Margaret,
Thanks for the info. The person who you sent it to before was Virginia
Ryan, in response to a message in April 1999. I contacted her first,
before going to the list, but she didn't remember getting anything.....
Let's hope that this time I get it together. I think it would be a
wonderful resource to be able to have contact info for all the people
involed in writing centre work in Canada.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Janice
Margaret Procter wrote:
> Hi, Janice --
>
> I have a feeling I've sent you this info before. Or was it
> someone else's surve? I'm sure you know the work Henry
> Hubert did a few years ago on writing centres. But here;s my
> info again, anyway. I look forward to seeing your
> collection.
>
> U of T has so many tutorial centres I can't list them all.
> There are math tutoring centres, Physics and Economics
> tutoring centres, Aboriginal Students' tutoring centres,
> college dons' tutoring services, etc. But the ones most
> relevant to your interest are the 14 or so writing centres.
> You can see them listed via the big website I have created.
> It's at www.utoronto.ca/writing/.
>
> There are eight or so college writing centres for undergrads
> in Arts and Science plus two on the suburban campuses, a
> centre that's part of the big writing program in Engineering
> (run by Rob Irish, [log in to unmask], 416 978-6708),
> another that's part of the writing instruction built into
> the Architecture graduate program (run by Andy Payne,
> [log in to unmask], 416 978-2586), and one for some of
> the Health Science programs (run by Dena Taylor,
> [log in to unmask], 416 978-0340). These are all listed
> and linked in my website. A new program for graduate
> students will start up after July 1, run by Jane Freeman
> ([log in to unmask], no phone number yet). There will
> also be one staffed by peer tutors for the grad students at
> OISE/UT (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education). You
> might also be interested in the academic counselling done by
> Counselling and Learning Skills, run by Nellie Perret
> ([log in to unmask], 416 978-1033).
>
> I'm Coordinator of the lot, meaning that I get to sit on a
> lot of committees and write reports and proposals --
> everybody calls on me when they have to think about
> writing. I also do "outreach" work by giving workshops and
> presentations to classes, and by giving training workshops
> and working with TAs. I consult with people trying to
> integrate writing instruction into their courses, as they're
> being encouraged to do these days, especially in the
> undergrad program in Arts and Science. I also provide
> support and advice to writing centre instructors when I'm
> asked, and try to develop and disseminate teaching and
> research resources for them. I sponsor training sessions and
> professional development meetings too. I do some research
> when I can squeeze it in, and so do a few other writing
> instructors. My e-mail is [log in to unmask], and my
> phone number is 416 978-8109 (as in my sig line below).
>
> As for services and resources, all the writing centres
> concentrate on offering individual consultations, as
> explained on the webpage "Working with a Writing Tutor" at
> http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/service1.html. We also offer
> group instruction of various kinds -- within classes in
> Engineering and Architecture (the newest centres, where we
> could design from scratch), usually outside them as
> course-related or standalone workshops for the (older)
> college writing centres. Increasingly too, we have been
> involved in giving non-credit courses, "free" to students
> because of grants that come from increased tuition fees. The
> most successful are co-taught by writing instructors and
> senior science TAs -- who also learn from each other.
>
> The website includes about 40 files of advice on academic
> writing written specifically for U of T students, as well as
> many links to other sites. It gets over 6000 "hits" weekly.
> Some of the files are distinctive, such as those on writing
> admission letters, writing critiques, "how not to
> plagiarize," etc. We also have a set of very specific ESL
> files that people find useful. It also has links and advice
> files for faculty, both writing instructors and those using
> writing in their other courses. It the key place for giving
> the 65,000 U of T students + 10,000 faculty and TAs the
> information they need to navigate our very scattered
> programs, so I try to keep it updated regularly.
>
> Hope this helps! Let me know if you want more information.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Margaret.
>
> --
> (Dr.) Margaret Procter
> University of Toronto
> Coordinator, Writing Support
> 15 King's College Circle
> Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H7
>
> (416) 978-8109; FAX (416) 971-2027
> http://www.utoronto.ca/writing
>
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