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Tools for Instructors

• ACL's Best Practices Initiative
  From the Institute for Information Literacy, this is the site for the Association of College and Research Libraries information literacy best practices initiative.
  
  
• International Writing Centers Association Writing Centers Online
  This is an informational directory of writing centers with links to hundreds of writing centers. Here you will find answers to questions, handouts, tips on designing assignments in all fields, and links to readings about rhetorical issues.
  
  
• Resources for Writers and Teachers
  This site has help for instructors and students, but it also focuses on hints for teaching in computer classrooms; it offers a wide range of information and materials.
  
  
• Resources for Writers and Writing Instructors
  This site from Rutgers University has links to all kinds of writing resources.
  
  
• SLCC Online Writing Center
  A good set of links for general information about teaching writing and a list of online journals that focus on teaching writing is contained here. Getting familiar with the range of online journals can really expand instructors' teaching resources quickly, as well as give you some new places to consider publishing.
  
  
• Teaching and Writing
  An expansive site that offers help and links for teaching research and writing.
  
  
• Information Literacy and Writing Assessment Project: Tutorial for Developing and Evaluating Assignments
  This is a good site for help in developing effective research assignments, including many samples in various disciplines.
  
  
• Composition Assignments and Teaching Ideas
  Sample instructor assignments in most disciplines are included here, many of which involve research.
  
  
• Using Word's Commenting Features For Peer Reviewing
  If you comment on student writing online or are thinking of doing this, this site on Using Microsoft Word to comment on student writing is extremely detailed and helpful.
  

  LINKS TO RESEARCH SOURCES

  
  Please note that the Web Sites Worth Knowing in each chapter of the Student Resources section are also helpful for finding information.
  
  
• Reference Sources on the Web
  This site has links to reference books available online.
  
  
• The Elements of Style
  The online version of The Elements of Style.
  
  
• Project Gutenberg Official Home Site
  Project Gutenberg has lots of full texts.
  
  
• The Washington Post—Recent Additions
  This site has the first chapters of some of the most recent award-winning books.
  
  

  LINKS FOR TEACHING SPECIFIC RESEARCH WRITING SKILLS

  
  
  
• Writing from A to Z
  A great set of PowerPoint slides to show in class containing a full range of research skills.
  
  
• Evaluating Web Resources
  This site will assist in the evaluation of Web sites and PowerPoint slides.
  
  
• Research and Documenting Sources
  Handouts for all stages of the research process.
  
  
• Writing Research Essays
  Get an overview of the research and writing process with examples of such skills as narrowing a topic.
  
  
• Merit Software's "Paragraph Punch"
  Interactive site to help students write a paragraph.
  
  

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