English 103: Quick Links for 103 faculty

On-Campus Links:
Honor Council main page. A Faculty Guide to the Honor System can be found in the resources section
UR English Department main page
UR bookstore online site
Academic Skills Center main page (subject-area tutoring, time & stress management, and reading skills)
Speech Center main page (you may require students visit before giving presentations)
Writing Center main page
Writer's Web main page
Information Services' Academic Support and Personal File Storage pages

Teaching With Technology:
UR Libraries' Faculty Resources page (help with online reserves, copyright issues, and more)
Reading & Writing on the Web: NCTE's page for writing teachers. Evaluating sources, visual literacy, and much more
Longman's Mycomplab site for teachers using or curious about the software

Pedagogy
The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct Them excellent discussion and example of what are variously called "clustering exercises," "idea trees," or "issue trees" for visually outlining ideas during pre-writing.
Harvard University's Expository Writing Program. Note that the book Making the Most of College Writing is a free download from the main page and Writing From Sources can be downloaded from the "Resources"page.
Harvard's Page for the film "Across the Drafts"

Plagiarism:
Plagiarism Across the Curriculum Jonathan Hall's outstanding discussion of this topic

Student Publications:
Full Effect: an on-line magazine created by Western Kentucky University students
Revisions: "A 'Zine on Writing at Queens' College"

Other Useful Links:
Council of Writing Program Administrators'
inReview: Arizona State's site for reviews of composition texts

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