The pages listed below are meant as a reference for people teaching writing at U of T, whether in writing centres, writing courses, or courses in the disciplines. It will serve as a repository for current announcements and a path to resources for professional development and research. If you do not already receive email messages about job postings and PD events and wish to do so, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to be put on the mailing list.

1. Employment
2. Professional Development
3. Conferences
4. Reports and Memos

Note that basic information about writing centres and writing courses is available using the navigation menu on the left of this screen. The Faculty link will take you to a list of pages for course instructors and TAs across the disciplines about designing assignments, responding to student work, and addressing the needs of ESL learners.

To investigate the locally developed software iWRITE, read about the ways it is used to support writing in disciplinary courses, then try it for yourself by going to http://iwrite.utoronto.ca, choosing a course from the dropdown menu, and using an assigned login and password to enter and explore. To obtain a guest account, ask This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For annotated lists of reading about writing pedagogy and curriculum design, see the page Books on Writing in the Disciplines. The page on Online Resources for teaching writing includes links to professional organizations and their conferences and publications.