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Johnson, Peggy; Mutschelknaus, Mike – 2001
Noting that at Saint Mary's University (where the authors teach) the issue of spirituality is in the forefront of education and is seamlessly woven into required courses throughout four years of college in an attempt to "enhance students' spiritual and personal lives," this paper positions writing centers as a place for student inquiries…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Personal Writing, Spirituality
Russell-Robinson, Joyce – 1993
A course taught at St. Augustine's College uses "A Voice from the South" (1893) by Anna J. Cooper (a collection of essays representing women as being bold, in-charge decision makers) as an example of how "Feminism across the Disciplines" is expressed. These essays, as well as works of a number of other writers, can be used in…
Descriptors: Feminism, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Interdisciplinary Approach

Stix, Andi – 1994
A teacher wants to help her middle school students who already hate poetry to appreciate William Carlos Williams' poem "This Is Just to Say," but her approach is ill-focused. In frustration, she assigns her students a punitive writing assignment. An approach that might have resulted in a better outcome could be achieved. It would have…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Integrated Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literature Appreciation
Keessen, Jan; White, Marjorie Ann – 1991
Two papers presented at two different conferences and both discussing issues related to writing across the curriculum, are presented in this document. The first paper, "Wanted: Guidelines for Teaching Writing in Non-Writing Courses," (Jan Keessen), presented at the 1992 "four C's" conference, discusses the need to gather data…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Guidelines, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Stanley, Linda – 1990
A writing across the curriculum program at Queensborough Community College in New York began its work on campus as Writing and Reading in the Technologies (WRIT) and chose to work with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) department. The program's implementation was two-tiered. In Tier 1, over a period of three years, the WRIT…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Interdisciplinary Approach, Technical Writing, Two Year Colleges
Jamieson, Sandra – 1996
The contact zones in teaching writing are connected in multiple ways. A principal concern is how students learn to write for the disciplines, but the focus is the relationship between composition specialists and their colleagues throughout the disciplines. In the early days of writing across the curriculum (WAC), writing was seen primarily as a…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Higher Education, Instructional Development, Instructional Improvement
Agatucci, Cora; And Others – 1994
In six parts, this research panel report focuses on numerous aspects of an institutionally-supported project in Writing and Problem Solving across Disciplines conducted by four teachers at Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Oregon. The report's first section, "Introduction," is descriptive and gives some background on the research…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Dunn, Patricia – 1993
By linking a first-year writing class and an introductory chemistry class at Utica College of Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York) the instructor hoped to foster camaraderie among the students; help students see the connections between the two disciplines; and disrupt students' pattern of unquestioning acceptance of the authority of the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Class Activities, College Freshmen, Course Descriptions
Brewbaker, James M. – 1991
Columbus (Georgia) College's Challenge Squared program consists of three 2-week enrichment day camps for gifted students in grades 5 through 10. In past years, students have worked with an artist to create local history murals and have written and produced video plays in cooperation with a media specialist. Most recently, students were involved in…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Childrens Literature, Enrichment, High Schools
Baker, Edith M. – 1996
English or rhetoric and composition faculty must work to collapse disciplinary boundaries in their institutions. The challenge facing English departments is to collapse the "we-they" mentality, to develop productive partnerships with other departments, and to develop a healthy respect for other disciplines. At Yavapai College in Arizona,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, English Departments, Interdisciplinary Approach, Naturalistic Observation
Tjeltveit, Alan C. – 1992
In response to curricular changes at Muhlenberg College (Pennsylvania), emphasizing interdisciplinary exploration and a focus on writing, students in an introductory psychology course were assigned a paper examining a "hero" of their own choosing from a psychological perspective, from an ethical perspective, and from a viewpoint…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Ethical Instruction, Ethics, Higher Education
McCabe, Don F. – 1994
Writing and discussion are excellent ways for students to master content, develop analytical abilities, and become active and collaborative learners. The Writing Across the Curriculum movement offers a theoretical framework for the use of writing in instruction, maintaining that writing skills are primarily thinking skills, that writing is a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Troiano, Edna M.; Draus, Julia – 1990
In 1983, Charles County Community College (CCCC) initiated a project to infuse academic information from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences into developmental courses. The reorganization assignments related to 27 topics that promoted academic examination and cultural literacy while at the same time drawing from students' own…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Interdisciplinary Approach
Elmes-Crahall, Jane – 1990
An undergraduate course in rhetorical criticism at Wilkes University incorporated a major component on the rhetoric of the American Woman's Suffrage Movement. Considerable time was devoted to critiquing "traditional" approaches to rhetorical criticism from a feminist perspective and to questioning the appropriateness of various…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Course Content, Critical Thinking, Females

Hopkins, Shannon; Kammer, Gregory – 1992
In fall 1991 and spring 1992, an interdisciplinary art-and-writing collaborative project was initiated by an English instructor at Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) and a graphics instructor at Everett Community College (ECC), both in Washington State. The project involved a graphics art class at ECC and a writing class from YVCC, pairing…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Audience Awareness, Audience Response