Faculty Support for Student Success

Even advanced students may not be aware of resources to help them improve their writing. Faculty in all disciplines can increase student familiarity with the Writing Center by implementing the following strategies in their courses each semester:

  • Schedule a visit from a peer Writing Assistant to introduce the Center's services and resources to your class. For asynchronous online courses, email writingcenter@kennesaw.edu for a video introduction.

  • KSU Writing Center: Visiting the KSU Writing Center makes writing for any class easier and more effective. A friendly peer writing assistant will work with you in person or online to help you develop a topic, organize your research, revise and edit drafts, document your sources, and much more. The Writing Center offers specialized support for graduate students and includes the English Language Program (ELP), which provides tutoring in writing, speaking, and reading for individuals whose primary language is not English.

    The Writing Center offers weekly workshops; free online writing resources; and book, writing, and D&D clubs. Go to writingcenter.kennesaw.edu to learn more and to schedule an appointment, or visit us in English 219 (K) or Johnson 101 (M).

  • In addition to 1:1 support, the Writing Center offers weekly workshops; free online writing resources; and book, writing, and D&D clubs. Go to writingcenter.kennesaw.edu to learn more and to schedule an appointment, or visit us in English 219 (K) or Johnson 101 (M).

    In your D2L Courses, prominently link to the Writing Center and any of our Resources relevant to your class.

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Assignment: Writing Center Session + Reflection

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Strengthen your students’ writing skills by integrating Writing Center sessions into your course assignments. The KSU Writing Center offers free, one-on-one support to help students at any stage of the writing process, from brainstorming to final revisions. This adaptable assignment encourages students to engage with the Writing Center, equipping them with valuable writing strategies that enhance their academic success.

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Incentivize and Require Student Usage

Faculty encouragement is the single greatest influence in a student's decison to seek help from the Writing Center. Many faculty successfully implement incentives or requirements to further increase student use of Writing Center support. Incentives for completing a Writing Center session could include

  • Allowing extra time for completing an assignment.
  • Raising a grade for an effective revision of a graded assignment.
  • Adding extra points to an essay grade for students who work with a Writing Assistant.
  • Assigning a reflection of  their Writing Center session.

Faculty requiring entire classes to schedule Writing Center sessions are asked to email the Writing Center to provide your course information, number of students, and timeframe in which visits will take place. Attaching a copy of your assignment guidelines and rubric will help us serve your students more effectively.

Note that required visits are effective only when students are prepared to be active participants in our highly collaborative sessions, and we therefore ask that faculty do the following:

  • Help students understand what to expect in a Writing Center session by directing them to that information on our website.
  • Require that students who are coming for mandatory visits have a draft ready to discuss.
  • Emphasize that students should have specific goals, topics, or questions for their Writing Assistant.
  • Provide students with feedback that enables them focus on areas in which you see room for improvement.    

Plagiarism and AI

While generative AI has had an undeniable impact on many aspects of  writing, it has not altered the Writing Center’s policies about student responsibility for their own work. As always, writing assistants begin every session by asking students to share their assignment guidelines. During the session, if questions or issues arise that are not addressed in the guidelines or other available course documents, students are advised to contact their instructors for clarification as soon as possible.
 
Thus, when guiding students on the appropriate use and handling of AI-generated materials, the Writing Center always defers to an individual instructor’s AI policy. If no policy is identified, the writing assistant will help the student properly cite the AI content and again emphasize the importance of consulting their instructor.

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