WcORD: The WLN Writing Center Online Resource Database

questions on basic composition and preparing students for proficiency exams; a bibliography on training and using peer tutors; reports from individual labs; mailing list

a report on how one center has worked to generate student interest (and so gain departmental funding); a report on "Autotutor: A Branching Self-Instruction Program"; a report on achieving competency with basic writers; mailing list

Tutor training video that demonstrates best practices. Includes a mock tutorial session.

the first "Great Moments in Writing Lab History"; a report on "Comp-Lab Project" of York College, "where reduced classroom hours are systematically coordinated with a flexible schedule of autotutorial work in a writing laboratory"; a report from a WC on offering student support beyond auto-instruction; a report on computer-assisted instruction; mailing list

"Eight Suggestions to Attract More Students to Lab"; a handout on "Finding the Key Idea in Topic Sentences"; a note on "Building Administrator and Faculty Awareness"; reports from individual labs; mailing list

a report from Cs on materials development; a report from Cs on "Writing Lab Possibilities as the Small College/University; a discussion of staffing (undergrad, grad peers; professional; faculty; self-instruction) for materials-centered vs. student-centered labs (i.e. the difference between teaching more students with fewer staff vs. offering one-on-one support); a 4Cs report on "Setting up a Writing Lab";

website for the Salt Lake Community College Writing Center. Lists resources, explanation of who they are, what they do, their workshops, etc.

Rationale for tutor training.

Compiled by St. Cloud State U

A powerpoint-style video designed to accompany entry level peer tutor training at the writing lab at Cochise College.

An annotated bibliography covering relatively recent books and journal articles; topics include philosophy, theory/practice, pedagogy, evaluation, assessment, and graduate writing support

a report on student self-referrals attributed to advertising; a report from a new WC; review of _English 3200: A Programmed Course in Grammar_ (Joseph C. Blumenthal, HBJ); a WC that offers group instruction; mailing list

a report from an academic skills center that offers tutoring in developmental reading and writing and English intro courses; article on using the center to train potential English teachers; mailing list

"Using Regionally Oriented Materials in a Writing Center" (on dialect); "A Five-Minute Diagnostic for Writing Labs" (predicting student performance via error-finding exercise); reports from labs; "Handbook for Tutors" (description of an in-house training manual)

"Unnecessary Hangups" (in praise of using machine-based self-instruction or guided self-study tools when budgets don't allow for large tutoring staffs); report from a new WC; "Three Sources for Writing Lab Tutors" (on using funding from Veteran Affairs to provide services for veterans on the G.I. Bill); "Usage Study at BYU" (on identifying effective instructional materials); mailing list

article reviews; conference announcements; Program for the Special Interest Session on Writing Labs - 1979 4Cs (nice list of topics and presenters); mailing list

"Evaluation/Accountability for the Writing Lab" (on assessment, usage data, student grades, faculty response); "Do We Need Materials for ESL and Engineering Students?" (self-instruction materials); "A Note on Lab Layout" (space design); mailing list

"Birthing a Writing Lab" (advice for new directors starting brand new labs); "The Writing Laboratory at William Carey College: A Tutorial Approach"; mailing list

conference announcements; "Building a Comprehensive English Learning Center at Del Mar College" (discusses materials, function, teacher education, advertising/promotion); "Where Does the Writing Center Fit In?" (WCs supporting WAC); mailing list

reports from 4Cs; article reviews; mailing list