WAC LIAISONS - Certificates

WAC Certificate

Details:

Eligibility: Current CSUF part-time and full-time faculty and staff are eligible. WAC Portfolios and Travel Grant applications will be evaluated by the WAC Advisory Committee.

WAC workshops, activities, and resources are open and available to all who are interested in applying and/or participating, regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, or any other protected status.

Benefits: Certificate recipients receive a letter of commendation from the FDC Director for their FAR files and an electronic certificate (“badge”) for their webpage, and eligibility to apply for a grant of up to $800 for travel to a WAC- or writing-related scholarly conference.

Deadline: The annual deadline for WAC Certificate portfolios is the first Friday of October; email them to [email protected]. They will be evaluated by the WAC Committee.

Requirements:

Requirement 1 - WAC Workshops

Complete the following workshops:

• Using Writing to Learn in Any Class,
• Designing Effective Writing Prompts for Any Class OR

  Authentic (and Potentially Publishable!) Writing Assignments II: Designing the Prompt

• Formative Feedback for Student Writers, and
• any two additional WAC or LIAISONS workshops  

Requirement 2 - WAC Portfolio

Create and submit a portfolio containing (please number these in your portfolio):

1. A list of the WAC workshops (titles, semesters, years) completed by the candidate,
2. A list of the candidate’s Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for ONE course in their discipline, 
3. A 500-750-word reflection that
   1. Describes at least two Writing-to-Learn practices you've integrated into at least one assignment in your courses (150 words or fewer). 
   2. Describes at least one formal, disciplinary writing assignment into which you've integrated WAC principles (150 words or fewer).
   3. Reflects upon how the completed WAC workshops will inform the candidate’s future teaching, and
   4. Certifies that at least 50% of the described activities are original, and cites the source(s) of those that are not.

Helpful Tip: WAC LIAISONS recommends consulting the portfolio rubric linked below before constructing your portfolio.

AI Trailblazer Certificates

Details:

Eligibility: Current CSUF part-time and full-time faculty and staff are eligible. Certificates are granted by the FDC.

LIAISONS workshops activities and resources are open and available to all who are interested in applying and/or participating, regardless of race, sex, color, ethinicity, national origin, or any other protected status.

Benefits: Certificate recipients receive a letter of commendation from the FDC Director for their FAR files and an electronic certificate (“badge”) for their webpage. Level 2 AI Trailblazer (Trail Seeker) certificate recipients are eligible to apply for a grant of up to $800 for travel to a WAC- or AI and Education-related scholarly conference. See "Travel Grant" links, below.

Deadline:  See the FDC's AI Trailblazer certificate page for deadlines. To be eligible to apply for the WAC LIAISONS travel grant, Level 2 Trailblazer certificates must be finished by the first Friday of October. See "Travel Grant" links below, for details. 

Requirements:

Please consult the FDC's AI Trailblazer Certificate webpages for instructions.

Testimonials

Click on the name of each faculty to read what they have to say about the WAC Certificate Program.