This is the first of two workshops on January 8 designed to explore how best to integrate writing and communication across the curriculum at Iowa in the age of AI. In this talk and interactive discussion, Stacey Sheriff, Chair of the Writing Department at Colby College, will explore how the key principles and pedagogies of writing across the curriculum are changing (or not) in response to generative AI. Focusing on the writing-enriched curriculum (WEC) model, she will explain how and why a WEC approach to writing across the curriculum is a smart place to start in the age of AI. The department-based and faculty-driven nature of this model supports a flexible, disciplinary, and iterative approach to developing students’ writing and AI literacies. The interactive discussion will include time for faculty to articulate department- and field-specific developments, needs, and concerns for generative AI and writing in their areas. This will be followed by small, interdisciplinary group discussions to compare experiences and opportunities across the university.

Session 2 (1-3 pm) will focus on classroom specific strategies for teaching with writing using a writing-driven, AI-mindful approach. REGISTER HERE for one or both sessions.

This event is part of the 2025-2026 Symposium on Writing Across the Disciplines which invites national experts to campus to explore options for establishing an innovative and dynamic writing across the disciplines (WAD) program at Iowa. The symposium was made possible by an Arts and Humanities Initiative Grant from the Office of the Vice President for Research and is co-sponsored by the Writing Center, the Center for Teaching, the Frank Business Communication Center, the College of Nursing, the Obermann Center, and the Scientific Editing and Research Communication Core.