tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37900622024-03-14T02:16:49.007-06:00PeerCenteredPeerCentered is a space for peer writing tutors/consultants or anyone interested in collaborative learning in writing centers to blog with their colleagues from around the world. Bloggers here will share their ideas, experiences, or insight. To contribute to the blog, please contact Clint.Gardner@slcc.edu. Clint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671508034667904543noreply@blogger.comBlogger787125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-35754786934743462442023-10-30T10:55:00.095-06:002023-10-30T10:55:00.146-06:00Multimodal Availability for those with Dis/abilities at Writing Centers<p><span> </span>Writing centers should increase the availability of multimodal tutoring tools if they wish to grant equitable access to writing improvements for students with dis/abilites. Allison Hitt properly identifies that, “spaces [should not be simply] minimally accessible, but instead [be able] to consider how the disabled may be able to most fully participate.” Some advocate for multi-literacy as the biggest key to granting students with dis/abilities access to writing centers. However, it is multimodality that grants students with dis/abilities equitable access to tutoring services. Multimodal tools are more useful for a wider range of students with dis/abilities than multi-literacy tools. Furthermore, multimodal pedagogies can more easily push for assistive technologies than multi-literacy centers. In addition, multimodality is a form of multi-literacy that covers more ground than standard multi-literacy tools can cover. Writing centers must provide tutors with up-to-date technologies and tools to assist students with dis/abilities. Multimodality and increases in technology and technological accessibility go hand-in-hand, or at least should follow. Writing centers should already inherently be multimodal centers which include access to universally designed technologies foremost and retrofitted technologies secondarily. Without technological accommodations, equitable access is impossible for many dis/abled students (Yergeau et al.).<br /> Yet, there are very few universities let alone community colleges, HBCUs, or high schools whose writing centers could be deemed as fully multimodal. Although Purdue Owl’s 2020-2021 WCRP survey responses showed 94.9% of participating writing centers “[Have] Online/Virtual Services” 50.4% of the responding institutions had zero “Asynchronous Text-Based Sessions”. In addition, 40.2% of responding institutions had zero “Synchronous Live Chat Sessions”, 16.2% had zero “Synchronous Live Audio/Video Sessions”, and out of 99 institutions surveyed only 25 had computer labs (2020-21 WCRP Results).<br /> Possessing a truly multimodal center is worthwhile investment for all students. Creating tutoring spaces that at least attempt universal design benefits all students. Increasing multimodal availability for students with dis/abilities increases multimodal availability for all students. It is simply more efficient to design a tutoring space that is accessible to all students rather than making a space that is retrofitted for students with dis/abilities. Still, designers and retrofitters of multimodal spaces must ensure that these space allow for flexibility, as all students, including those with dis/abilities, hold individualized needs. Through an ever on-going multimodal turn, writing centers can help to best ensure “that our final product serves the needs of those with disabilities as well as those without” (Williams). <br /> As composition becomes more and more multimodal, there will be an increasing need for multimodal tutors. Multimodal writing centers and pedagogies are already readymade to implement multimodal tutor training. Tutors will need more thorough training in digital software to meet the demands of students seeking assistance on multimodal projects. Tutors themselves are a tool towards multimodality: having knowledgable tutors only grants a greater degree of equitable access to all students. A tutor can increase a student’s understanding of multimodal tools, granting said student a new means of accessible composition. Technological knowledge can assist tutors and students to overcome both assistive and communicative gaps. However, Purdue Owl’s 2020-2021 WCRP survey showed 13.7% of the responding institutions had zero “Hours of Training Provided for Virtual Consultations” (2020-21 WCRP Results). Writing centers with an array of multimodal technologies, alongside tutors with knowledge of those technologies, allow for more tutoring access for students with dis/abilities.<br /> Increases in technological resources, through universal design principles and deeper tutor training, are needed to improve tutoring equitability. Multimodal writing centers hold a greater potential for accessibility for students with dis/abilities and as result should be prioritized for benefit of all students. Given the ever-changing landscape of composition, increases in multimodal availability can only be of service to all students.<br /><br /><u>References: </u><br /><br />Hitt, Allison. “Access For All: The Role of Dis/Ability in Multiliteracy Centers.” Praxis, 2012, www.praxisuwc.com/hitt-92. Praxis: A Writing Center Journal • Vol. 9, No. 2 (2012)<br /><br />Williams, George H. “Part 3 | Chapter 12: Disability, Universal Design, and the Digital Humanities.” Debates In Digital Humanities, edited by Matthew K Gold, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN, 2012, pp. 202–211.<br /><br />Yergeau, M. Remi, et al. “Multimodality in Motion: Disability and Kairotic Spaces.” Kairos, Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, 15 Aug. 2013, kairos.technorhetoric.net/18.1/coverwe/yergeau-et-al/pages/access.html.<br /><br />“2020-21 WCRP Results.” Workbook: WCRP 2020, Purdue Owl, tableau.itap.purdue.edu/t/public/views/WCRP2020/2020-21WCRPResults%3Aembed=y&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Aorigin=card_share_link&_ga=2.197883951.1453299478.1698419757-1269254972.1695227542.</p>Anthony David Vernonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789793824380157642noreply@blogger.com0Stillwater, OK, USA36.1156071 -97.058368136.060141411503821 -97.127032650781246 36.171072788496176 -96.989703549218746tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-75027733972732381402023-01-30T15:42:00.000-07:002023-01-30T15:42:32.252-07:00 A Nearly Septuagenarian’s Adventures with Purdue Owl<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A Nearly Septuagenarian’s Ad</span><span style="background: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ventures with Purdue Owl</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">January 9, 2023</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As a student, the Purdue
Owl website was a source of great comfort for me. It seemed almost a tangible,
billowy, yet safe and confining space; kind of like those bounce-houses filled
with balls for kids. I would flit among MLA and APA and general writing tips:
pulling up a sample reference page here, making sure I knew the difference
between effect and affect there, and ended up by checking an in-text citation
for a quote within a quote.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I haven’t perused Purdue
Owl’s website in some time, so, it is disconcerting to find it is completely
tied into Purdue University’s writing lab. Now, you can also more readily
access various sections of the style guide directly from the browser. If, for
example, you want to check to cite a poster in APA format, Purdue Owl’s
information is listed among the many sites you can choose in your browser. I
can see how advantageous this fine-tuning is, and, in fact, I have already made
use of this feature over the years. Yet, I am nostalgic. I remember clicking
into Purdue Owl and finding a wonderful and useful anthology of styles. I
clicked into it and from there, I could go to MLA, APA, Chicago and Basic
Writing tips with ease, and all with a sense of contained and defined space!
Now, each section of the “anthology” is disconnected and floating alone in
cyberspace. (I realize to a computer programmer, it always was, but I do so
much floating through life that I appreciate any notion of the concrete.) </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now when I go to Purdue
Owl’s website, I find myself in a much larger and confusing space. Instead of a
cozy little den surrounded by familiar and worn volumes, I am in a vast storage
house of knowledge, and I have to search for information through many portals
while avoiding countless rabbit holes. The current site does indeed have many
tabs that sparkle and shimmer, and I bet they would taste like chocolate if
they could. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As I wandered the site,
the vidcasts caught my fancy. I was going to watch all the ones I saw listed,
but after the first one, which seemed to cover basic information well, I
realized that, even with closed captions, the presentation moved at a pace too
fast for me to comprehend if I had needed it. I did not investigate whether
there were settings to slow or speed up the vidcast. But, if I had been new to
the material, I would not have found the vidcasts helpful at the initial
speed. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Next, I spotted the
citation generator. They have been around for quite some time, but seeing one
in association with Purdue Owl, gave it a legitimacy. I tried it out. The
instructions made sense to me, but I am not an impatient 18-year-old in a
hurry. I wonder if an indicator—with possibly flashing lights and huge letters
saying, “Wait, I need more information!” would be helpful. But then again, I
may not be giving 18 year-old scholars enough credit.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">January 11, 2023</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Today in my exploration
of Purdue Owl’s Website, I found the “Purdue Owl Style Guide to be the first
site listed in my browser for a Purdue Owl search. Ahh! Even though it took me
to the Purdue Online Writing lab, it was like coming home! At a glance, I was
reassured that my familiar resources were there—that this was the place. And it
was all cozy and orderly inside like a good website should be! <span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One bit of confusion is that there are
two home tabs: the “Purdue Owl home” and the “home” tab. The Purdue Owl
home page seemed to be there to bridge the gap for people who are looking
specifically for reference material as opposed to the Online Writing Lab.
This home page seems older and, well, clunkier. The information was boxed and
concise to a fault—almost clipped. In fact, it could have been a PDF version of
an old page. The site designers definitely weren’t expecting you to linger
here. It didn’t strike me as a place where I would get any real information. It
felt like a ghost…kind of like that dive on the outskirts of town you would
avoid except they used to have the best pizza in three states. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The other “home” page is
the page that opened when I clicked on the link in the browser: the Purdue
Online Writing Lab. The next tab after “home” is labeled “about” but, really,
it’s the donation page! Very clever Purdue. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The tabs following get
into information areas, including General Writing, Research and Citation,
Avoiding Plagiarism, Teacher/tutor Resources, Graduate Writing, Subject
Specific Writing, Job Search Writing, Multilingual, and Owl exercises. All of
these links are also provided in column form at the left side of the page. along
with suggested resources, including Style Guide Overview (The kitchen table of
the site; it is good to be home!), MLA Guide, APA Guide, and Chicago Guide. A
description of the writing lab and its mission statement, a message from the
director (about online services during the pandemic) takes up the rest of the
page. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In peeking inside the
Style Guide Overview, I found the links to the individual guides were
replicated there, making it a stand-alone reference (sort of like the
entertainment center in a den). </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">January 15, 2023</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I wasn’t expecting to
find new and interesting material in Purdue Owl’s short introduction entitled,<i>
Style</i> <i>Guide Overview</i>, and I didn’t. However, the section curved,
smoothed and rounded my perspective on style. (I know; I just used three words
that are synonyms of each other. But maybe the redundancy illustrates some of
the incremental changes in my thought process.) Purdue Owl is well-aware that
students use the style guide primarily to check citations. That’s what I do. Teachers
at SLCC usually go over things like headings and whether they care if a paper
is written in third person, so what else do you need a style book for?
