Writing technologies have a long history of aiding us all in academic spaces. However, with the recent development of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), how technology helps us is changing. Specifically, these new technologies are impacting how we produce writing. These technologies are becoming more automated through the incorporation of GenAI software. The following information will provide […]
Maintaining academic integrity as an instructor involves understanding how it impacts your class and the university as a whole. Avoiding plagiarism is one crucial way to uphold academic integrity and help guide students toward success in and beyond your course. What is plagiarism? According to UIUC’s Student Code, plagiarism is one type of academic integrity […]
Why Include Peer Review in Your Course? Writers need feedback on their writing in order to improve. While instructor feedback is valuable, asking students to respond to each other’s writing provides additional opportunities for before-the-deadline feedback without increasing the instructor’s workload. There are other benefits to peer review, as well: Peer review fosters students’ awareness […]
On this Page: Managing long-term projects like theses and dissertations can feel daunting, particularly as graduate students are often working to complete these culminating projects while also juggling teaching, research, and applying for jobs. Consequently, for many grad students, staying on track with long-term writing can pose challenges, including making time in their schedules to […]
Whenever you’re using information from sources via quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, you’ll want to cite your sources. Our University Library has an excellent LibGuide on citing sources that contains a range of information, including choosing a citation style, citation manager options, and writing annotated bibliographies. The Purdue OWL contains useful information on how to cite your sources in […]
Throughout college, you will receive many different kinds of writing prompts for various courses. How do you go about understanding a writing prompt from an instructor? Related Links: