Benefits of Writing-Enriched Curriculum (WEC)

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Centre for Teaching and Learning

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Maynooth University

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Administration and Law, Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Business, Education, Engineering, Fisheries and Veterinary, Forestry, Generic programmes and qualifications, Health and Welfare, journalism and information, Manufacturing and Construction, Mathematics and Statistics, Natural Sciences, , Teaching & Learning

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Curriculum Design, Student Success, Teaching and Learning Practice

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This OER provides an overview of the benefits of Writing-Enriched Curriculum (WEC) for both faculty and students.

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This OER will be of benefit to colleagues who wish to understand why WEC might be a useful approach for them in terms of disciplinary learning and regarding supporting students as writers.

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Learning, C. f. T. a. (2025). Benefits of writing-enriched curriculum (wec). National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/benefits-of-writing-enriched-curriculum-wec/ License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).

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