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a discussion of whether to offer credits and, if so, how many see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=1065120

This video, produced by Mountwest Community and Technical College, demonstrates a typical tutoring session, including the greeting, the assessment of the student's needs, the creation of an agenda, the evaluation of the writing, the confirmation of the student's ideas, and the creation of a plan of action.

From Praxis: "Consultant trainers are also finding that they don't always have to look off campus to shake up their training practices. Conventional boundaries for who receives training and who offers it are also expanding. A tenet of writing center practice is that it makes consultants better teachers and better writers."

balancing training requirements when a staff is made up of both paid and unpaid (one-credit practicum) students

crowdsourcing a list of popular training manuals and resource

crowdsourcing a list of resources related to training (synchronous and asynchronous online)

a report from Cs on materials development; a report from Cs on "Writing Lab Possibilities as the Small College/University; a discussion of staffing (undergrad, grad peers; professional; faculty; self-instruction) for materials-centered vs. student-centered labs (i.e. the difference between teaching more students with fewer staff vs. offering one-on-one support); a 4Cs report on "Setting up a Writing Lab";

From Praxis: "Is online consulting for me? Advice for consultants facing this question."

Web video series showcasing different tutoring scenarios in a brick-and-mortar WC setting.

Video summary: "Dirk Calloway visits the Writing Center only because it's required. Jaymie assumes the worst about Dirk and their appointment goes horribly. Jaymie gets advice from her fellow peer writing tutors and learns how to work productively with Dirk."

This video, created by members of Oakland University's Writing Center, portrays a frustrated student and a tutor's attempt to calm the student and begin the consultation. The video is not promotional or instructive, but could be used to start a conversation among tutors about how to handle a difficult student.

discussion with links to training videos (some dead links)

crowdsourcing a list of tutoring scenarios for training/orientation see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=20418331