Writing Resources

Consultant Training & Resources

• 383 Syllabus: The semester-long class for training all writing consultants at Richmond. The link will take you to our class Google Site.
• Conference info sheet (read only) and conference summary forms.
• The Art of Good Commentary: standards and examples for preparing commentary on student drafts.
• The Art of Remote Conferences: the pandemic shifted our work dramatically, but this guide shows how to meet, greet, and assist writers in person or online.
• Richmond's Student Center for Equity and Inclusion: Consultants requested more training for DEI issues, and we have an excellent local site to improve our work with all writers.

Blogs & Professional Organizations

• Richmond Writing reports program news, Words of the Week, and Metaphors of the Month. We welcome you as readers and if you would like to write for our blog, contact Joe Essid for more information.
• Connecting Writers Across Borders: the Writing Lab Newsletter's blog, focusing on issues of concern to Center directors and tutors working internationally.
• Southeastern Writing Center Association, Virginia Chapter.

Handbooks

• Writer's Web: UR's online writing handbook with materials for composing, revising, and documenting writing in many fields.
• Purdue OWL: One of the world's most comprehensive online resources for writers.

Teaching Resources

• Using Google Drive for Collaborative Class Notes: A slide show with examples by Joe Essid.
• "Writing Around Richmond": Our old print newsletter (up to 2012) discussed highlights of our writing program. Issues are archived here.
• "CompPile" Research Bibliography: From the Council of Writing Program Administrators, a comprehensive set of materials for faculty and students researching the teaching of Rhetoric & Composition.
• UR's Facutly Hub, for teaching excellence and sharing ideas across disciplines and schools.
• Richmond's WAC Faculty Binder Online: From working with writing consultants, to Write-to-Learn, to designing formal writing assignments, this resource has pages of information for faculty in many disciplines.
• Write-to-Learn Activities: A series of good practices for any classroom. These short, easy-to-employ activities encourage critical-thinking skills and improved writing.
• Training for Tough Tutorials: Our online training tools for ENG 383, featuring digital video.
• WAC Links: Note that this list of links, by category of users and interests, is not frequently updated. Caveat Lector.