Tutor Training Via Observation - 2 views
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Lee Ann Glowzenski on 14 Nov 14discussion of training for peer tutors that involves observing and writing reflections on sessions
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What We Call Ourselves 1.1 - 1 views
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Praxis Editorial BoardThe University of Texas at Austin Part of who we are as writing center practitioners is defined for us by the job titles that we're given. While the most common titles-coach, consultant, and tutor-carry their own advantages, none of them is entirely free of negative connotations.
Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences - 0 views
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a handout from Carnegie Mellon's Global Communication Center that discusses thesis statement and topic sentence construction
Literature Reviews - 0 views
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a handout that defines and explains effective literature reviews
How to Get Off Topic and Still Save Your Essay in One Tutoring Session or Less - 0 views
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SUNY Plattsburgh's Allison Squires argues that it is alright to take a break during a tutoring sessions and to talk about AMC's The Walking Dead.
WRITING CENTER AS CONTACT ZONE: RESOURCES FOR MEDIATION - 0 views
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Jessica MurrayFlorida Atlantic University From Praxis: "When ESL writers write, they are attempting to be heard in an academic community. One of the academy's shortcomings is its disinclination to hear from writers who struggle with academic discourse. In a contact zone, such as a university that includes accomplished and novice academics, communication becomes a casualty (particularly with novices whose first language is not English)."
Quizzing the Staff: Starting the Training Conversation - Sue Mendelsohn - 3 views
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From Praxis: "The notion that writing is a constantly negotiated activity with no clear-cut right or wrong answers may be a cliché among writing center professionals, but among undergraduate tutors, especially newly hired ones, it can be an earthshaking realization."
The California Crash At One Community College - 0 views
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From Praxis: "California community colleges were especially hard hit by higher education funding cuts. Diane Putnam explains that those cuts are profoundly affecting the Cabrillo College Writing Center, its students, and its tutors. A year ago, the Writing Center at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California was at the top of its game."
The Merciless Grammarian 1.2 - 0 views
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From Praxis: "The Merciless Grammarian spews his wrath on nasty problems of grammar, mechanics, and style."
LGBTQ Students and Allies in the Center - 0 views
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following the death of Tyler Clementi, important discussion of the role of the writing center in providing a safe space/space of action for LGBTQ students
Feedback Forms/Reports - 0 views
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discussing reports on sessions that can be sent to faculty or students see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=23763331 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24506407
sources for writing/center posters (shop link) - 0 views
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from WPA listserv - a shop that offers posters related to writing (prices range from $3 to $25 US)
source for writing/center posters (shop link) - 0 views
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from WPA listserv - another shop that offers posters for use in WC decoration (prices are around $25 US)
Writing Lab Newsletter 3.1 (September 1978) - 0 views
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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
Materials for Students with Disabilities - 0 views
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discussing materials that make a space more accessible and/or more inviting or comfortable for students with a range of disabilities
ESL Tutoring Resources - 1 views
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crowdsourcing a list of resources related to tutoring ESL students a discussion that focuses on grammar resources: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=16081123 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24436378
WLN: Special Issue Call-Graduate Student Support | Connecting Writing Centers Across Bo... - 0 views
Service Learning / Community Service - 1 views
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discussion of WCs that act as "a means or locus of conducting community service"
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