The Purdue Owl Online Writing lab explains that particular styles are
communication devices that make it easier to connect with readers. Academic
styles provide a uniform look within disciplines. The site further explains
that readers can tell immediately what type of questions and insights are
likely to be found in an MLA paper as opposed to an APA paper and how and where
to find these insights. Purdue Owl likens style guides to branding guides in
manufacturing and advertising, and underscores this simile with the implied
questions, “How do you know an Apple device, and what makes in an Apple?” The
headings, Works Cited pages, and citations may help to create the look, but the
style of a paper is also recognized by its tone, grammar, word choices and
general outlook. Students, of course, are infused with this knowledge as they
dive deeper into their studies, but a good stylebook can help. Purdue’s
overview lists several stylebooks that students may find helpful, along with
some specific or less common styles not found on their site. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the past, I have
glanced at the section they now call “General Writing”, but I have a renewed
appreciation for the communicative aspects of academic writing styles and sense
I will make better use of the materials at hand. Hmmm, all this curving,
smoothing, and rounding because of a few short paragraphs…It’s time for me to pick
up a trashy novel!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">January 18, 2023</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have a confession to
make: As a child, I only went to school when it rained.</span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Now, I grew up in
Northern New York, and it rained more often there than it does here; still,
there are huge gaps in my basic education and knowledge. So, when I decided to
reflect on Purdue Owl’s grammar section, which used to be in the style guide,
but has since been moved to a more general location in the writing lab, I slid
down multiple rabbit holes soaking in information I missed as a child. Did you
know that -able endings go on complete words like, agreeable and comfortable,
while -ible endings go on incomplete words like horrible, audible? Of course
you did because you were a good child who went to school and paid attention.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I also revisited
the differences between “that” and “which”. This section had very
understandable explanations and examples, and included a link to a video, which
was also helpful. At this moment in time, I understand that the word “that” is
used with restrictive clauses—clauses that say this information goes only with
this noun: The cat, that had kittens yesterday, is hissing under the porch. The
word “which” is used with non-restrictive causes: The cat, which has lovely
green eyes, is hissing under the porch. In trying to come up with an example of
a non-restrictive clause, I realized that in many cases whether a clause is
restrictive depends on the writer’s perspective of the information provided by
the clause. If multiple cats in the neighborhood had kittens yesterday, then
this information would not be as crucial. And if one cat had the loveliest
green eyes of all cats, then this information would be crucial. So, the words
“which” and “that” really are codes for the reader trying to decipher meaning!
Wow! Now the big question is will I remember any of this tomorrow? Well, if I
don’t, Purdue Owl’s grammar section will be there. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’ve quipped this line so often that it is now part of me. And I
missed an awful lot of school both on rainy days and sunny days. However, I
first heard the line on <i>The Danny Thomas Show</i> spoken by the character,
Buddy. Google directs me to season 4, episode 15.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">January 20, 2023</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Today, I was going to
look at the MLA guide in the Purdue Style book, but when I clicked on the
section, under the title was a citation generator. And under this, in teeny
tiny blue letters, was a link entitled “Using citation machines responsibly”. I
clicked on it. The document that came up read like a product disclaimer with
the message, “Citation generators can’t think.” They can’t tell if you have fed
it the wrong data. So be careful!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The page also explains
and illustrates with a diagram how generators handle data given to them. Under
the heading “How Can I Use Citation Generators Wisely?” appear basic pointers
almost all have the theme: Students are in charge of the data they input. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One example in
particular resonates with me. Some generators will automatically change
capitalization to fit the style, but capitalization is really the purview of
the authors/editors. The style book illustrates this with a citation of E.E.
Cummings’ poem,<i> anyone lived in a pretty how town. </i>The choice of
capitalization is integral to the work and should be preserved. It is up to the
student to know enough to overrule the generator. But being able to do this
requires the necessary hubris on the student’s part to say, “I know more than
this machine!” This is something that I have trouble with at times and reading
this was a good reminder to make use of tools but to trust my own
judgment. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There was also a similar
reminder to check editions of materials you use. On its own, the generator will
probably suggest the most recent edition which may not be the one you are
using. The section ends with tips on how to find reputable sources and includes
pointers such as: checking to see if the material was peer reviewed, and if the
authors’ credibility is sound. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All in all, this page
was a good review and worth my time. For someone starting out, this page could
contain valuable information, and boost their confidence in their authority as
a writer.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">January 22, 2023</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am coloring outside
the lines a lot as I review the Purdue Owl Style guide. This is mostly because
things that were included in the old, “cozy”, contained website have been moved
to a more general location within the writing lab. This is as it should be. But
I actively searched for the Resumes and CVs section tucked away under the Job
Search Writing heading. Why? I supposed because I remember it being included at
one point in the old site, and our writing center has a lot of people who want
advice on resume writing. A hundred years ago, I was confident—even
cocky—regarding my own resume writing skills. This hubris soon disappeared as
students began asking questions like, “What should I include in my objective?”
This was something rigorously discouraged in the days of yore. Back in my
youth, I was told to let my experience tell the story. My experience and
previous job duties should be tailored to fit the prospective position. It was
likewise with hobbies and awards and volunteer work. If you are applying for a
job as a managing editor of a slick publication, you may mention the volunteer
editing you did for the newsletter for the local YWCA while leaving out the
hours you spent in the church soup kitchen. Suddenly, students were asking,
“How do I share my personal goals with companies that don’t really care about
them?” Okay, most students probably didn’t say the last part out loud. But I
realized with a huge jolt to my ego that I couldn’t help students because I no
longer knew how to write a resume.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> But never fear,
the Purdue Owl site was there (along with other references). After
catching up, I was reasonably proficient at advising students in crafting
resumes with objectives that were general, but strongly reflected the goals of
the company. I was comfortable with this approach. Well, it has been a while
since I’ve checked the best practices of resume writing. Sigh. Now, it
seems you can’t trust that companies will recognize that although your personal
goals and objectives may extend beyond your commitment to the company, they
definitely include it! Now, the objectives must mention the company’s name and
be specific about what you can bring to the company. Yet, you don’t want to
overreach and have them assume you will want a promotion next year! So, in
essence, your objective becomes doing the job you are applying for well! I
wonder when personal objectives are predicted to disappear from resumes! But I
digress. Overall, the Resume and CV sections are well organized. However, I
continue to be confused by the duplication of reference tabs. It makes me
wonder if the tabs on the side lead to different information than the ones at
the bottom of the page. In the Resume section, the information was the same. In
the CV section, it was different. In the General Writing Guide, Purdue
has a section on the importance of parallelism…seems this would be important in
a website too!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">January 23, 2023</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 3.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well, I finally got
around to the “How To” part of the Purdue Owl style guides. I looked at APA and
MLA formats (maybe, someday, I might look at Chicago. I don’t get a lot of
papers in Chicago, but I remember footnotes from high school and suspect we
used a modified version of the Chicago style.) Once again, I found the multiple
ways to access the information confusing and distracting. And you have probably
surmised that I am not the most tech savvy person, but when did innocent
looking headings (Capitalized and underlined) in a document become links?
Shouldn’t they at least be blue to let readers know, “Hey, look at me! I’m a
link!” After having accidently clicked on one of the headings in the MLA
section, I found a wealth of information. I like the examples of works cited
pages and other specific aspects of MLA (and APA) embedded and easily accessed
where they were discussed. I like the FAQ’s sections (I don’t remember if this
feature was included in the cozy website or not. To be honest, after checking
my citation, and making sure every comma was in the right place, I was too
tired to have any other questions.) I looked at the FAQ sections in both MLA
and APA. MLA questions tended to deal with citing electronic sources, and APA
questions tended to deal with missing information. There was also a “classroom
poster” for both styles that provided “at a glance” information, and, of
course, at the top of each section, was a citation generator! Yes, I think this
feature alone will ensure that the style guides will continue to be very
popular! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well, this journey
through the past has directed me squarely to the present where the ever
evolving, yet eerily familiar quest for knowledge continues. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Lori Brockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394838668488455703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-14166204579185281342022-01-06T14:00:00.001-07:002022-01-06T14:00:45.391-07:00The Importance of Being Both A Tutor And A Learner <p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-ab2b571f-7fff-af28-6d5f-23ee12eeb1a7"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">As a frightened freshman, I wandered deep in the bowels of the library basement. My eyes darted from room number to room number, looking for the aid my professor promised I could find. At the end of the hall, a golden light shone from an open doorway. My approach was slow and I lingered on the threshold. All uncertainty vanished when I was greeted with a smile and welcomed into the new world of the Tutoring Center. At the time, I did not know I would spend most of my weekdays in that room as a senior or how mundane this new world would become. How could I? I didn’t even know how much insight I would receive from my tutor that day! Being a learner in the writing center is a wholly different experience than being a tutor, yet I know many of my colleagues have not had the same learning experiences that I have. I think this is unfortunate because there is much that a tutor can gain from being a learner. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was my freshman year of college and everything was new. For me, that meant that fear of the unknown tainted my experiences. The worry I felt extended to my first college essay. I was in English 101 and eager to prove myself worthy in my college career. The only issue was that I had dyslexia. I’ve always loved reading and writing, despite the fact that engaging in either has been a battle. Every essay I’d written up to that point, I needed to spend late nights looking over with my Mom in the hopes to catch all of the little errors my brain could not notice on its own. So, when I heard about the university’s Writing Center, I knew I had to check it out. Unlike my co-workers, I did not have a choice. I needed a tutor. In my mind, the only way to make the best piece of writing I could, was to have someone else look over it with me. So, I did. The tutor I had, gave me the tools I needed to approach essay writing on my own. On that day, I learned the benefit of tutoring. Throughout that year, I continued to seek out the help of peer tutors. My first experience in the Writing Center was as a learner and I think that was for the best. It allowed me to not only improve my writing but also to begin my tutoring journey the same way my learners do. I know what it is like to be a freshman wandering into the Writing Center. That knowledge is invaluable. Of course, my first experience in the Writing Center was long before I even dreamed of becoming a tutor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For so long, becoming a tutor seemed unattainable. At the time, my dyslexia left me with too many weaknesses and too little expertise. I am glad I did not let my youthful fear hamper my journey when a position to become a writing tutor was offered. The training I was given really helped me prepare and hone my skills. During the training, I recognized many of the strategies that had been used on me when I came to the Writing Center as a learner. It felt like taking apart a pen for the first time, unscrewing the tip, and pulling out the spring and ink cartridge to see how something I had only known on the surface level worked on the inside. Already having been tutored by other consultants, I had some background knowledge that I found invaluable. I spent my few first semesters getting used to tutoring. I found my own footing, but unfortunately, I felt my style began to grow stale. I needed to spice it up, so I went back to where our story started; the Writing Center, with an essay in hand. While working with the other consultants, I recognized some strategies I often used when I was a tutor. Not only that, but I also noticed tutors using strategies I had never thought of. I found myself doing what any good education major does when faced with a superior technique, I stole them and made them my own. Going to tutoring allowed me to continue to hone my own skills. One of my favorite education professors once told me that one of the best ways to build my teaching toolbox is to spend time in other people’s classrooms. The same can be said with tutoring. The best way to build my tutoring repertoire is to be a learner. Life-long learning is about more than just learning new things. It is also about honing existing skills by looking at them through different lenses. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I want to be a learner for the rest of my life. This sentiment goes hand in hand with my wish to educate until my hair grays. In my mind, I can only be a teacher if I am also a student. While I am a tutor, I will always be a learner. When meeting with other consultants I can improve both my writing and tutoring skills. I know intimately what it is like for my learners to bring in writing that bares their souls to me. It is for this reason that I urge every writing tutor to bring in an essay, poem, or short story to their Writing Center at least once. A great tutor needs to know what it is like to be a learner.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>C. Robbie Ptacekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11239442787379821433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-46907221497146404062021-12-09T14:13:00.000-07:002021-12-09T14:13:12.245-07:00Return of the Native<p>Way back when PeerCentered kicked off in the late 1990's, <a href="https://www.peercentered.org/2002/09/originally-peer-centered-was-real-time.html" target="_blank">it was a live, real-time online discussion group</a> conducted in a text-based chat system. Peer tutors from around the world gathered to talk about topics relevant to their work. As you might imagine, regular live online meetings weren't even remotely as ubiquitous as they are today, so maintaining and sustaining them was difficult. It was then that PeerCentered shifted towards the blog model that has occupied it since 2002. </p><p>With 2022 being the 20th anniversary of the PeerCentered blog, it seems appropriate to celebrate that through returning to our roots and revive the real-time online PeerCentered discussions. This time, however, rather than using a clunky text chat interface, we're going to hold them with live audio and video and all the bells and whistles that such an environment can provide. </p><p>Starting in January 2022, we'll have four monthly discussions for peer writing tutors and other interested parties. In the list below, you will find the dates, times, discussion subject, and any potential readings/viewings that tie in to the discussion. I will act as moderator for the sessions, but if you would like to get involved in moderating, please let me know at <a href="mailto:Clint.Gardner@slcc.edu">Clint.Gardner@slcc.edu</a>.