Writing Across the Curriculum Certificate

Outcomes & Rubric for WAC Certificate Portfolio

 

WAC Certificate Portfolio Outcomes

After finishing a WAC Certificate, candidates will be able students to:

  1. Design distinct Writing to Learn (WTL) and Writing in the Disciplines (WID) activities that require students to…
    1. Practice course outcomes
    2. Write for more than one rhetorical situation
    3. Practice a full writing process
    4. Conform to their discipline’s writing conventions
    5. Practice a variety of cognitive skills using disciplinary writing
  2. Explain the ways in which WAC theories and practices will inform the candidate's future teaching.

 

Rubric for WAC Certificate Portfolio

CRITERIA ABSENT OR BELOW BASIC
0-1		 PROFICIENT
2-3		 ADVANCED
4
WTL activities ask students to:
  1. Practice course outcomes
  2. Write for more than one rhetorical situation
  3. Generate ideas about, question, explore, explain, reflect on, etc. couse content.
 Meets 0-1 of these criteria Meets 2 of these criteria Consistently meets all criteria
WID prompt asks students to:
  1. Practice course outcomes
  2. Practice a full writing process
  3. Conform to their discipline's writing conventions
  4. Practice higher-order cognitive skills, such as analyzing, problem solving, synthesizing, etc. using disciplinary course content
 Meets 0-1 of these criteria Meets 2-3 of these criteria Consistently meets all criteria
Reflection explains specifically the ways in which WAC theories and practices will inform the candidate's future teaching. Rarely engages with WAC theory/practices. Sometimes describes impact of WAC theory/practices. Clearly describes impact of WAC theory/practices.

Two Successes:

Two Challenges:

Committee's Decision: