USEM Faculty Resources
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This "USEM Faculty Resources" section of the Wiki is intended to supplement the SAGES University Seminar resources, available at http://www.case.edu/sages/fellows.htm.
If you have experience teaching University Seminar, either as the Instructor of record, or as a Writing Liaison, please add sample assignments, suggestions, or other useful resources to this portion of the Writing Wiki.
The University Seminar, or USEM
Each USEM has its own dynamics, although some of the more predictable variables depend in part on whether you teach during the Fall or Spring semester.
Who is your Writing Liaison--and why do you have one assigned to your class?
Both the SAGES Office and the Department of English have collaborated on two documents intended to help faculty and writing instructors define their roles in and out of the classroom, while working together.
Even before the first day of class, USEM professors should contact their Writing Liaison as soon as a pairing announcement is received from the SAGES Office.
Most Writing Liaisons would appreciate having access to their own desk copy of the primary text(s) of your course.
Time Constraints and Possibilities
Your Writing Liaison should be asked to dedicate about six hours per week to assisting you with your USEM. This page includes recommendations about how to make the most of your USEM partnership.
Writing Workshops and Handouts
This page describes some typical "writing" workshops that might be appropriate to your USEM--and contains sample handouts that the CWRU Writing Faculty have used with success.
Resources for Using The Craft of Research
This page collects reviews, suggestions, and exercises to be used with the recommended writing text for University Seminars (Booth, Colomb, & Williams' The Craft of Research.) (Note: This is a collaborative project by English 400 graduate students in Fall 2008.)
Don't forget!
The "General Faculty Resources" portion of the Writing Wiki includes detailed and useful information on disciplinarity, writing integration, assignment design, and assessment, along with links to pages on research, workshops, and ESL strategies.