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Looking Forward by Looking Back or What We've Learned about Being Peer Tutors During the Pandemic</b></li><ul><li>Date: January 18, 2022</li><li>Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm <b>Mountain Standard Time </b>(-7 GMT)</li><li>URL: <a href="https://bit.ly/peercentered">https://bit.ly/peercentered</a></li><li>Zoom</li><ul><li>Meeting ID:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>831 7633 3641</li><li>Passcode:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>653237</li></ul><li>Suggested viewing/reading: Clements, Jessica <i>et al. </i>"When Support Systems Need Support: Constructing Paths to Consultant Wellness During COVID-19. <i>The Peer Review 5.2. </i><a href="https://thepeerreview-iwca.org/issues/issue-5-2/when-support-systems-need-support-constructing-paths-to-consultant-wellness-during-covid-19/">https://thepeerreview-iwca.org/issues/issue-5-2/when-support-systems-need-support-constructing-paths-to-consultant-wellness-during-covid-19/</a><br /><br /></li></ul><li><b>Antiracism and the Peer Writing Tutor</b></li><ul><li>Date: February 15, 2022</li><li>Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm <b>Mountain Standard Time </b>(-7 GMT)</li><li>URL: <a href="https://bit.ly/peercentered">https://bit.ly/peercentered</a></li><li>Zoom</li><ul><li>Meeting ID:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>831 7633 3641</li><li>Passcode:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>653237</li></ul><li>Suggested reading: Green, Neisha-Anne. "Moving beyond Alright: And the Emotional Toll of Tis, My Life Matters Too, in the Writing Center Work." <i>WCJ 37.1 </i>(2018) pp 15-34.</li><li>Suggested viewing Green, Neisha-Anne. "Moving Beyond Alright with Neisha-Anne Green." FIT Archive on Demand. YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/Y6szZCwGFiU">https://youtu.be/Y6szZCwGFiU</a> . May 30, 2018. </li><li>Suggested reading: Douglas, Tashonna. 'Tutors' Column: "The Language We Occupy." <i>WLN 45.9 </i>(May/June 2021) pp 26-28.</li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Finding Where you Belong: Transfer Students and Writing Centers</b></li><ul><li>March 15, 2022</li><li>Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm <b>Mountain Daylight Time </b>(-7 GMT)</li><li>URL: <a href="https://bit.ly/peercentered">https://bit.ly/peercentered</a></li><li>Zoom</li><ul><li>Meeting ID:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>831 7633 3641</li><li>Passcode:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>653237</li></ul><li>Suggested reading: Saumell, Samantha. 'Tutors' Column: "Finding Where You Belong."' <i>WLN 46</i>: 1-2. (September/October 2021) pp 26-29.<br /><br /></li></ul><li><b>Future You: How has working as a peer tutor shaped your educational experience? How will it impact your future?</b></li><ul><li>April 19, 2022</li><li>Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm <b>Mountain Daylight Time </b>(-7 GMT)</li><li>URL: <a href="https://bit.ly/peercentered">https://bit.ly/peercentered</a></li><li>Zoom</li><ul><li>Meeting ID:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>831 7633 3641</li><li>Passcode:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>653237</li></ul><li>Suggested reading: Hughes, Bradley, Paula Gillespie, and Harvey Kail. "What They Take with Them: Findings from the Peer Writing Tutor Alumni Research Project." <i>WCJ: 30.2</i> (Fall 2010) pp. 12-46.</li></ul></ul><p><br /></p>Clint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-89320415254525497652021-05-16T20:55:00.000-06:002021-05-16T20:55:09.201-06:00Consulting Like You: How to get in Touch with Your Consulting Style<span> </span><span> </span>I remember my first year as a peer tutor at my high school’s writing center. I could not have been more than fifteen years old when I went to my very first orientation session. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing, but I was enthusiastic to learn. That year, the managers of my center were very excited to tell us all about something called minimalist theory. Minimalist theory is a consulting style that focuses on getting students to think for themselves. I won’t go too much in depth here, but if you want to know more I wrote a different article on the subject called “Minimalist Theory: When and When not to Use it.” <div><br /><div><span> <span> </span></span>The managers pushed this theory pretty hard, undoubtably because they wanted us to focus on practicing it. However, in doing so I, as an itty-bitty baby consultant, internalized the message that minimalist theory was the only way to teach writing. This was a problem for a number of reasons but the main one is that minimalism is most certainly NOT the only way to consult. There are, in fact, nearly infinite ways to approach tutoring, and over time each consultant develops their own unique and flexible style. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> </span></span>I recently have been thinking about this more and more, in part because I am graduating high school soon and thus will be leaving the writing center. One of my last tasks as a consultant was to write a letter of advice to an incoming tutor, and the issue of consulting styles was the first thing that came to mind. Of course, there is only so much one can say in a short, one page letter. Therefore, I have decided to create this guide for finding your consulting style. This will be mostly geared towards people just starting out, but may be useful for more experienced tutors as well. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><h2>Step One: Finding Your Footing</h2> <span> <span> </span></span>Before you can truly establish a unique style, first you need to get your feet under you. Learning the basics of consulting is absolutely key. You would not try to set up the framework for a house before building the foundation or try to lay the top row of bricks before the bottom row. That would be silly, the house would fall over and the bricks would crash back down to earth. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span> <span> </span></span>Reading theory is of course helpful ,but when just starting out there is only one guaranteed way to get better: practice. Consulting is a skill, and just like any other skill it requires practice. This is probably the hardest and most frustrating part of learning to tutor. I remember quite frequently getting frustrated with myself because I was awkward with the clients and felt like I gave bad advice. I thought I was never going to get better, and that I was just going to be terrible forever. Sometimes I just wanted to quit. You might be feeling this way too, but do not give up. Have patience and be kind with yourself, you are going to get there but you must give yourself the space to learn. Before you know it, you will be consulting like a pro, and once that happens you will be ready for step 2. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><h2>Step 2: Experiment</h2> <span> <span> </span></span>Once you have gotten some skills under your belt, the next step is to start branching out. Here is where reading writing center theory and watching your fellow consultants is going to come in handy, particularly the latter. Learn as much as you can about all the different techniques there are out there and try them out. Experiment to your heart’s content. Some of the things you try are not going to work. That is alright. This step is all about trying new things. When you find something that feels comfortable, right, or works particularly well with your clients, make a mental note and continue to try it out. If something you are trying is not working after multiple attempts, it is absolutely fine to try something else. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span> <span> </span></span>One of the best tools you have for this step are your fellow consultants. Ask a colleague if you can sit in on their session and take notes about what you see. More often than not you will notice something they did that you want to try in your own consultations. You will encounter techniques that you may never have thought of. Learn from the people around you, their perspective is incredibly valuable. Once you have acquired the necessary skills and knowledge, you are ready for step 3. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><h2>Step 3: Solidify</h2> <span> <span> </span></span>This is the step where you begin to establish your style. Take the skills acquired in steps 1 and 2 and practice, practice, practice! By practicing the skills that you learned you will soon become a master at them. As you practice, they will mesh with your character and personality and like magic you will soon have your own unique consulting style. You probably will not even notice it happening until one day you realize how far you have come. Do not try to force this step to go quickly, it will happen in time. This is going to sound cheesy, but you have to be patient and let it come to you. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Step 4: Be Flexible</h2> <span> <span> </span></span>This is the last step and probably the most important one. Once your consulting style is established, this does not mean that you are done learning. Far from it! One of the biggest mistakes veteran consultants make is becoming complacent. Continue to read theory, continue to learn from your peers, and continue to adjust when something is not working. As a consultant you will continue to grow and evolve as you gain more experience. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> <span> <span> </span></span>It is also important to remember that each of your clients is going to be different, and thus require a slightly different consulting style. Trying to use the exact same style on every single client is going you make you tear your hair out in frustration when they do not respond accordingly. For example, in the writing center I volunteer at I see students in grade levels freshman through senior. When working with seniors I often employ a minimalist questioning style because they are confident in their writing and tend to benefit from thinking through problems themselves. In contrast, freshmen are often nervous, tired, and less than confident in their writing abilities. With them I tend to employ a more direct teaching style that gives them the tools they need to succeed in the future. If I used the minimalist style on the freshmen they would be scared and confused out of their wits, and employing a teaching style with a senior would probably come off as accidentally condescending. Every student is different, and even if you have an established style, that style might need to shift to support the needs of your client. <br /><br /><br /> <span> </span><span> </span>One thing to remember about these steps is they might not necessarily be linear. Steps 1 and 2 will likely overlap quite a bit, and step 4 is important to remember regardless of where you are in your consulting journey. Do not worry about doing everything perfectly or doing the steps “wrong.” The only way to do the steps wrong is if you assume that your way of going about things is the only way to go about things. Every consultant is different, every style is different, and that is alright. The most important thing to remember is to try your best, and always be willing to grow.</div></div>Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471805268146077901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-46903755649810153042021-02-17T08:40:00.000-07:002021-02-17T08:40:20.786-07:00 Tutoring High School Writers in Early Access University Writing Courses<h2 style="line-height: 200%; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk63751186;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">by Al DeCiccio, Marina Abate, Haley
Noone, Harley Pereira, and Bill Coyle (Salem State University), with Alexandra
Kirby (Salem High School)</span></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk63751186;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Tom Deans and Jason Courtmanche</span></span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> have described how a college
or university writing center can help change “incoming student attitudes toward
writing” (58). This brief piece presents tutor and tutee evidence for their
assertion. Tutors from the Salem State University Writing Center have reflected
on their experiences tutoring early access Salem High School students enrolled
in the University’s first-year writing course and a first-year history course. The
high school students have also reflected on the tutoring they received.</span> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">High School Students’ Reflections</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">One
of the Salem High School teachers provided responses from students answering
this question: “How did tutoring help you grow as a writer?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The tutors helped me expand my vocabulary,
dig for deeper meanings, and find solutions to writing obstacles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">They helped me understand what was needed
in the essays and how to develop my ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">They gave clear feedback that improved my
writing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She helped me look at my writing and gave
me ways to make it better.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">They really gave me insight on how my
writing sounded and what needed to be changed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">My tutor helped me make my writing feel
more personalized.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She talked to me more about citations and
MLA format.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">They were very helpful. They helped me
with writing and helped me see where I could make good changes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">It was helpful to bounce ideas off of
other people to strengthen them in writing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">University Tutors’
Reflections</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Three tutors—Harley, Haley, and Marina—agreed to dedicate
part of their tutoring to the Salem High School students. These tutors recently
completed the Writing Center Practicum, the last half conducted remotely due to
the pandemic. Still undergraduates, the tutors were close enough in age to the
high school students to be peer tutors. They were eager to apply what they
learned, observed, and even practiced while in the Practicum in a way that
might help the high school students to become better writers when entering a
college or university.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Harley
</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">writes:
<span style="background: white; color: #201f1e;">I have been enjoying tutoring the
students from Salem High School. It has been nice helping students on the same
assignments. I also think they have been very receptive to our help, which
makes the experience more enjoyable. It doesn’t feel like they are coming
because they have to, but because they actually want help. For these students, writing
in the early access classes is their first experience with higher learning. I made
sure I listened to their thoughts and feelings about the program. It gave many
of them someone they could talk to about their worries. Of course we help them
with their writing, but we are also mentors. I think these relationships are
essential in giving the students the tools and support they need to succeed in
college-level classes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="background: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i>Haley </i>writes:</span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The tutoring has been
very rewarding so far. I remember the anxiousness that fell upon me as a first-year
student when I would write. I never knew if my writing was up to college-level
standards or my professor's expectations. As a tutor, I have been able to
validate the students in their writing abilities, teach them writing skills,
and help them feel more prepared for their next academic journey. Helping
bridge the gap from high school to college is important, and I am glad I have
been able to assist in this way. The students I have met with have always left
feeling more confident, even if their takeaway from the session was a simple
tweak. The students in the program are diligent and take their coursework
seriously. Each session was productive, and I was struck by their knowledge and
writing capabilities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="background: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i>Marina</i> writes:</span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Students
wanted to work on a variety of topics, ranging from grammar to organization to
coherence. I would look at what they wanted to focus on the most while I was
reading through their work with them. If there were some areas that I thought
needed attention, I would stop reading and point them out to the student. I
would always ask if they could see why I had pointed out what I did. A lot of
the times the students would see right away why I had done so, but this wasn’t
always the case. If the student was confused or unsure of why I suggested a
closer look at a passage, I always gave them a chance to speak up. I wanted to
be sure that each student kept their writing in their own voice and not just
take what I might suggest, so I encouraged them to write what they felt best
fit the piece. I could tell that they felt more confident with their work after
meeting based on the tone of their voices. Some even said that they were
planning on signing up with me again. This helped me create a better connection
with the students because, if they came back to meet with me, we could talk
about how their previous assignments went. I was also able to give them my
experiences with college-level writing. Hearing what I had to say, the students
felt at ease about the writing they were asked to produce.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Some Conclusions</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Clearly, the tutors and the writers established
a relationship that showed the students what to expect when writing for the academy.
