On September 22, 2020, WAVA held a roundtable discussion via Zoom about writing placement strategies and procedures for higher education institutions across Virginia. The roundtable was led by WAVA’s co-presidents Kristi Costello and Cheri Lemieux-Spiegel and attended by WPAs and writing instructors from 2-year and 4-year institutions.
After introductions, attendees broke into breakout rooms on Zoom to discuss writing placement practices at their institutions. The attendees then reconvened to discuss topics and questions such as directed self-placement, measuring placement for efficacy, addressing unsuccessful student placements, and helping students “escape” the developmental course cycle.
Thank you to all of our attendees! It was a very productive discussion.
