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a discussion of strategies for working with a student who identifies as autistic/having autism see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=17249148

a discussion of how to best assist a NNES graduate student who comes to the center asking for help with assessing and commenting on student papers

a discussion of how to supplement a small budget or secure budget increases when existing resources are maxed out

An overview of one learning commons, at Lyndon State College, and how the writing center fits in

NB This resource was based on a corpus of graduate dissertations. "The Academic Phrasebank is a general resource for academic writers. It aims to provide you with examples of some of the phraseological 'nuts and bolts' of writing organised according to the main sections of a research paper or dissertation (see the top menu ). Other phrases are listed under the more general communicative functions of academic writing (see the menu on the left). The resource should be particularly useful for writers who need to report their research work.The phrases, and the headings under which they are listed, can be used simply to assist you in thinking about the content and organisation of your own writing, or the phrases can be incorporated into your writing where this is appropriate. In most cases, a certain amount of creativity and adaptation will be necessary when a phrase is used.The items in the Academic Phrasebank are mostly content neutral and generic in nature; in using them, therefore, you are not stealing other people's ideas and this does not constitute plagiarism. For some of the entries, specific content words have been included for illustrative purposes, and these should be substituted when the phrases are used.The resource was designed primarily for academic and scientific writers who are non-native speakers of English. However, native speaker writers may still find much of the material helpful. In fact, recent data suggest that the majority of users are native speakers of English. "

a discussion of the names of writing centers see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24496387 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24705490

Promo video and a few short videos on grammar, produced by students at the Texas A&M University Writing Center

Excellent site to search for data on a number of topics such as student success rate, graduation, etc. You can start with a college name or topic and have the data sorted in numerous ways

discussing how to help a tutor work with a student who has hygiene issues

a discussion of the methods of determining the percentage of students served/sessions filled; thinking about what makes a "good" level of service

The goal of the WPA Census is to create an online database that would serve as a first stop for people to find answers to questions that come up often in writing program administration practice and research.  The WPA Census embodies the idea that the administrative work of WPAs, WCDs, and WAC directors is scholarship. By ultimately providing these directors with a database that catalogs and organizes the diversity of writing programs, the Census will allow researchers to analyze macro- and micro-trends in the landscape of US institutions.

discussing a student who has faked proof of a writing center visit for extra credit

A copy and paste, comment-shaping tool for online aysnchronous consultations. Aims to help consultants address common surface, global, citation and plagiarism issues in online student work.

"The E-Consulting UBERdoc" is a comment-shaping tool for online asynchronous consultations. This document aims to help consultants address common surface, global, citation, and plagiarism issues in online student work.

""The E-Consulting UBERdoc" is a comment-shaping tool for online asynchronous consultations. This document aims to help consultants address common surface, global, citation, and plagiarism issues in online student work."

several discussions of various reporting structures see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=19220142 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24549489 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24645477

From Praxis: "Former university writing consultant Michael Erard has made a living as a writer and writing consultant outside the university. He shares his wisdom about the challenges and advantages of consulting in the wild. You don't need to be in a university-based writing center to do the writer-centered, process-positive, and culture-sensitive work of a writing consultant."

see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=18845160 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=22233331

crowdsourcing a list of tips on getting the most out of a writing center visit

discussion of student fees used for funding WCs see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=21201331 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=21892331

a list of a few fellows programs

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