Writing Program Professional Development

Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson's article, "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education." 

CELT—The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, located at IPFW, offers a variety of resources for professional development, including workshops and online journals.

The Teaching Professor—An online journal whose membership is provided by CELT for college instructors/professors.

The National Council of Teachers of English—NCTE defines themselves as “a professional of educators in English studies, literacy, and language arts.” The site offers links to an online bookstore, a teacher’s forum, online journals, and upcoming conventions.

Indiana Council of Teachers of English—A branch of the NCTE, the ICTE offers a link to Indiana English, a journal dedicated to teaching English literature and composition.

National Writing Project—A site that offers a variety of information for K-16 educators. While some information is geared specifically toward elementary and secondary students, much of the site’s information can be applied to post-secondary students.

• CCCC—Conference on College Composition and Communication: A national conference presented by the NCTE.
• CEE— “The Conference on English Education (CEE) serves those NCTE members who are engaged in the preparation, support, and continuing education of teachers of English language arts/literacy.”
• NCTE—NCTE's Annual Convention
• TYCA—The Two-Year College English Association of the National Council of Teachers of English
• Watson Conference—Rhetoric and Writing Conferene in Louisville, KY
• Computers and Writing—site hosts the official archives of the annual Computers and Writing conference as well as materials generated by the CCCC Committee on Computing in Composition
• Fort Wayne Teaching Conference—Held annually at IPFW, this conference is free to area faculty.

• College English
• Teaching English in the Two-Year College
• College Composition and Communication
• English Education
• Journal of Teaching Writing

A Review of Website for Contingent Faculty—This link offers a very comprehensive review of 12 associate/adjunct faculty web sites. The author divides the site information in the following manner:

Four categories: