Faculty in the majors are integral to ensuring that students grow as writers across their four years at Hopkins. The benefits of integrating writing instruction across the curriculum are two-fold. First, students need the help of faculty within a discipline to understand what it means to write effectively in a particular\u202ffield, since what counts as \u201cgood writing\u201d\u2014including even the meaning of seemingly transparent terms like evidence and analysis\u2014is context dependent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Second, writing sparks critical thinking and is one of the most effective ways to encourage deep engagement with course content. Thoughtfully designed, ungraded writing exercises can improve student performance on exams; enhance critical thinking; and reduce achievement disparities between first-generation students and their economically advantaged peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UWP offers several forms of support for faculty teaching writing in the majors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please consider giving us feedback on the kinds of writing support you would like to see by filling out this short survey<\/a>. If you\u2019d like to have a conversation about writing in your course or program of study, send a message to UWP@jhu.edu<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To support faculty who want to enhance the use of writing in their classes, we developed the Teaching Writing Toolkit. The Toolkit distills best practices for teaching writing and provides models for doing so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Accessible, up-to-date guidance on teaching writing in the disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Toolkit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Concepts and Practices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n