WAC as a Vehicle for Critical Thinking, Community, and Joy in the Classroom
This is a recording of one of a series of workshops on writing across the curriculum (WAC) hosted by the WAC Program at Colorado State University. Delivered on February 6, 2026, Christopher Basgier ed a discussion of how, in the age of generative artificial intelligence (genAI), many faculty members find themselves in an “unsettled middle,” seeing both potential benefits and real risks in the technology (Basgier & Wilkes, 2025). This middle space can be generative for ethical discernment. The workshop introduced participants to a practice of writing to discern. Based on pragmatist ethical philosophy, the practice centers on writing about the values that form the basis of our ethical commitments. When left unwritten, values can lead to conflict. When made explicit, they facilitate open “ethical deliberation” about our commitments and the tradeoffs we are willing to make (Watson et al., 2025, n.p.). Participants considered how, by engaging in this practice of ethical discernment, faculty across disciplines can guide their students towards systematic reflections on situated use and situated refusal of genAI so they can adjust practices as necessary to better align with their values. (Note: Editing of closed captions is not yet complete.)
Teaching for Transfer Across the Curriculum
This is a recording of one of a series of workshops on writing across the curriculum (WAC) hosted by the WAC Program at Colorado State University. Presented by Kara Taczak on November 7, 2024, it addresses the relationship between WAC and knowledge transfer and student learning. View the Workshop Slides.
Engaging Students through Multimodal Writing Assignments
This is a recording of one of a series of workshops on writing across the curriculum (WAC) hosted by the WAC Program at Colorado State University. Presented by Mike Palmquist on November 7, 2023, it focuses on how multimodal writing assignments can be used in courses across the disciplines. View the Workshop Slides.
Towards Place- and Land-Based Writing Across the Curriculum Programming
This is a recording of one of a series of workshops on writing across the curriculum (WAC) hosted by the WAC Program at Colorado State University. Led by Vani Kannan, Director of Writing Across Emory at Emory University and Alice Michelle Augustine, Founding Director, Campus Honors and Scholars Engagement, Lehman College, CUNY, the workshop was presented on February 2, 2026. They workshop leaders reported on and led discussion about a community-based WAC partnership in the Bronx that brought together student archival researchers, a community archive, and a project to commemorate a local African burial ground. (Note: Editing of closed captions is not yet complete.)
WAC Course Development Grants at CSU: A Panel Discussion
This is a recording of one of a series of workshops on writing across the curriculum (WAC) hosted by the WAC Program at Colorado State University. Presented by Annie Halseth, Robert Affeldt, Pinar Ozbeck, Elisa Cundiff, Annie Krieg, Allison Bielak, and Mikę Palmquist on November 7, 2024, it discusses the origins and impacts of a course development project that supported the use of writing tasks and assignments in courses across the curriculum. View the Workshop Slides.
