For Course Instructors
Our professional staff can support your teaching and help you help your students in the following ways:
- We can provide a brief orientation to your class about our services.
- We can customize and present a writing workshop for your class.
- We can work with you to review and tailor your assignment design to meet course objectives.
- We can offer strategies to effectively respond to student writing.
Recommend Us to Your Students
Please help us get the word out about our services by:
- Recommending us to your students
- Inviting us to give an in-class orientation
- Inviting us to customize and present a writing workshop for your class.
- Encourage students to use the Writing Center early and often as they work through their assignments.
- Stress the value of revising in response to reader feedback
- Include information about the writing center in your syllabus and on assignment sheets.
- For example: The Writing Center offers all University of Montana students daily drop-in studio hours as well as scheduled one-on-one consultations. We provide a collaborative learning environment where you can engage in supportive conversations about your work and receive feedback at any point. To see our drop-in hours and locations, make an appointment, or learn more about The Writing Center, visit www.umt.edu/writingcenter.
In-Class Orientations
Most students who visit the Writing Center learn about our services from a faculty member or from an in-class orientation. A brief class visit early in the semester allows us to introduce ourselves and our services to your students. To schedule such a visit, contact Writing Center Director Shareen Grogan.
Customized In-Class Workshops
Writing Center staff can work with you to insert assignment- and discipline-specific writing and public speaking workshops into your course at key points during the semester. Tailored to particular assignments and to student needs, these workshops support your class goals and help students recognize and develop effective communication behaviors.
Assignment and Curriculum Design
Writing Center staff can provide feedback and input as you design your assignments. We have a wealth of experience observing students (mis)interpret writing assignments from across the disciplines, and can help you identify and communicate the key variables students will need to account for in order to produce the kind of work you expect. Additionally, we can help you find ways to incorporate opportunities for writing into your curriculum that support student learning without adding to your reading and grading load. Our Teaching Resources page provides additional ideas, guidance, and resources.
Responding to Student Writing
Writing Center staff can offer tips for providing effective and efficient feedback on student work. In addition, Writing Center staff can look at a set of student papers with you to determine what kinds of interventions and supplemental workshops might be helpful. Our Teaching Resources page also provides additional ideas, guidance, and resources.