Hi, Janice and all -- This is impressive and will be very useful! Here are a couple more links for the network of writing centres at the University of Toronto (besides the general site and the one for U of T Engineering, already listed under Ontario): -- U of T at Scarborough Writing Centre, http://library.scar.utoronto.ca/TLS/TWC/index.htm (watch for a forthcoming faculty handbook on writing in the disciplines) -- U of T Health Sciences Writing Centre, http://www.utoronto.ca/hswriting/ (excellent handouts on specific genres of writing) -- U of T School of Graduate Studies, Office of English Language and Writing Support, http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/english/index.htm (an amazing array of courses, workshops, and consultations for graduate students -- note especially the inventive topics for courses and workshops, and the range of ways for handling the needs of non-native speakers) Regards, Margaret. Janice Freeman wrote: > > Margaret is right-- I have begun this project and have a draft of the Canadian > Writing Programs web site up. I didn't want to announce it because it was put > together by students (based on work that we've done tracking down centres over > the past few years), and I still haven't had a chance to check it thoroughly. > (A preliminary look showed me that some of the links are confused.) > > I do plan to polish it up and write some sort of a rationale for it some day > soon. My (as yet to be written) Inkshed proposal is going to be centred on the > Centres page. > > If you don't mind looking at a work in progress, here it is: > http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~caw/Writing%20Centres/Canadian%20Writng%20Centres.html > > Please let me know if I missed out anybody or if your links have changed. As I > said, I haven't had a chance to check my students' work, so there's bound to be > more errors than the few I've already noticed (and haven't changed...) I'll > make this my Reading Week project... > > Janice > > Margaret Procter wrote: > > > Dear Inkshedders: > > > > I also second the term "writing conventions" to suggest the artificial (but > > learnable) elements that people usually call "grammar." Use of that term > > might at least lead to questions, and even give us chances to mention > > Williams, Hartwell, etc. Alas, the original glamour has been lost in > > popular usage. > > > > And I like the idea of an inventory of current writing programs across > > Canada. As Theresa mentions, I did a study of the use of testing in Ontario > > universities in 1995 that turned into an account of the types of > > instruction that universities had developed by then (mostly instead of > > tests). It's still on the Web at > > http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/reportw.html. And Henry Hubert did a survey > > of writing centres across Canada that was published in Inkshed a few years > > ago -- about 1998?? Is this on the web anywhere? (Henry?) Janice Freeman > > was thinking of doing some information-gathering this year about writing > > centres: is that underway? Can we help? And then there's Tania Smith, who > > knows about us inside and out.... > > > > It would be useful for our own self-education as well as for internal > > politics to see the range of designs that have taken shape in recent years. > > Some will be the Best Practices our committees periodically want to hear > > about, others will be interesting or serve as warnings, maybe. I know some > > fine examples of the intertwining of writing centres, disciplinary courses > > and writing courses, and look forward to hearing of more shapes and models. > > Has WAC won? Where is ESL, anyway? Is it and should it be separate from > > other elements in writing programs? Rob Irish's work at U of T Engineering > > really is quite amazing, and I'd like to know more about Amanda's at > > Winnipeg as well as to catch up with SFU and UBC and Alberta and UNB and > > Memorial. > > > > Margaret > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to > > [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, > > write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] > > > > For the list archives and information about the organization, > > the annual conference, and publications, go to the Inkshed Web site at > > http://www.StThomasU.ca/inkshed/ > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- (Dr.) Margaret Procter University of Toronto Coordinator, Writing Support Room 216, University College 15 King's College Circle Toronto, ON M5S 3H7 (416) 978-8109; FAX (416) 971-2027 [log in to unmask] http://www.utoronto.ca/writing -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, the annual conference, and publications, go to the Inkshed Web site at http://www.StThomasU.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-