NSU's Quality Enhancement Plan April 2017

26 | NSU QEP Strategies • Writing Pedagogy Learning Communities: Communities will be assisted by NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center faculty and staff members and faculty writing delegates. Community members—typically formed by a college—will identify concerns about student writing and writing instruction and investigate best practices to address those issues. Participation will be counted toward university service and engagement. • Teaching Writing in the Disciplines Series: NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center faculty and staff members will offer workshops and seminars on the teaching of writing across the curriculum. Faculty members who want to utilize the writing fellows program will complete this series. Participation will be counted toward university service and engagement. • “Writing Dialogues” Series: A quarterly forum for discussions about writing and the teaching of writing. Faculty and staff members from across the institution will be encouraged to submit proposals to present/lead discussions. • Writing Pedagogy Symposium: Faculty and staff members from the NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center will organize an annual one-day symposium where faculty members can share best practices across the disciplines. Strategy 5. Online Writing Resources NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center staff members will work with faculty members and students to develop discipline-specific online writing resources to assist faculty members and students. These online resources will be available on the center’s website. NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center staff members will also provide synchronous online writing assistance to students at a distance who cannot visit the physical center on campus. Online resources and assistance will be especially critical to the success of the QEP, as almost one-third of NSU students are online. • Discipline- and Course-Specific Resource Pages: NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center staff members will work with faculty members to develop online writing resources tailored to specific disciplines and courses. This will reduce student confusion when navigating the Internet. NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library creates class-specific library resource pages, so they will be used as a foundation for this approach. • General Writing Resource Pages: Consistent with most online writing center work, the NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center staff members will create general writing resource pages designed to assist students through the writing process. • Synchronous Online Writing Assistance: NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center staff members will offer synchronous online support to students at all levels. Online writing consultants will be educated and trained in current best practices for utilizing online platforms, including the use of audiovisual aides, telephones, and text-based commentary.