Writing Center (Basement) Location - 0 views
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Lee Ann Glowzenski on 26 Dec 14discussing a library's plans to move a WC to the basement because of the "stigma" attached to WC use
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Writing Lab Newsletter 2.2 (October 1977) - 0 views
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report on a WC that offers help to basic writers; questions from a WC that is just getting started; mailing list
Evidence that Writing Centers Work - 0 views
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crowdsourcing a list of resources on WCs and student learning/retention; research on cost-effectiveness; individual reports from directors that demonstrate value of WCs see also a discussion on writing centers and grade improvement: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=18268126
Professional Advice: Becoming a WC Director/Administrator - 1 views
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discussing how one gains the experience necessary to become a wc director
Innovative Ideas for WC Orientation for Students - 0 views
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discussing how to jazz up student orientation to the WC
WC Noise and Special Needs - 0 views
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discussing how to accommodate special needs students in open-plan WCs where noise is an issue
Proofreading - 1 views
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discussing proofreading in the WC
Student Over-Using Services - 0 views
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b discussion of a NNES student who visits the WC very frequently; discussion of limits on visits
Ethics of Editing - 0 views
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discussing why WCs don't offer fix-it style editing
Non-Consulting Work for Tutors - 0 views
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a discussion of the types of WC work beyond tutoring that tutors perform
Stamping Papers to Prove Student Attendance - 0 views
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how to address a faculty request for tutors to stamp papers to show that students have visited the WC see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=13278130
Presentations to Faculty - 0 views
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discussing what to tell faculty about the WC
Writing Centers and the Necessity or Obligation of Anti-Oppression Work - 0 views
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a sometimes heated discussion of the role of WCs in anti-oppression work; also covers free speech
How to Start or Improve a Podcast - ProfHacker - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views
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CHE article in ProfHacker, on how to start or improve a podcast. For writing centers that want to add podcasts on their websites.
Oldest Online Writing Centers - 0 views
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discussing the oldest WCs that are 100% online
Required Visits: Calling Students - 0 views
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in this variation on the required visit, a discussion of a professor who has asked the WC to contact students to make appointments with them
Refusing/Discontinuing Services - 0 views
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discussing circumstances under which WCs refuse to offer services to clients
Consolidation - Merging WCs into Larger Tutoring Centers - 0 views
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a discussion of the pros and cons of moving WCs out of English or other Departments and into tutoring centers/centers for student success, etc. see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=19042168 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24468349
When an Instructor Accompanies a Student to the Center - 0 views
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discussing what to do when a faculty member "escorts" a student to the WC
Regular Hours - 0 views
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responses from many WCs regarding regularly scheduled hours