Writing Resources
Consultant Training
- 383 Syllabus: The semester-long class for training all writing consultants at Richmond. The link will take you to our class wiki and student projects
Blogs
- 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.
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": Published several times a year, this newsletter discusses highlights of our writing program.
- "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.
- UVA's Teaching Resource Center: The Teaching Resource Center has a compendium of good tips for every aspect of classroom instruction.
- 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.
