Contents:
Student Referral Form for Hartford Writing Center
Freshman English Resources
Plagiarism Documents and Information
W Course Guidelines
Teaching Writing in Biology or Psychology
Teaching Development Events and Faculty Writing Retreats
Revision in Writing Courses
Using Film in Writing Courses
Responding to Student Writing
Teaching Organization
Lens and Artifact (Coming Soon!)
Working with ESL Students
Faculty Resources:
Student Referral Form for Hartford Writing Center
If you would like to refer a student to the Writing Center, please complete the Referral Form and give it to the student to bring when he or she comes for a first appointment.
Freshman English Resources
The UConn Freshman English program website has a wealth of information for instructors who teach any of the first year writing courses. Helpful resources include: course and syllabus development, assignment development, grading, commenting on student writing, using peer review, in class activities, the information literacy requirement, plagiarism information, and much more!
Plagiarism Documents and Information
UConn Freshman English program’s Statement on Plagiarism as well as a plagiarism contract for students and a class discussion activity… all great ways to talk to your class about what qualifies as plagiarism or academic misconduct and why.
UConn Storrs Writing Center
Visit the UConn Storrs Writing Center webpage for W Course Guidelines. They also have great information for instructors who are teaching writing in Biology and Psychology, and you can access their schedules of teaching orientations, lunch time faculty seminars, and faculty writing retreats.
Revision in Writing Courses
The UConn Hartford Writing Center brochure on using Revision in Writing Courses
Using Film in Writing Courses
The UConn Hartford Writing Center brochure on Using Film in Writing Courses
Responding to Student Writing
The UConn Hartford Writing Center brochure on Responding to Student Writing
Teaching Organization
The UConn Hartford Writing Center brochure on Teaching Organization
Lens and Artifact (Coming Soon!)
The UConn Hartford Writing Center explains how to use the concept of Lens and Artifact in explaining academic writing to students.
Working with ESL Students
The UConn Hartford Writing Center brochure on Strategies and Practices for Working with ESL Writers in the College Classroom