The Sweetland Writing Center seeks to support and improve the teaching of writing at the University of Michigan. Sweetland Writing Center workshops introduce instructors to the challenges of teaching writing in courses that both instruct students in particular fields of study and help students develop the sophisticated writing skills they will need throughout their undergraduate careers. With this in mind, we will gladly come to your department or hold workshops at Sweetland to meet with your GSIs on a variety of topics, such as:

• responding effectively to and evaluating student writing, both in drafts and in final versions;
• working with multilingual students;
• designing and sequencing writing and research assignments;
• reviewing grammar, mechanics, and style issues;
• integrating technology into the classroom;
• designing and evaluating online course projects; and
• citing sources and preventing plagiarism.

Please contact the Sweetland Writing Center if you have any questions or if you would like to discuss the possibilities of a Sweetland Workshop tailored to your department's needs.

GSIs assigned to work in approved ULWR courses for the first time must complete SWC 993.