Grant Summary
$199,234 over 24 months to carefully examine existing data on student writing and develop robust pedagogical support for faculty and new courses that incorporate that pedagogy. Wesleyan's evidence-based efforts will focus on strengthening students' expository writing as well as the content and delivery of advanced-level writing courses. Amherst's evidence-based work will concentrate on developing high-impact pedagogical techniques in the first-year seminar and in the pilot Advancing Writing Seminars (AWS). The institutions will work together to share the results of their projects at national and regional conferences and through publications devoted to studying innovations in higher education.