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The registrar keeps an updated list of UWR courses here: https://catalog.eou.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=6&poid=1308
UWR stands for “University Writing Requirement.” Each program has their own distinct disciplinary writing conventions, and it’s best if your students learned them from you.
Yes, instructors need to have the appropriate UWR Outcomes listed on their UWR syllabi. The Outcomes are listed here: https://www.eou.edu/engwrite/university-writing-requirement/
No, some programs have program-specific UWR writing requirements or outcomes. To find out if your program has any, consult your program chair.
Do the best you can, and try to follow your program-specific UWR requirements. If your program has none, contact your chair about building consensus in your program about what those should be. Remember, your program’s UWR courses may be some of the only opportunities our majors have to develop their writing skills after their first-year writing courses.
UWR instructors should have clear guidelines on discipline-specific writing requirements for their students. Ideally, yes, you should use a (discipline-specific) rubric.
You can always google “Written Communication Value Rubric,” but, really, the idea of the UWR is to use something specific to your discipline. Revise your writing prompt/assignment to ensure you’re asking students to produce writing that meets the rubric you will be using (or vice versa).
You can get ideas for writing assignments from your colleagues who have taught UWR courses. You can ask professional listservs and forums how they approach writing assignments in your field. No matter the source of your information, be sure to revise and design the writing assignment to meet your own course goals and your own expectations for writing in your class(es). You can also reach out to the EOU Writing Center director for extra support. (link to this: https://www.eou.edu/lcenter/contact-us/)
The Writing Center on campus is for students of all levels and from all programs. It has both on-campus writing tutors and synchronous and asynchronous tutoring available. These services are FREE to students. UWR instructors should encourage their students to use the writing center, perhaps even to the extent of requesting that a writing tutor visit your classroom to explain how to access writing tutorials and putting EOU Writing Center information on their syllabi. Link: https://www.eou.edu/writing-center/writing-center-syllabus-statements/
Because the schedule flexibility the EOU Writing Center now offers, instructors may also find it useful to require writing tutoring at certain points in the term or ahead of some writing assignment deadlines
EOU has a variety of special writing/speaking opportunities for their students on campus:
Absolutely. The library takes information literacy and helping students and faculty very seriously. They’ve compiled a substantial web page of resources for faculty here:https://guides.library.eou.edu/
The first thing to do, though, is to find your subject librarian. Besides being a fantastic resource for your area, they are willing to visit your class and talk to your students about the library and research resources, or give your students a tour of the library.
CTLA is an acronym for EOU’s “Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment.” Check out their web page for resources. They periodically put on events to help teachers.
On Campus (in-person and remote access) Tutoring
Online eTutoring
Eastern Oregon University One University Blvd. Loso Hall, Room 234 La Grande, OR 97850-2899 Phone: (541) 962-3663 Fax: (541) 962-3820 E-Mail: writingcenter@eou.edu
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