Promotional Class Visits

We welcome requests from faculty who would like to have a Writing Centre staff member make a short in-class presentation about the Writing Centre. We introduce students to our services and resources, show them how to access our spaces in-person and online, and answer any questions which they might have about visiting the Writing Centre. 

Syllabus Description

We invite faculty to reproduce the following blurb in their syllabi to help publicize the Writing Centre and makes its services more accessible to students: 

The Writing Centre at MacEwan University Library offers writing and communication-focused support to students from across the disciplines and at every level of study. Their support comes in a variety of forms, including:

  • In-person and online peer consultations (synchronous)
  • Written feedback (asynchronous)
  • Writing workshops and events
  • Digital and multimedia learning resources

Visit their website to learn more and book an appointment.

Embedded Workshops

Our professional staff welcome requests from faculty and staff who are interested in having a writing specialist customize a workshop for their class or program. Our workshops are available both digitally and in-person.

Possible topics of embedded writing support include, but are not limited to:

  • Academic citation
  • Writing with academic integrity
  • Writing within a discipline (with special attention to audience, purpose, and context)
  • Writing specific genres (e.g., research articles, review articles, literature reviews, abstracts, etc.)
  • Contextualizing and communicating a research contribution
  • Writing research proposals
  • Writing an argument (in the essay genre)
  • Writing as a process (e.g., how to paragraph, how to quote, how to paraphrase, etc.)
  • Writing across media (e.g., podcasts, poster presentations, etc.)
  • Co-authorship and group writing
  • Giving and receiving peer feedback
  • Writing in creative genres and research-creational writing

Our Pedagogical Approach

MacEwan Writing Centre implements an evidence-based approach to peer tutor training, educational programming, and learning resource design. Our pedagogy is derived from writing studies subfields such as Writing in the Disciplines, English for Academic Purposes, and Rhetorical Genre Theory, as well as from the robust field of writing centre scholarship. In practice, this means we guide students through authentic writing tasks in their disciplines, foster metacognitive awareness of rhetorical situations, and analyze genre conventions rather than imposing formulaic structures. Our professional staff are members of the Canadian Writing Centre Association and Association for Writing Across the Curriculum.