In providing strategies for writing academic texts, the tutors helped to
de-mystify the writing process and to provide scaffolding that would help the
students unblock themselves, as Keith Hjortshoj claimed would happen (70). The
Salem High School writers crossed the threshold from high school writing to college-level
writing. Instead of resisting the rigors of such writing, the student-writers appear
less intimidated by academic writing because of the relationships they have
established with the writing tutors. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Growth Mindset</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Carol
Dweck, author of <i>Mindset: The New Psychology of Success,</i> explains that
a</span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> fixed mindset is one in
which intelligence is considered established and that performance, good or bad,
accurately reflects intelligence. Dweck asserts that a growth mindset looks at
intelligence as a process. According to Dweck, intelligence grows when
difficulties and intellectual challenges are overcome. The Salem State
University Writing Center tutors promote a growth mindset, encouraging student-writers
with strategies that help them become better writers. As a result, with their
new relationships with the tutors, the Salem High School early access writers
are growing confident in their writing abilities.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Works Cited</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">D</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">eans, Tom, and Jason Courtmanche. “How
Developing a Network of Secondary School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Writing
Centers Can Enrich University Writing Programs.” <i>WPA: Writing Program<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Administration</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">.
Vol. 42, no. 2, 2019: pp. 58–79.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Dweck, Carol. <i>Mindset:
The New Psychology of Success</i>. New York: Random House, 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Hjortshoj, Keith. <i>Understanding
Writing Blocks</i>. New York: Oxford UP, 2002.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Clint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-17159040563824740612020-08-22T13:05:00.001-06:002020-09-18T10:00:12.332-06:00Privatized v. Academic Online Tutoring: Determining the Effectiveness of Platforms<p> <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Testing Online Tutoring</span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Online tutoring may be
a constant of the tutoring landscape, but the question of effectiveness
remains. Which organizations are best prepared to meet the needs of students:
writing centers affiliated with universities or “professional” tutoring
agencies, such as Pearson-Smarthinking? It is this question I intend to address
in conducting a proposed experiment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Important
Background Information <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The concept most
central to this proposed experiment is that of knowledge claims. In his book <i>Reformers, Teachers, Writers: Curricular and
Pedagogical Inquiries</i>, Neal Lerner identifies the three primary types of
knowledge claims that appear in a writing center: “writerly knowledge,” “emotional knowledge,”
and “role knowledge” (Lerner 115). “Role
knowledge” is arguably the most important knowledge claim (Lerner 115). While analyzing transcripts of student
sessions, Lerner noticed there was a correlation between the presence of “role
knowledge” claims and the “success” of the session (Lerner 116). When both tutor and tutee made and received
role-based knowledge claims they’d engage in an “expression of values” and
create an unofficial curriculum of sorts—establishing what each party wanted
out of the session and as result leading to increased engagement and
satisfaction (Lerner 112).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The
Proposed Experiment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The experiment I
propose will provide much-needed data regarding the operational effectiveness
of Salem State University Writing Center’s online platform when compared to
that of a professional tutoring service such as Pearson-Smarthinking. The experiment will require two groups of at
least ten students: Group A students, who will solicit the online tutoring
services of the Salem State University Writing Center for aid with an
assignment of their choice; and Group B students, who will solicit the services
of Pearson-Smarthinking. It will be important to increase the chances that the
tutors will have the opportunity to make valuable observations regarding the
students’ work and provide pertinent feedback. Therefore, both groups will be
comprised of students familiar with writing as part of their “academic
experience,” but not so familiar with it to the point where it is their primary
discipline. (I will make a concerted effort to avoid students who major in or
focus on writing and rhetoric and English studies). Given both their necessary
reliance on academic writing and research as well as their well-documented
positive inclination towards experiments and surveys, I believe that students
who major in or focus on the social sciences will be the most useful candidates
for groups A and B, respectively. However, I am considering integrating
business administration students into both groups, for—like students in social
sciences—much of the academic work of business students involves writing
without it being their primary discipline. Unlike students in the social
sciences, they are not as familiar with academic surveys and, as a result, may
provide more authentic data. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The
Advantage of “Peer Tutoring”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The tutors in the Salem
State University Writing Center are undergraduate or graduate students and
currently enrolled in Salem State University. The first innate advantage they
will have is that they likely have a greater degree of familiarity with the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">university (its policies, its professors, its
student body)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> than a tutor from Pearson—Smarthinking. The “certification” itself is the
second reason a tutor from the Salem State University Writing Center might have
an advantage over a tutor from Pearson-Smarthinking. In order to obtain their
certification, all tutors at the Salem State University Writing Center must
take a “practicum” course (ENL 302 for undergraduate students and ENL 870 for
graduate students) in order to be authorized to tutor in the Center. Tutors
become well-versed in Writing Center scholarship and peer tutoring practices.
Students are also introduced to evolving developments and prepared to service a
wide variety of clients (with a special emphasis placed on multilingual
interactions). Each tutor receives months of theoretical instruction and
supervised “hands-on” training before being authorized to conduct independent
sessions. In summary, writers visiting the Salem State University Writing
Center have access to well-trained, peer tutors at no cost to them.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The Advantage of “Professional
Tutoring”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">There are few aspects
of Pearson-Smarthinking that could give it an edge over the Salem State
University Writing Center. Perhaps the
most obvious potential advantage Smarthinking has is that it specifically
collects “ready-made tutors.” Ninety
percent of all Pearson-Smarthinking tutors have advanced degrees in the discipline
of their expertise. While having a degree in of itself does not guarantee
mastery of the discipline in question, it is safe to assume that all
Pearson-Smarthinking tutors are familiar with writing and rhetoric in
“college-level” institutions. Another advantage Pearson-Smarthinking has is the
scope of its budget. As an “industry leading” publishing and assessment
company, Pearson’s bottom line is robust, earning $4.12 billion for the fiscal
year 2018 alone. Pearson can afford to research and develop the latest
technological and practical developments in the field of online tutoring. It is important to note that
Pearson-Smarthinking does offer “institutional packages” that allow students
from colleges and universities to access its online tutoring services at no
cost to them (Tutoring). However, the
precise cost for implementing such programs is rather opaque and Pearson does
not seem to provide cost estimates until a college or university has contacted
them, or until their sales department has successfully solicited the college or
university in question. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Limitations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">While creating and
conducting an accurate experiment is my primary goal, there are a few
inevitable inconsistencies that might invalidate the results. The first and most glaringly obvious issue is
the small sample size of Group A and Group B.
With only ten students per group (twenty in all), any trends that might
appear in this experiment will not necessarily be present in the student
population as a whole. While the study
will reach definitive conclusions regarding the data I receive, it will not
profess to be right or true, universally, but merely within the confines of the
experiment. With this study, I hope to
identify potential patterns regarding writing center operations, patterns that
can be proved, disproved or otherwise explored by other scholars who will
hopefully be inspired by my work and conduct studies of their own. The second biggest flaw in the experiment is
the lack of standardization of the assignments the students from both Group A
and Group B will be submitting to the tutors from the Mary G. Walsh Writing
Center and Pearson-Smarthinking, respectfully. It is possible that tutors from
either platform may receive a disproportionate amount of “challenging”
assignments and their “performance” may suffer when compared to the tutor from
the other platform. As much as I concede
that this is an issue and may inevitably skew the results one way or another, I
believe that it is essential to see how tutors from both platforms handle
diverse and “challenging” situations. A good tutor should always be prepared
for the unexpected. By focusing on the knowledge claims within the transcripts
of session from both Groups and platforms of tutors, the study will be more
concerned with how tutors deal with a challenge as opposed to whether they help
the student arrive at the “right” conclusion.
