Join colleagues for lunch and discussion about how writing can support student learning in your classes. Ample research suggests that writing activities that encourage students to discover rather than demonstrate knowledge can be effective learning tools. Microthemes in computer science, personal journals for microbiology, and freewriting in sociology are but a few examples outside of English of using writing to bolster student engagement and learning. Participants will practice several writing activities and consider how specific kinds of writing tasks support different forms of learning.