1. Teaching WIC Online Shannon Riggs
Ecampus Director of Course Development and Training
May 9, 2014
Please contact Ecampus
for help with your online
courses, including WIC.

2. WIC Learning Outcomes
1. Develop and articulate content knowledge and critical thinking in the discipline through frequent practice of informal and formal writing.  
2. Demonstrate knowledge/understanding of audience expectations, genres, and conventions appropriate to communicating in the discipline.
3. Demonstrate the ability to compose a document of at least 2000 words through multiple aspects of writing, including brainstorming, drafting, using sources appropriately, and revising comprehensively after receiving feedback on a draft. 

3. Advantages of Teaching WIC Online
Tools that encourage informal writing, as well as practice writing for different audiences, are built into the learning environment (i.e. discussion forums, blogs, wikis, journals)
Online tools/course design provide structure for formal writing processes
Built in, customizable rubrics help to …
Set expectations clearly
Guide peer reviews to be in-depth
Make grading faster, easier, more consistent
Online “Web 2.0” tools help with all aspects of writing process, invention through revision & other tools can help with grading
November 16, 2018
ECAMPUS OSU DEGREES ONLINE

4. Brainstorming/Invention Tools
Brainstorming Tools
mindmeister.com
mywebspiration.com
bubbl.us
spiderscribe.com
popplet.com
Used individually, in small groups, or as a whole class activity
11/16/2018

5. Tools for Research, Using Sources & Drafting
Online library research guides
“Ask a librarian” discussion forums built into courses
Online tools to keep track of web-based research (Diigo.com)
For Citing Sources:
SafeAssign
Citation Resources through Valley Library
For Writing and Sharing Drafts:
Word processors (track changes), Google Docs
File sharing in Bb, Small Group Discussions
11/16/2018

6. Tools for Feedback and Grading
Obvious Tools:
Track Changes/Comments in Word
Rubrics – lots of detail provided with the click of a button
Lesser Known Tools:
Voice feedback using tools such as Jing or Screencastomatic.com, allows for asynchronous writing “conferences”
Your voice, the student’s paper on the screen, shared with a link
Shortkeys or other Text Expansion software
11/16/2018