The third and final issue I foresee see being the biggest problem that
could skew the results of the experiment is any favoritism towards the Salem
State University Writing Center. Both
Groups A and B will be comprised entirely of students enrolled in Salem State
University and a certain degree of favoritism/sentimental attachment is
expected—if not inevitable. That being said, I will take every measure possible
to ensure that both Groups A and B remain as unbiased as possible. Not having
any financial reward or penalty (or any other sort of reward or penalty
academic, personal or otherwise) for engaging in the experiment will likely be
the most effective means of ensuring that every student remains objective in
assessing and interacting with tutors from both online programs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">In
Conclusion <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Those of us who work in
the writing center already know how effective well-informed peer tutoring can
be. I look forward to providing evidence for that tacit knowledge and reporting
back to PeerCentered readers. I hope the experiment will ultimately inspire
others to conduct their own research to expand, challenge, and perfect my
investigation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Works Cited <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="margin-left: 28.35pt; text-indent: -28.35pt;">“The Hidden Curriculum of
Writing Centers.” <i>Reformers, Teachers, Writers: Curricular and <o:p></o:p></i></p><p style="margin-left: 28.35pt;"><i>Pedagogical Inquiries</i>, by Neal Lerner,
Utah State University Press, 2019, pp. 111–124.<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-left: 28.35pt; text-indent: -28.35pt;">“Tutoring, Training &
Student Success: TTaDA.” <i>TTaDA | University of North Dakota</i>, <o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-left: 28.35pt; text-indent: -28.35pt;">
</p><p style="margin-left: 28.35pt;">und.edu/academics/ttada/academic-technologies/tutoring-training-student-success.html.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p>Will Quackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16845449280181886793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-68277602761326197522020-08-21T17:39:00.002-06:002020-08-21T17:39:14.836-06:00Dear Me Blog<p> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Dear me…</span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">As a junior in college, you were just trying your best and going through the motions </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">(like everyone else)</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">. You </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">wanted</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> to fit in and emulate what you thought a typical college student should look like. Then, along came the opportunity to become a </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">w</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">riting </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">c</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">onsultant. </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">That’s immediately when the fear started, I began questioning myself and my own personal writing. I was unsure how I, a typical college student, would have enough skills to help others. </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">How would I manage being insecure with myself when I was supposed to be someone my peers looked to find their own confidence?</span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">When it came to your first day of work, you were sitting in the writing lab waiting for your learner to show up with anxiety pouring out of your body. It was probably the most anxious you ever got in your life - aside from applying to college in the first place. You were so excited to </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">meet your colleagues, yet so nervous that you were going to disappoint them.</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> Thoughts streamed through your head of being a leader, but scenarios of </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">letdown</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> clouded your head.</span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">That’s where the lessons come in:</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> confidence is gained within and being able to help others was key in learning how to use my inherent skills. I now know that the judgement sprung upon the title of a “tutor” is merely a stereotype. B</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">eing a tutor has this aura of perfection (and some might even call you a know-it-all). That is NOT the truth! I</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> found that it</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> is</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> always</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> ok to admit that you don’t know how to do something a learner needs help with and it’s certainly not frowned upon to use your resources. Looking back on it</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">,</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> I know that being able to use the Internet and other resources was my best </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">asset besides my personal knowledge. </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">From this, I </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">keep reminding myself </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">to look how far I’ve grown. To look at the confidence that beams from my eyes. To look at the impact I’ve made on others. Being a writing consultant has been the most rewarding job experience because every time I meet with a student, I am learning alongside them. Each session brings about a new lesson for both of us as we guide one another to success in our own ways. </span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Having the title of</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> Writing Lab Consultant </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">i</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">s definitely the most prestigious job I’ve ever h</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">ad. </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Being inundated with fearful emotions from day one has led me to overcome my weaknesses and</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> gain newfound personal accomplishments.</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Acknowledging my doubts was something that I was able to overcome to bring forth this newly established confidence as I continue my final year in the writing lab and college.</span></p>Rachel Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14368938742305540931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-12329922312083594402020-07-13T12:42:00.005-06:002020-07-13T12:49:11.243-06:00Dear me...<br />
Dear me,<br />
<br />
It's not about you, but it will affect you, this work. Expect that. Learn to embrace that--the fact that your writing voice isn't in the limelight--it <i>shouldn't</i> be in the limelight, like some sort of escritorial savior on the lookout for less "experienced" writing that needs a crutch, ready to swoop in and redeem whatever "needs" redeeming.<br />
<br />
You're not a crutch. You're not even a walking boot.<br />
<br />
Examples of being a crutch/walking boot:<br />
1. "If I was writing the thesis, I might word it something like this..."<br />
2. "What about using this phrasing for the transition?"<br />
3. "I'll rewrite this part of the paragraph, and you can fill in the rest."<br />
<br />
Don't get me wrong: It's tempting to say and/or do any of the aforementioned "helpful" actions/statements, and, admittedly, you probably will a few times, when you're crunched for time in a given session or when you're frustrated and feeling unproductive and unhelpful.<br />
<br />
But that's when it's important to remember: It's not about you. I say that with all grace, because you <i>will</i> forget that sometimes, and you <i>will</i> want to superimpose your own voice over your peer's voice sometimes, because it's easier and more familiar. But while you'll feel vindicated in the moment--we did it, we <i>finally</i> phrased that thesis in an appropriately succinct, coherent way!--the fruit you're looking at isn't your peer's. It's yours, and that's not why you're consulting them, to reap your own fruit.<br />
<br />
Examples of NOT being a crutch/walking boot:<br />1. "The way the thesis reads now leaves me with these questions..."<br />
2. "Here's what the transition between these paragraphs needs to accomplish..."<br />
3. "Don't worry about making this paragraph pretty right now. Just talk to me, like we're having a conversation about your topic--what do you want to say?" *And then take notes. You're writing <i>their</i> words in your notes, so if they use the notes you write to craft "pretty" sentences later, they'll be confidently reworking their <i>own</i> language.<br />
<br />
An advisor-<i>crutch </i>holds the pencil more than the advisee. An advisor-<i>walking boot</i> doesn't hold the pencil, but still speaks more than the advisee. A writing consultant--not a crutch, not a boot--lets the advisee hold the pencil more often than not and listens more than she speaks. Asking questions (see examples above) lets the advisee process the <i>how</i> and <i>why</i> of writing, which might not--BAM!--produce a large quantity of fruit in the moment (i.e. 3 paragraphs revised in an hour vs. 3 pages), but in the long run, that same slow-growing fruit is stronger and sweeter. It's not about producing one great essay, it's about the advisee understanding the <i>process</i> of writing so that, someday, they'll be confidently reaping their own fields and won't have to come in for agro-writing lessons. By asking the right questions, you'll be getting them to think about <i>why</i> they make the writing choices they do, and how each choice they make might amplify their argument or more directly reach their audience. You're getting them to think beyond the semester research paper and a letter grade--you're shaping them to understand the power that writing can have--that <i>their voice</i> can have--to contribute to a larger conversation. <br />
<br />
It's not about you. But it will affect you. You'll grow in patience and humility, recognizing the place for your voice and the way in which it is to serve the growth of your peer's. You'll learn to adapt with grace and ask more questions that in turn lead to answers (which your advisee often knows, they just don't realize it!). And, above all, you too will be fulfilled in the slow-growing fruit as, over time, you begin to see your advisee's confidence giving way to a unique voice that <i>isn't</i> yours. (Because, hey, the more voices, the more plentiful and globally useful the garden!)<br />
<br />
So, no, it's not about you. But it will affect you. And that, too, is worth something.<br />
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Happy writing,<br />
Shannon<br />
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July 13, 2020Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-20363868389778844932020-07-01T12:44:00.000-06:002020-07-01T12:44:28.791-06:00Your Written Voice Matters: Embracing Writing Language against the Standards of the Academy<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In
consultations as a tutor, I notice students struggle with their own written
language based on the demands of the academy. Many students enter college feeling
their writing is inadequate compared to the academic material they read for
courses. This anxiety leads to students and clients adopting writing practices
that causes them to lose their personal writing voice and to view any mistake
they make as a personal failing instead of the process of writing. Worse,
clients come in fearing to use their voice in assignments through overly citing
materials, believing they cannot possibly offer anything analytically or
mechanically to the academic discussion within their assignment. Fear of
sounding unintelligent or demonstrating their incompetence shapes this tactic
regardless of discipline and rank, instead of the generalization of student
laziness. How do we, as writing consultants, address this issue of encouraging
clients to value their learning and written voice while also guide them through
acquiring the language of the university?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Student
struggles with academic writing shapes how they complete written assignments.
My own experiences as a first-generation college student that struggled in high
school saw me question my ability to analyze subject material in writing. I
fell into the trap of over citation or over quoting secondary sources when I
wrote papers, afraid that my writing did not measure up to the standards of my
professors or the academy. I see this issue during writing center consultations
with clients, many who come in initially for the purpose of getting the paper
“fixed” rather than learning the process of writing because they devalue their
own voice and analysis through over citation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">When
working with clients that have issues of over citation, instead of assuming
they are lazy writers, I ask what they know about the subject they are writing
about in their own words, giving them time to think and articulate that point.
Once this is done, I suggest clients write down what they said to emphasize
their own knowledge of the topic. Next, I use writing center resources to
demonstrate how the client can use the source material they have consulted to
build on their analysis instead of the sources dominating their prose. Through
this interaction, I explain to the client that mistakes in a first draft are
okay because the writer is figuring out how to process their voice and
knowledge into a coherent point. During consultations centered on this issue I
encourage clients, regardless of preconceived notions of their own writing
competency, that they are demonstrating a grasp of writing by focusing on
sections within the document that best illustrate their own written and
learning language. My hope is that this type of interaction provides clients a
tool for their own writing process and builds confidence in their ability to
verbalize knowledge through writing and later revise to adhere to the
assignment’s rubric without losing their learning or written language.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">One
strategy I suggest client try when they get home is using a timed writing
exercise to get information on to the paper. I usually suggest they write down
a topic sentence about the point they want to make, then set a timer for 10,
15, or 20 minutes with the goal of writing about that topic or point. With this
exercise, the client recalls their knowledge and writes it out without leaning
on the source material to say something better. After the time is over, they
see how many words they wrote and start the revision process after taking a
break. I learned this from writing advisors, who encouraged me to use this as a
first step to embrace mistakes of the first draft but also demonstrate that I
am knowledgeable about the subjects I write about. After that step, you work
toward the dictates of the assignment (rhetorical analysis, historical
research, reflection) with a starting point and boosted confidence.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Students
enter universities under the belief that writing in their courses is high
stakes to the point of creating anxiety over perceived inadequacies. The
pressure for perfection in writing does not allow students the opportunity to
create and learn from their writing mistakes, evident in many clients coming to
writing centers just for a fix. If we can impress upon clients that their
written perspective matters and that mistakes made in the initial creation of a
document are part of the writing process instead of intellectual failings,
consultants might be able to better mentor clients’ in the art of writing
against the pressure of academic order.</span></p>Manny Grajaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00654593807922910956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-58143867647110281202020-06-10T09:41:00.002-06:002020-06-10T09:41:26.817-06:00"Dear me..."I'd like to start a series of posts here on PeerCentered written by peer writing consultants who have recently graduated or will be graduating soon. The title of the project is "Dear me..." and conceptually, it is asking you, as a peer consultant, to write a letter to your past self when you began working as a peer writing consultant. So, in other words, it is experienced you, writing back in time to inexperienced you, letting you know what to expect, what is going to happen, what you learned, or how this work will change you.<br />
<br />
The content of the letter is completely up to you, but just has to start with "Dear me..."<br />
<br />
If you don't have a PeerCentered account, please contact me at Clint.Gardner@slcc.edu and I'll add you to the blog. There is no review process for PeerCentered, and you post all on your own. I'm thinking this is a summer project, but if it extends beyond summer 2020, I think that is cool.<br />
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So, Dear me...Clint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-89625432971526708572019-12-04T16:32:00.001-07:002019-12-04T16:32:22.542-07:00Minimalist Theory: When and When not to Use it <div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW3432633" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Minimalist theory is one of the most valuable tools a consultant has when </span><span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">helping a </span><span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">However,</span><span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> minimalist theory is sometimes hailed as gospel</span><span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">consult. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">While minimalist theory is certainly valuable, it defiantly isn’t the only way to consult nor is it the only way to have a student improve as a writer.</span><span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> It is important as a consultant to be able to </span><span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">distinguish when and when not to use minimalist theory.</span><span class="EOP SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Minimalist theory is, in its basic form, a type of consulting that allows the consultant to let the writer come to their own conclusions about their writing. It is more hands off and guiding rather than straight up telling the writer what they should do to improve their writing. It may include asking the writer questions or asking them to practice their skills. Take this exchange between a consultant and a Junior writing an informative essay:</span><span class="EOP SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Writer: I just can’t figure out how to make my essay flow the way I want it too. It’s so confusing!</span><span class="EOP SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Consultant: Well, let’s take this part of your essay and see if we can rework it. How do you think you might be able to improve the flow of this sentence? </span><span class="EOP SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Writer: Well, I could try some different word choice, or I could </span><span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">rearrange</span><span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> the sentence.</span><span class="EOP SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Consultant: Ok, and how exactly might we do that?</span><span class="EOP SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Writer: Possibly, instead of saying “The general said that it would be no good” I could say “The general stated that the plan would not work” or “The general expressed concern about the plan.”</span><span class="EOP SCXW3432633 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471805268146077901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-58893776389915291442019-10-31T12:43:00.000-06:002019-10-31T12:43:06.765-06:00Memorandum on Ibidem
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
used to write in the Chicago format. Footnote ideas from which I’d learned.
