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The Future of WAC-Plenary Address, International Writing across the Curriculum Conference, (Ninth, Austin, Texas, May 2008 )
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McLeod, Susan H. – Across the Disciplines, 2008
In this Plenary Address given at the 9th IWAC Conference in 2008, Susan McLeod (who started her first WAC program in 1982) speculates about the future of the WAC movement. She focuses on four issues: The changing nature of communication and the cultural lag in assignment design, the question of who is in charge of the program, the ascendancy of…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
What Do You Need to Start--and Sustain--a Writing-across-the-Curriculum Program?
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McLeod, Susan H.; Soven, Margot – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1991
Offers a guide to those involved in developing a writing-across-the-curriculum (WAC) program to help them inform administrators about some of the basic points and know what to ask for before agreeing to take on the task. Outlines some basic procedures to follow for WAC program development. (MG)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Design, Program Development, Program Implementation
National Survey of Writing Across the Curriculum Programs.
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McLeod, Susan H.; Shirley, Susan – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1988
An annotated directory of writing-across-the-curriculum programs in two-year and four-year institutions in the United States and Canada, based on a 1987 survey, is presented. Annotations contain contact names and addresses and information about program design and components. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Financial Support, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Writing across the Curriculum: The Second Stage, and Beyond.
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McLeod, Susan H. – College Composition and Communication, 1989
Examines the extent and nature of continuing writing across the curriculum (WAC) programs. Describes how these successful programs have survived and changed with the years. Speculates about the future of the WAC movement. (RS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Trends, Faculty Development, Financial Support
WAC at Century's End: Haunted by the Ghost of Fred Newton Scott.
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McLeod, Susan H. – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1997
Discusses two danger signs for writing across the curriculum (WAC) program survival, dealing with their cross-curricular structure, and their heavy dependence on just one person for their health and continuation. Outlines two cases from the history of writing instruction at the University of Michigan providing a precautionary tale for both kinds…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, English Departments, Financial Support, Higher Education
Translating Enthusiasm into Curricular Change.
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McLeod, Susan H. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1988
The enthusiasm generated by workshops in writing across the curriculum can be translated into lasting curricular change, particularly in freshman composition, general education courses, and upper-division writing emphasis courses. Committees, central to any change effort, can take any of a variety of forms. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Curriculum, Committees, Curriculum Development