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Writing Instructor Research and Development

Professional Websites

Below are websites focusing on various issues in composition.

Pedagogical Links

Responding to Student Writing--Hobart and Willam Smith College offers practical advice for responding to student essays.

The Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Writing--this site offers a variety of development material both for instructor and student.

Links for Writers, Teachers, and Tutors--Millsaps College's page offers approximately 30 links to various websites addressing both student and instructor writing needs.

Plagiarism--A comprehensive guide to plagiarism with multiple links presented by the University of North Alabama.

Using Technology to Enhance Pedagogy--this site, sponsored by the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Group, offers seven principles of good practice which uses technology to improve learning.

Portfolios in the Classroom--Indiana University offers this thorough listing of articles and websites dediated to analyzing the use of portfolios in the writing classroom. This site is a must-peruse for any instructors considering or using the portfolio system.

Professional Writing

Advice on Research and Writing--an excellent reference source for instructors interested in submitting papers for conferences or journal publication.

Grant Writing--Columbia University Medical Center offers tips for successful grant writing.

Writing a Review of Literature--how-to handout that can be used for professional writing or given to upper level writing students.

Business Writing Tips--Terri Herron of the University of Montana's School of Business and Administration offers writing advice geared specifically toward business writing.

Writing a Letter of Recommendation--Central College offers tips and tricks to composing quick and effective letters of recommendation.

Writing Centers--many of the writing centers listed below offer both instructors and students a myriad of information and links to aid in all stages of the writing process.

Empire State College Writing Center

IPFW Writing Center

For Classroom Use

Distance Learning Writing Tips--the University of Missouri-Columbia offers specific advice for distance learning students. While most advice is applicable to any student, this site offers a few links for students to examine when evaluating Internet sources.

Edit Avenue--Edit Avenue is an editing website. Mostly, documents can be submitted for editing; this site is not a papers-for-sale site. The main page of Edit Avenue has several links to writing guides.

Welcome to College--a comprehensive source, produced by James Madison University, to orient students to the college classroom. This is a nice source to revise and distribute to ENG W130 students or college freshmen to ensure they are aware of the expectations of a college instructor.

Welcome to College 2--this tip list, while visually crammed, offers students excellent tips regarding college classroom expectations. This source is best mined for the tips but presented in a more visually appealing handout.

Writing about Literature--Arnie Sanders of Goucher College has composed this list of links for students regarding 1) writing in general and 2) writing about literature. This site is helpful for any beginning writing student who must respond to classic literature.

Writing Guides--New York Medical College offers a thorough list of style and writing guides for students to access. Some texts have website links; however, most texts offer bibliographic information only.

 

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