Contextualized references in informative endnotes. Annotated bibliographies
from broken spine archives. Chicago is a language I still speak fluently and
I’ve taken to heart the abandon of <i>Ibid</i>. <i>Ibidem </i>served as both a
present plug to the language of our history, and the bridge between
individuality and community. Yet, my favorite thing about Chicago has always
been teaching my peers about it. Helping them to see the format in a new light,
something with which to engage their writing skills, something of which to not
be afraid. But still, my own engagement with students on the intimate details
of paper writing lack...confidence. The kind of confidence which comes with
increased, unique training for knowing when to let go and when to direct.
Knowing when and how to say “I can’t.” </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Even
in my enduring love for tutoring, I don’t always have good days. I’ve had a few
hard years. I’ve been broken apart. I’ve been absolutely shattered, beaten by
academic burden and personal challenge. About four years ago, I was diagnosed
with clinical depression. It comes in uneasy waves, varying in strength and
frequency. This year, it makes it hard for me to stand up. I’m forced to admit
to myself that my brain can only do so much. And it is so hard to swallow all
that humanness in me, put on my staff lanyard, and break down a citations page.
Sometimes, it’s helpful to have four sessions in a day, to work word-by-word
reconstructing areas with a writer. I can count on comma placement, and the
importance of a semicolon. And still, I’m 22-years-old. I have my own
mechanisms and processes for my feelings. My old staff lanyard could only
provide me with so much added buoyancy, and my new GA office in my Mater’s
program can only offer so much life preservation. What do I do then, when the
waters of personhood rise and flood the bridge between professional and
private?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
love my job. I love my job. I say it twice to really settle into that thought:
that coming to work every day makes every day better. Still, there’s that
nagging human element. I’m not the perfect tutor; there is so much I don’t
know, so many questions I’m not confident answering and so many students I feel
leave our sessions only a bit better off than before they came in. Thomas
Aquinas said, “Love takes up where knowledge leaves off,” and my job so
provides me with the opportunity to keep and love learning. Which makes it
particularly difficult to come into work with my baggage. I experience
cognitive dissonance whenever these days pop up; the days when I feel
irretrievable in the depth of my depression, but my lanyard is on, and I’m
supposed to love wearing it. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Where
does the writing center end? Where is the edge, the one I’m not supposed to go
past in giving of myself for this the job I so, so enjoy? I’m incredibly tired.
I’m starting the process of adulthood and forming myself into a definable
individual. My staff lanyard has helped me to become more solid in both of
those determiners, but it has also blurred some lines into ambiguity. I’m
allowed to be tired. I’m supposed to be nervous. I’m always a little bit
anxious. Being a tutor doesn’t negate these validities, but sometimes it feels
like my personhood is second to the grammar edits needed to be made to a
writer’s paper. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
<span style="color: black;">When coding the personal tutoring philosophy I wrote
one year ago, programing the document into a word cloud to identify the most
prevalent language, the word love appears the largest. I say it the most often,
of any word I could’ve chosen. I feel deeply, always doing my best to not
shrink from the responsibility inherent to experiencing life this way. Here,
Chicago calls out to me again; <i>Ibidem </i>is Latin for “in the same place”
which I think is a fitting idea for the writing center. Love, fear, learning,
confidence, insecurity...humanness, all happening in the same place. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment--><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-17776254259936768862019-09-17T11:52:00.000-06:002019-09-17T11:52:37.577-06:00Two-Way Learning<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When I first started working in the writing lab as a writing
lab consultant, my expectations for the position were very different from the
experiences I have been through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
envisioned myself sitting at a desk next to an apprehensive freshman, guiding
them through the ins and outs of topic sentences and thesis statements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t get me wrong, I have gone through this scenario
dozens of times, but I now realize the opportunity for learning is so much
greater than I had originally thought. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the past two semesters, I have found that
my original assessment of writing lab practice was a bit skewed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have since come to the conclusion that
tutoring is truly a two-way street of learning, rather than the one-way flow of
information I had previously envisioned. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have had so many sessions where both the
student and I have come away with valuable knowledge gained through discussion
in the writing booth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This should come
as no surprise, as there are countless ways in which students and teachers can
learn from one another in any academic setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most students who seek assistance from the
writing lab assume a one-way stream of instruction from the consultant to the
student, which often is what occurs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The student might need help with a topic sentence or connecting their
thesis to the rest of their essay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
are everyday occurrences in the writing lab.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Even more common, though, is the request for a “second set of eyes” to
go over a writing assignment and make sure it “sounds okay”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the past two semesters, these requests
have become second nature to me as a consultant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another thing students come looking for is
ideas. Brainstorming can be one of the most difficult things in writing, so it
often helps students to talk to another person who has likely gone through a
similar process to try and get the ideas flowing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a sense, this signifies you as the consultant
breaking down a barrier to help the student let the ideas flow back at you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus, you have obtained a two-way flow of information
and ideas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>You might be asking, how do I truly
reach the point where the student and I are benefiting through combined
learning?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The answer is in your
mindset.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you go into each session
with the attitude that you are the expert on every subject related to writing,
then there is a good chance you won’t get much out of the session in terms of
gaining new knowledge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the flip side,
if you go into a session with the mindset that there is always something new to
discover, you will be much more receptive to learning from your student.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For instance, I had the privilege to work
with an ESL, non-traditional student over the past semester.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This student was highly
experienced in writing fiction and poetry in multiple languages, so initially I
was feeling under qualified to discuss anything with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But as the sessions wore on and we became
better acquainted, I realized this was a golden opportunity for both of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were confronted with the chance to learn
from each other and gain the knowledge that each of us had to offer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This experience also dispelled the notion
that the writing lab consultant is the unquestioned expert when it comes to
writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus, the predisposed barriers
were broken, leaving nothing but endless possibilities. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was in this moment that I realized two-way
learning is actually achievable.<span style="color: red;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The best part about two-way
collaboration between consultant and student is that it is obtainable in any
session.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t matter if it’s the
first or the fortieth session, both you and the student will always have
something to offer. With the right mindset, any session in the writing lab can
go from ordinary to extraordinary in the blink of an eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Dan Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06593258401892305053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-79205423365476760702019-04-24T16:08:00.001-06:002019-04-24T16:08:12.581-06:00The importance of "improvising" in a writing consultation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Improv comedy is a spontaneous performance without any scripts preparated beforehand. The first rule of improv is to AGREE i.e. to say "yes" to whatever happens. If someone says "There is a train coming towards us" and I say, without thinking much, "What train? I don't see a train", then the only options remaining are to either end the scene or to argue about whether there is a train or not; neither of these options is entertaining for the audience to watch. The issue with my response was that it was not saying "yes" to what was said. If I had instead said "The train will hit us if we don't move", then I have not only said "yes" but also built on top of what was said. This idea of accepting what has been said and then building on it with new information is a key idea in improvisation called the "Yes-And" principle.<br />
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Improvisation is needed in a peer-tutoring session since it is not possible to plan out all of the details about the session in advance. The client may not even be sure of what they want to focus on, and the tutor must be able to adapt to the changing needs of their client. Further, since peer-tutoring essentially involves making arguments for what we think the client should do. For the client to accept these suggestions, we need to be able to collaborate with them. The "Yes-And" principle can help us build such a collaboration. In peer-tutoring, this involves observing the reality that is being set by the client and making sure that the provided suggestions are "agreeing" with the set reality.<br />
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There are several opportunities for "yes-and"ing the client. The first step would be to check what the client is asking for and focusing on these during the session. We could also check how the client is responding to our suggestions. If they look confused, we could provide more explanation. If they get defensive, it might be a good idea to try an alternate approach or even just move on to the next topic. If the client says that they are focusing on the content and have a rough draft ready, it might not be a good idea to focus on the grammar aspects of the paper.<br />
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In short, "yes-and"ing the client involves listening to what the client is saying and observing their responses to decide our approach. The success of an improv performance depends on how well the actors build off of each other's responses. The same is true in case of a writing session as well; a successful consultation is one where the client is finding value in our suggestions and enthusiastically participating in the discussion.<br />
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A peer-tutoring session is a lot like an improv performance, so it is important to accept the reality set by the client and make suggestions to build on it. This makes the session more engaging, which is essential for a successful consultation.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-64934833430987787252019-04-22T13:53:00.000-06:002019-04-22T13:53:40.373-06:00Learning Alongside Our Clients: the Mutual Learning Environment at Writing Centers
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Walking into my first day as a peer
tutor at my campus writing center, I worried about encountering scenarios where
I would lack the appropriate advice to offer clients. Although peer tutoring
interactions routinely place consultants in new waters, I quickly discovered
that the uncertainties and accompanying out-of-my-depth feeling are necessary components
of collaborative tutoring. This collaboration, in turn, enables mutual learning
during sessions in even the most veteran writing tutors. I would like to<span style="color: red;"> </span>pause and explore this idea of tutors learning alongside
clients in the uniquely collaborative, peer tutoring space. I can testify from
personal experience that the most meaningful learning I underwent in the peer
tutoring environment was distinct from the process of accumulating technical
writing expertise. Certainly, my knowledge of academic writing and the
mechanics of the English language increased, but the major area of growth for
me occurred in less formulaic ways. Not long after starting out as a tutor, I gave
a thorough and engaging explanation of parallelism to a client, only be told afterward
that she did not quite “get everything that I was saying” because she “liked
seeing things written down.” My client’s bewilderment alerted me to the need to
improve my ability to read someone else’s learning needs and strategize a plan
to effectively meet those needs within a very short space of time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Over and over, I have seen consultations
prompt tutors to improvise communication strategies, particularly through the
experience of learning to effectively communicate to clients with diverse
writing backgrounds, learning preferences, and emotional circumstances. No two
clients’ writing and educational backgrounds are alike, and tutors begin
developing a sense of their client’s likely proficiencies as soon as discussion
begins. While attempting to gauge a client’s current level of expertise can be a
slippery slope toward pre-judging, assessing his or her existing knowledge and
assumptions about writing is unavoidable. The clearer the tutor’s ability to
perceive the borders of the client’s knowledge on an issue relevant to the
consultation, the better equipped the tutor becomes to implement effective scaffolding
techniques during the session. I quickly learned to rely on questions like
“What do you think would be important for thesis development?” or “Why did you
identify this paragraph as the weakest part of the paper?” not only to prompt client
engagement and ownership over the process, but also to help me assess his/her
existing knowledge. As my tutoring experiences broadened, I became better at devising
questions to ferret out the ratio of a client’s intuitive writing capabilities
to the writing knowledge that he/she had acquired from past educational
experiences. If I perceived a client’s innate writing instinct as strong, I often
adapted my strategies to be less hands-on and allow for greater self-discovery
on the part of the client. Thus, as tutors increase their abilities to assess
existing proficiency levels, they also increase their ability to strategize
communication methods that match clients’ unique learning abilities and styles.
