Faculty Services & Resources
At the Jacobson Center, we offer faculty support through workshops on the teaching of writing, a mid-semester assessment program, individual consultation on classroom issues, and an array of additional resources on teaching and learning. In addition, we provide helpful links to several online teaching resources.
Available Resources
Writing Enriched Curriculum (WEC)
The Writing Enriched Curriculum is an innovative, faculty-driven approach to rethinking how writing is taught in the disciplines. First launched in 2007 at the University of Minnesota, WEC provides academic departments with a way to ensure that discipline-relevant writing and writing instruction are intentionally infused into their undergraduate curricula. Recently revised and streamlined for Smith College, WEC engages faculty in a year of data-driven conversations in which they examine their department’s writing pedagogy and curriculum. Originally supported by a grant from the Davis Educational Foundation, WEC is supported by the Committee on Writing and Public Discourse and the Office of the Provost.
“When I entered Smith, every student was required to take English 11, a course designed to lead us to read with care and understanding and to write English correctly and clearly. I learned then that a precise word would convey my meaning better than a vague or flowery phrase and to appreciate the beauty of disciplined writing. My entire life has been informed and enabled by what I was taught at that time.”