{"id":284,"date":"2023-10-30T12:48:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T17:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wac\/?page_id=284"},"modified":"2026-01-30T12:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:31:43","slug":"spring-wac-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wac\/spring-wac-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring WAC Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Spring 2026<\/h2>\n<h3>WAC Portfolio Session<\/h3>\n<p><b>February 20, 2026 | 12 \u2013 4 pm | Virtual<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This workshop is for current WAC faculty who want to complete a WAC Portfolio. This active writing session is designed to guide you through the portfolio process and help you make significant progress on your portfolio. The workshop is a virtual synchronous event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marshall.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_7PcQGeGGBroUsiG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REGISTRATION OPEN<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Online Workshop for New WAC Faculty<\/h3>\n<p><b>Begins March 9 and ends with symposium on April 3 | Online, asynchronous<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A professional development module on Blackboard allows new WAC faculty to gain their initial certification. It will begin with an asynchronous online portion on March 9 and end with attending the WAC Spring Symposium on April 3, which you MUST register for below.<\/p>\n<p>After attending the Writing Across the Curriculum Workshop, you will have a class-ready syllabus, assignment ideas, and writing exercises specific to your course. You will also hear from long-time WAC certified faculty and receive peer support and feedback on your teaching materials. In this workshop, you will learn to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>design and teach a WI course<\/li>\n<li>create innovative assignments, assessments, and activities<\/li>\n<li>use low, medium, and high-stakes writing<\/li>\n<li>guide students throughout the writing process<\/li>\n<li>respond to and assess writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Who should take the Workshop for New WAC Faculty?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New WAC instructors who will teach WAC courses in Summer 2026 or later<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marshall.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_9EpdPJlNyoBECRo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REGISTRATION<\/a> is open!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>WAC Charles Lloyd Spring Symposium<\/h3>\n<p><b>April 3, 2026 | 10am \u2013 3pm | Virtual<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This annual event allows new WAC faculty to certify and existing faculty to re-certify. WAC faculty will present on theoretical and practical aspects of WAC pedagogy. It will be held virtually (via Teams).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who should attend the WAC Spring Symposium?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New WAC instructors who will teach WAC courses in Summer 2026 or later<\/li>\n<li>Re-certifying WAC faculty<\/li>\n<li>Any faculty interested in learning more about the WAC program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marshall.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_bwqbeKJ0OwNiauG\" TARGET=\"new\">REGISTRATION<\/a> is open!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wac@marshall.edu\">wac@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring 2026 WAC Portfolio Session February 20, 2026 | 12 \u2013 4 pm | Virtual This workshop is for current WAC faculty who want to complete a WAC Portfolio. This active writing session is designed to guide you through the portfolio process and help you make significant progress on your portfolio. The workshop is a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":314,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-284","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/314"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":336,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/284\/revisions\/336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}