I used to dread students who would tell me “I’m a visual learner,” because of my
personal lack of creativity. However, as my tutoring experiences increased, my
fellow consultants and writing center staff have helped me start a lexicon of visual
aids so that I can adapt my teaching styles to individual client needs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Finally, peer tutoring teaches
tutors to appreciate how the individuality of clients’ circumstances impacts consultations,
often necessitating the adjustment of sessions to accommodate clients’ unique emotional
needs. Clearly, writing tutors are not—and, given our lack of pertinent
training, should not—see themselves as therapists. Nonetheless, tutors
undoubtably perform a psychological service for clients, even if it is a
biproduct of attempting to understand what the client needs from the session. I
have lost count of the consultations that I have started with reassurances
about the possibility of improvement or by helping clients plan a schedule for
finishing assignments. Under rare scenarios, I have felt compelled to adapt to
a more explicit therapist role (again, informally of course!) for highly
stressed clients. Some tutors may have experienced consultations with ESL clients
who benefit profoundly from sharing the unique adjustment struggles they face. Simply
learning to provide gentle emotional support and a listening ear can be an
invaluable skill for tutors to develop. It also requires the ability to intuit
which tangential conversations should be curtailed and which are too important
to interrupt. This intuitive sense of the value of reassurances becomes another
skill set that tutors develop as their experiences expand. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">The multifaceted nature of tutor
development, particularly the sharpening of their ability to intuit clients’
needs and effectively impart knowledge to clients with diverse backgrounds,
learning styles, and emotional situations, underscores the dynamism of peer
tutoring. The unpredictability of consultations and the scramble to discern the
most effective and personalized strategy for meeting client needs remains—at
least for me—one of the most challenging but beneficial growth experiences found
in peer tutoring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The other day in our Writing Center staff
meeting, we discussed methods of being polite in face-to-face and online
sessions. Many of the consultants had used some of the “tips and tricks” in
sessions before and shared their experiences with what did and did not work in
different situations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">However, I noticed that while the
politeness strategies were useful overall, they were very America-centered.
Many other cultures have different ideas of politeness than we do, and it is
important to take that into account when consulting with clients from other
countries. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What
is politeness? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Let’s start with a discussion on what
politeness is. Generally, when we think of politeness, we think of respect. We
use language to convey that we respect whoever we are talking to and are not
trying to impose ourselves. For example, if I were lost and wanted to ask a
stranger for directions, I would use the phrase “excuse me” to get a stranger’s
attention. Saying “excuse me” tells the stranger that I might seem rude by
asking a question out of the blue and that they are free to go if needed. I am
not trying to impose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Generally, we have an intuitive idea of
how to be polite in our culture. Politeness is cultural and taught to us since
we were young. But we must realize that people raised in other cultures have a
different idea of what politeness entails. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Take Japanese, for example. In Japan,
politeness is so engrained in the language it is its own grammatical structure.
You conjugate verbs based on politeness, with levels including short form (for
casual use among friends and family), polite form (for most situations), and
business polite form (for talking to superiors or in business situations). Take
the word for sleep, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">neru</i>. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Neru</i> is the short form, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nemasu</i> is the polite<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, oyasumininaru</i> is the business polite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">But in English we do not have grammatical
structures to denote our politeness, just tone and stock phrases. How are we
supposed to explain how to be polite in this situation? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">An
Example: Polite Subject Matter<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The other day, I had a client from Japan
who wanted help with a scholarship essay. In Japan, it is polite to not discuss
personal matters, especially personal problems, with strangers. She was worried
about conveying her desire and need for the scholarship but did not want to
speak badly of her family situation. How would you address this situation? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">In this sort of situation, there are
several tools you can employ. One way is to explain American conventions to the
client, how Americans are usually direct and generally have few qualms
discussing personal issues. However, it is important to remember that you
should not impose your conventions if it makes the client uncomfortable! I ended
up advising my client on how to discuss her need for the scholarship without
going too much into the details that made her uncomfortable. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Remember: politeness is fluid – there are
many ways to convey what you need to say without making the client or reader
uncomfortable. You can help the client to navigate American politeness
conventions without feeling uncomfortable. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Another
example: Explaining tone <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Another difficulty in politeness is tone.
It is hard to convey tone in writing since you cannot control how the reader
interprets your words. I am sure most of us have had issues when a text or
email was read wrong, causing a conflict! It becomes even more difficult when
navigating cultural barriers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">For example, I had a Korean client the
other day who was taking a business writing class. She had an assignment to
write an email to a coworker asking about a task that the coworker had not
completed on time. The client used the phrase, “It was my understanding,” to
describe the task that the coworker had volunteered to do. She thought she was
polite, but the Professor told her that she was being passive aggressive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What happened here was an example of tone
differences. In Korea, she said, this phrase would be very polite, so she could
not understand what was rude about it. I advised her to read her writing in an
angry tone and see the difference. Read angry, “It was my understanding” came
off as rude. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What
can we do? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">In the end, we can only advise the best we
can. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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differences in the definition and formality of politeness that the client may
not be aware of. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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conventions as best we can, especially how Americans usually like direct
language that may seem rude to other cultures. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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language, like phrasing statements as questions, placing blame on yourself,
using more words, or using indirect language like “I think.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Politeness is hard in any language. We can
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-81781216950004558372018-07-12T13:05:00.001-06:002018-07-12T13:06:18.723-06:00Survey of Hourly Wage and Compensation for Writing Center Consultants<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQCmCWo3PwBEtImusE09QB2Ym5JA1pxOfBV44bfETwdu4ZNXQE-siVGJoRtEUyIFt84gb5rDeZEjCkL/embed?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Clint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-4151985461675364982018-05-16T12:45:00.002-06:002018-05-16T12:45:27.208-06:00What I Know Now About My Practicum Experience<br />
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<b><span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">Where It All
Began</span></b><span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">While
becoming a Consultant at the UW-Stevens Point Writing Lab, I first had to pass
the practicum class, Education 301. The ideas discussed and the theories
learned in this class are beyond practical for day-to-day involvement with my
peers. Allow me to share with you some of my favorite ideas about being a
Writing Lab Consultant and what I have learned throughout my practicum
experience. I hope after reading this you will find the same motivation I have
when working in our Writing Lab.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">How
to Play Psychological Ping Pong</span></b><span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">Having
many memories from class, one of the most intriguing class discussions was
prompted after reading the article “Peer Tutoring and the Conversation of
Mankind” by Kenneth Bruffee. Bruffee invites his readers to discuss the
benefits of peer-to-peer engagement. After reflecting on the things I have
learned throughout my time at the Writing Lab, I have come to understand
Bruffee’s view firsthand. At the Writing Lab, you are able to express
your ideas/thoughts with one another, bouncing new information back and forth,
as if playing psychological ping pong. By playing this game of ‘psychological
ping pong,’ you are able to share knowledge unknown with one another. The
conversations we have with our peers hold deeper benefits than we see on the
surface. I look forward to hearing from my learner because I know that person
holds a piece of information that I may not have. Bruffee’s article made me
realize this idea. Overall, my practicum experience has brought this into
fruition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">The
Classroom Experience Everyone Needs</span></b><span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">My
experience as a practicum student in Education 301 has helped me more than I
can fathom. It’s the type of class that places you in an environment to
interact with your peers—and by interacting I mean engaging in daily
discussions. As a senior in college now, I find this classroom environment less
common than I first thought. Compared to other college courses, it helped me
realize how important it is to have this engagement with your peers. Instead of
sitting in a class and not participating, my practicum experience has
challenged me to speak up and provide input; through that I have learned more
about myself as a student. Furthermore, by engaging in class discussion, you
are reaping the benefits of your education.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">Class
Participation is a “Life-Hack” to Better Education</span></b><span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">One
thing I noticed about Education 301 is the participation it requires. It has
led me to understand how engaging in a class not only sparks creativity but
develops you as a person. Whether your take on the subject might seem fit or
not, actively participating forces you to think critically. I don’t simply mean
speaking up in class, but interacting with your peers makes for an overall
better educational experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">Beneficial
For Both You and Your Peer</span></b><span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">I
found this same experience when meeting with new learners in the writing lab,
many of whom I wouldn’t have the chance to meet if it wasn’t for my job at the
Writing Lab. Only a few weeks ago I had a Dance Major looking for help on a
paper. Since I am highly incompetent when it comes to the dance discourse, I
was able to provide her with the knowledge I had about English grammar while
she cued me an explanation for dance terminology. I now know that the word
amalgamation means </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt;">a combination of two or
more dance patterns or movements</span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">.</span><span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;"> I cherish the fact that a
similar opportunity presents itself every day I work in the writing lab.
