-LLM interactions to strengthen students' critical thinking skills as they increase their subject mastery.

Using Writing to Learn in Any Class
Facilitated by Alison Marzocchi

• Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - Sunday January 25, 2026 (Asynchronous)

Through this asynchronous, Canvas-based workshop, faculty will learn about Writing to Learn (WTL) activities. WTL activities typically include quick, informal, low-stakes writing tasks in which students consolidate their learning of a course’s content. Adding WTL activities to a class can improve student learning and writing, enrich class discussion, and allow faculty to quickly assess even large classes’ understanding of core concepts. Come to this workshop to learn five effective WTL activities all instructors can apply in their classes.

Engaging AI Critically with Your Students
Facilitated by Leslie Bruce

• Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - Sunday February 1, 2026 (Asynchronous)

Take this asynchronous workshop at your own pace.  Learn some of the promises and perils of AI chatbots, explore ways to support critical thinking about AI in class, and draft your own in-class AI-infused activity for feedback.

Adapting Major Assignments to Reduce AI Overreliance
Facilitated by Leslie Bruce

• Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - Sunday February 15, 2026 (Asynchronous)

Attempts to evade and detect generative AI use in coursework are never foolproof. To ensure student learning, we can adapt our assignments to better engage students.  Focusing on longer assignments and projects, this asynchronous workshop introduces several strategies for reducing AI use in your favorite major assignments.

NEW! Reducing Faculty Workloads with ChatGPT EDU's "Custom GPT" Feature
Facilitated by Leslie Bruce

• Wednesday, April 8, 2026 - Sunday April 12, 2026 (Asynchronous)

This one-hour, asynchronous workshop will show faculty how to reduce their workloads using "Custom GPTs" in ChatGPT EDU.  ChatGPT EDU, the tool provided to all CSU faculty and students, is easily accessible and can help faculty speed repetitive processes in their teaching and service workflows.

Reduce Grading Time with Formative Feedback Strategies
Facilitated by Alison Marzocchi

• Wednesday, April 15, 2026 - Sunday April 19, 2026 (Asynchronous)

Through this asynchronous, Canvas-based workshop, faculty will learn research-based strategies for how to provide formative feedback on student writing. Formative feedback is more efficient and effective. Students benefit from actionable and manageable feedback to improve, while faculty benefit from higher-quality student writing and reduced grading time. Come to this workshop to learn strategies for providing formative feedback.

NEW! Faculty Writing They Don’t Teach You in Grad School
Facilitated by Alison Marzocchi

• Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - Sunday May 3, 2026 (Asynchronous)

Through this asynchronous, Canvas-based workshop, faculty will learn tips for different genres of faculty writing that are not typically taught. In graduate school, we all learned how to write a research paper, but what about recommendation letters or challenging emails? How do you self-promote on grants or award nominations? Faculty will be provided with tips for writing outside of our typical research paper genre.

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Want Help Adapting to AI?

WAC LIAISONS Boot Camp and Faculty Learning Community members have built a fantastic resource for faculty adapting to AI in the classroom.  Self-enroll using the button below.

Enroll in the Generative AI (ChatGPT/LLM) Faculty Resources Canvas Page

Linguistic Justice and Disciplinary Writing

Want to teach your discipline’s writing expectations while respecting your students’ right to their own language? As a WAC Program guest speaker, Dr. Nicole Gonzales Howell (U San Francisco, Dept. of Rhetoric & Language) created a self-paced Canvas site for our faculty. You can self-enroll in this Canvas site to review materials and resources provided by the WAC guest speaker.

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