Teaching Writing Intensive Online Courses Microcredential Overview

Partnering with First Year Writing, eCampus has developed this microcredential to help faculty who teach online courses that involve writing to do so more strategically and effectively. This microcredential will guide you to better design writing assignments so that your students become more effective and flexible writers within your discipline. You will also learn to strategies for formative and summative feedback. By time you complete this microcredential, you’ll be able to:

Identify the functions of writing in online courses (writing to learn, writing to engage, etc.).
Identify effective strategies for teaching writing online, including asynchronous and synchronous methods.
Recognize the importance of building a supportive and engaging online learning community for writers.
Assess student writing and provide constructive and meaningful feedback on student writing in an online environment.
Utilize online tools and technologies to enhance writing instruction.
Recognize writing as a series of processes.

Below you will learn more about how to enroll in the microcredential activities.

Overview of Microcredential Requirements

The Teaching Writing Intensive Online Courses Microcredential requires the completion of the following:

Why are They Writing? Defining Goals for Student Writing in Your Online Course Seminar (Offered in Fall)
Teaching Writing as a Process Webinar (Offered in Fall)
Helping Students to Become Flexible Writers Webinar (Offered in Spring)
Effective Feedback Strategies for Writing Assignments Webinar (Offered in Spring)
One of the following electives:
- - AI “Proofing” Your Writing Assignments Webinar (Offered in Spring)
  - Designing Effective Online Writing Assignments Webinar (Offered in Fall)

Read below to learn more about each of the requirements.

Enroll in Faculty Development Offerings

You can enroll in any certificate or microcredential offered by eCampus through CampusGroups. To do so, go to the eCampus group page in CampusGroups (be sure to log in) and then scroll down to the section titled “To Enroll In a Certificate or Microcredential” for instructions.

You can enroll in currently scheduled offerings (as described below) on our eCampus Faculty Development Event page in CampusGroups.

If a course described below is not listed, that means it has already been offered this semester. You can contact onlinefacultydevelopment@boisestate.edu to learn when the next offering will be.

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Double Dip! Seminars and webinars that you participate in for a microcredential count towards elective requirements for eCampus online teaching and online course design certificates as well.

Why are They Writing? Defining Goals for Student Writing in Your Online Course Seminar

Required

In the age of AI, it is more important than ever for online instructors to be intentional about the use of writing in our courses. Reflecting on what we want from assignments that use writing to learn, explain, argue, reflect, and analyze, allows us to more clearly set expectations for how students use writing throughout the course. This asynchronous seminar dives into the strategic implementation of writing in online courses, inviting you to examine your current practices and set goals for your writing assignments. As an asynchronous seminar, there are no live sessions; however, there are due dates throughout the week.

The time commitment for this 1-week asynchronous seminar is approximately 5 hours. The seminar will be facilitated by First Year Writing faculty. Successful completion of this seminar is required for this microcredential.

Participants who complete the seminar will receive 2 credits towards eCampus Online Teaching or Online Course Design certificates as well as 2 credits for the microcredential.

Teaching Writing as a Process Webinar

Required

Unlock the full potential of your students’ writing! In this webinar, we will dive into the different types of writing that can elevate your course, and discover innovative ways to give students multiple chances to refine their work. You’ll also explore how prioritizing the writing process over the final product can transform your teaching and empower your students to become confident, skilled writers.