Written by Dr. Terry Nienhuis, 2002 recipient of the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award, this resource offers strategies on making writing assignments more efficient for professors and more enjoyable for students. Use the links below to learn how everyone can help teach writing. NOTE: Condensed and revised by Barbara Hardie and Maryann Peterson, 2010.

• Most of my students are mediocre writers. What should I do?
• How much writing should I include in my course?
• What's the purpose of informal writing?
• How can I design more effective writing assignments?
• How can I get better research papers from my students?
• What kinds of comments should I write on student papers?
• How can I help students who have lots of sentence-level errors in their writing?
• How much improvement can I expect to see in my students' writing?