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Writing Helps Students Build Bridges Between Perspectives
By Sara Wink Higher education provides students with a unique opportunity to explore perspectives beyond the students’ situated knowledge. Educators across multiple fields can create those opportunities through critical reading and writing activities in the classroom. In Wisconsin, one may find the roots of one of the most prestigious college presses to ever be founded:…
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WPAs Need a Global Vision to Advance WAC in the Age of AI
By Dr. Michael Keathley, WACademic Publisher Educators have long understood the connections between literacy and knowledge; yet, the typical writing across the curriculum (WAC) initiative that integrates writing across an institution often depends on a tenuous position anchored to one individual and subject to budget fluctuations. Especially within the dynamics of the post-COVID context and…
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The First WACademic Year:
Teaching Triumphs, Chalk Dust, and Digital Ink By Dr. Jacob Kaltenbach and Dr. Irina Negrea, WACademic Editors The WACademic’s first academic year is now recent history. Here, the two blog editors summarize the year’s crucial data and the themes most popular among contributors. Plans for future growth and improvement in technical, academic, and networking areas…
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