Moreover, engaging in discussion with your peers is beneficial for both you and
your peer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #383838; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">Participation
in Education 301 and working in the Writing Lab has developed my sense of
personal responsibility in the fact that I now look for ways to break out of my
own bubble and take part in a much larger campus community. I actively invest
myself to learn from my peers and broaden my knowledge. I hope reading this
will help you reflect on your own experience as a tutor and provide the same
motivation with what you now know. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-66111169802328418952018-05-02T11:58:00.001-06:002018-05-02T11:58:31.919-06:00How do you work with English Language Learners as a Native-English speaker? Think about it.<br />
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with ELLs can be challenging and exciting due to the differences in culture,
language, and background. Another aspect that comes into play when working with
ELLs is the differences in our ways of thinking. I’m not necessarily referring to
cultural differences or indirect versus direct communication; I mean things
such as differences is cognitive direction and phrases that are not
translatable but are extremely functional to each respective language. This is
where being able to describe the way we think of phrasings, sentence structure,
the functionality of grammar, and word choice come into play. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I had a student from
South Korea come in one day to work on his Economics paper. We came across
mistakes that could be considered “common” amongst ELLs such as article usage
and verb tenses, but there was a sentence where he had a phrase along the lines
of “make in grander scale” rather than “to put on a grander scale.” For a
moment, I hesitated and contemplated how to explain why this was incorrect
rather than “that’s just how we say it.” I realized that, in my mind, when I
think of “putting things on a grander scale,” physically or symbolically, I’m
still thinking of physically putting something on a physical scale. When I
explained this to the client, they understood, because they understood the way
I thought as a native-English speaker. This way of thinking is likely not the
same for all English speakers but discussing the way we personally think about
things and how that translates to our written work has great potential in
helping ELLs learn and improve their own English as they are continually
learning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I greatly empathize with
the situation this client is in because I am a learner of a second language
myself. I have been learning Japanese formally and informally for about 10
years now. With this, I learned that if I tried to translate everything
directly from English to Japanese, I would often have more mistakes than I
would if I just changed my cognitive mindset to what I know of native Japanese
speakers. This means I need to continue learning more about how Japanese people
think and how that translates to their language. For example, as a Japanese
language learner, I often made the mistake of saying</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">「覚えられない」</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(oboerarenai)
instead of </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">「覚えない」</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(oboenai)
when I couldn’t remember something because the first phrase translates directly
as “I can’t remember” which we generally accept in the English-speaking world,
but what it really <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">means </i>to Japanese
speakers is “I am incapable of remembering” which, to be frank, just sounds
weird. </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">「覚えない」</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(oboenai)
is “I don’t remember” and would be the correct phrase to use in such
situations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Another thing I learned is
that Japanese often likes to avoid implied meanings as much as possible except
when referring to oneself. So when we use phrases in English such as “I’m going
shopping” it is implied that we will be returning once we have finished
shopping. In Japanese we would say something along the lines of </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">「ショッピングに行ってきます」</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(shoppingu
ni ittekimasu) translated literally as “I’m going shopping and then I will
return (come back).” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This also
demonstrates a difference in the level of detail languages deem necessary to
include as well as how literal directions (to go or to come) can be thought of
differently in other languages. Something that often confuses Japanese language
learners is the difference between </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">「あげる」</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(ageru)</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">、「くれる」</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(kureru)</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">、</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">and</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">「もらう」</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(morau),
translated as “to give,” “to receive,” and “to receive” respectively. Why are
there two phrases for receiving? This is because the verb changes depending on
the structure of the sentence which changes the direction, toward the subject
or away from the subject, of the item or favor that was given or received.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There are also non-translatable
phrases that represent ideas and are useful in Japanese such as </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">猫舌</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(nekojita)</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">、</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">and </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">お疲れ様</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(otsukaresama).
This means that in order to understand them, they require an understanding of
the idea behind the phrase and not the strict translation. </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">猫舌</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(nekojita) literally
translates to “cat tongue” and that seems a little odd doesn’t it? I am </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">猫舌</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(nekojita) and when I
tell Japanese people this, they understand what I mean immediately. </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">猫舌</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(nekojita) is when you
are incapable of consuming hot-temperature food and drink because your tongue
is sensitive and burns easily, but there is no direct translation for this in
English, at least not in simple terms. This may seem like one of those “oh just
memorize the phrase” situations, but it is important to consider the context
and situations in which such phrases are appropriate. Another such phrase is </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">「お疲れ様」</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(otsukaresama),
which generally translates to “thank you for your hard work” in English. I
think this phrase is interesting because </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">疲れ</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(tsukare) means “tired” in English, the
preceding </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">お</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(o)
is only added to words when referring to others and it adds a respectful tone
to the word or phrase as does </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">様</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(sama),
which is a suffix generally used as a title when addressing someone above
yourself in social stature. For example, </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">様</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> (sama) is added to the end of the word
“guest,” along with </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">お</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(o)
being added to the beginning of the word, in Japanese and guests are referred
to as </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">「お客様」</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(okyakusama). This
phrase shows respect for another, often a coworker or classmate, who put forth
effort for the continual success of others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As you can see, there are
distinct differences in the way individuals think about and convey their
thoughts through native language. This rings true for individuals learning a
second language who must learn to understand the way of thinking of native
speakers before becoming truly fluent. Therefore, explaining our thought
processes in regards to English to ELLs will be especially helpful because now
that they are here in the U.S., they have been able to observe native speakers
communicate with each other. Explaining the reasonings behind the way we
communicate via word choice, sentence structure, and phrasing will help them
connect back to what they’ve already observed and help them further their
understanding of the English language.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-1407317867487109042018-04-18T08:00:00.000-06:002018-04-18T08:00:30.001-06:00Revisiting the Role of Vulnerability in the Writing Lab<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><b>As I have taken time before I graduate to reflect back on the past
year in my role as a writing lab consultant, it becomes clear that one thing
has remained a constant: vulnerability is unavoidable. I first became interested in this topic
during the training course for working in the writing lab. My knee-jerk reaction to the mere mention of
the word made me want to run screaming in the opposite direction. Showing off my vulnerability to someone else
in my life was a terrifying concept.
But, as I did more research on the topic, I became engrossed in finding
a way to live my life in this way—being comfortable with being
uncomfortable. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><b>I finished up
my first semester as a writing lab consultant and I was ready to fully embrace
being vulnerable. I bought the books, did the research, and preached the
concepts to any friends that would listen. I had given an informative speech on it in my
writing lab training course, opening myself up and relating it to small parts
of my life. It felt like I could be the spokesperson for vulnerability. Boy, was I naïve. On the very last day of class that semester my grandfather passed away unexpectedly.
Everything that I had just spent that past two months researching and becoming was thrown out the window. I took
the “appropriate” time to grieve on the outside, but became a hardened shell of the
person I once was, struggling to fully express all of my mixed emotions.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b>During the following semester, I ran in a full sprint away
from anything that could possibly trigger vulnerability. I distinctly remember a student bringing a
very personal piece into the writing lab. I was trying to avoid any negative
“real” conversation about it, frantically focusing only on the positive to keep
both of us from falling apart during the session. Hindsight is 20/20, and looking back on this
session I realize how much we both missed out; the student could have explored ways
to express her thoughts in a cathartic way, and I could have empathized with
another person going through some similar emotions that I was. It wasn’t until my friend called me out for
my behavior that semester that I realized something had to change.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b>Almost a full year later I am still working on
embracing vulnerability, not only in myself, but in others that I interact with. As I have been slowly writing this piece over
the past few weeks, I can see how vulnerability rears its head in the learners
I meet with. With each comment of “wow,
this is bad” and “wow, I’m dumb”, I can see how they are still putting
themselves in an uncomfortable place by having another person give feedback on
their writing. Just last week one of my
learners brought in a piece that was outside his usual style of writing, and he
continually made comments about how it wasn’t good. I kept reassuring him that it was a great
piece, but it was clear that trying something new put him in a vulnerable
position.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b>It’s important that we as
consultants and tutors recognize that the writing process is a vulnerable one
for many people. Each time a learner steps into a session with you, they are
bearing a part of them that sometimes they would rather keep hidden. On the flipside, we can be exposed to some
pieces or learners that bring out the vulnerability in ourselves. These feeling should not be shoved in a box
and pushed aside, but rather acknowledged and considered as to grow into a more
well-rounded consultant capable of connecting to others on the "vulnerability
plane". </b></span></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-82192959048640492782018-03-15T16:39:00.000-06:002018-03-15T16:39:59.927-06:00Once Upon a Time, There Was a Rapid-fire Client and a Confused Consultant... <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW239326201" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">asked if</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">we </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">could </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">look at her short story </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">again</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">, since she said it was for a class and the poems weren’t, but she kept showing me different stories and poems and I didn’t know </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">what to do</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">. I</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> left the consultation feeling like I hadn’t done anything to help her.</span><span class="EOP SCXW239326201" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Looking back on it, I know exactly what I should have done</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> instead of just letting my client jump between pieces</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">. When I tried to get her to focus on just one piece, I wasn’t being very assertive and made it sound like more of a suggestion than a </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">solid </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">request. W</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">hen I asked, w</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">e would go back to the story for a minute, but as soon as I tried to ask her</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> about the actual writing </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">would </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">she</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW239326201" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">switch back to a poem. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">I didn’t realize it at the time, but i</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">n situations like this, it’s important as a tutor to understand your role.</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW239326201" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">My problem was that I didn’t take initiative in that consultation - </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">I should have asserted myself and told her to pick </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">just </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">one of all her writing pieces, because it was impossible to help her with every poem she was writing in t</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">he short space of our </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">half an hour consultation. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">In</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW239326201" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">that moment, I needed to tell her that though the fact that she </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">writes poems outside of school </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; 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<span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Sometimes as a consultant that's typically more introverted and passive like myself, it's easy to accidentally let a distracted</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW239326201" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">client </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">take</span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> the wheel and not know how to get back on track. In this case, as tutors, we </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="AdvancedProofingIssue SCXW239326201" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">have to</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> learn to assert ourselves, and make sure the student we're helping knows what we're there to do. It can be tough to tell a client not to do something during a consultation, especially when you're afraid of offending them or hurting their feelings, but </span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="AdvancedProofingIssue SCXW239326201" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">in order to</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW239326201" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> have successful and productive consultations, being assertive is absolutely necessary.</span><span class="EOP SCXW239326201" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-13928412370613778792018-03-05T15:28:00.000-07:002018-03-05T15:28:47.234-07:00Confidence is Key<br />
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As a student manager of the writing center, I assist in leading training meetings. At the beginning of the year, I had to run a quick errand as the meeting started. By myself, I couldn’t stop thinking about standing before all my peers, especially without the support from the prior year’s managers. The concept of having forty-some eyes on me was so nerve-wracking that my hands shook. When I joined the other managers at the front of the room, speaking clearly and confidently, I calmed down, proving to myself that I was capable.<br />
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Peer tutoring fosters growth, and not just for those being tutored.<br />
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I’ve been friendly but shy my whole life, making few friends and keeping my head down. I came into the writing center as that person, quiet and insecure. Part of the writing center training was how to interact with the client, how to ask questions instead of answering, minimalist versus directive consulting, the delicate ratio of listening and speaking. However, the real training was the on-the-job experience. I learned quickly that part of my role as a consultant was to be outgoing. I had to greet my client in an enthusiastic but approachable manner, providing a comforting first impression. In consultations, I learned to establish a safe environment for my clients, allowing them to relax and share their work. The writing center theory was valuable, yet it was the experience of being shy with shy clients that made me a consultant. To draw them out of their shells, I couldn’t have my own. <br />
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Coming out of my shell was freeing. With the combination of training and experience, my self-doubt diminished. I went into every consultation with the surety that I could make a difference for the client. This surety made a difference for myself. I became so in love with the feeling of confidence, of self-accomplishment, as well as the friendly relationships I established with everyone around me. The writing center was a refuge in my tumultuous life. After a year and some change as a consultant, I applied to be a student manager. It’s been difficult at times, but as someone who also loves behind-the-scenes work, it’s been rewarding. <br />
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Consulting has given me so much in interpersonal skills. Knowing how to be an active listener as well as being approachable is a benefit in my personal life. I’ve also been able to manipulate body language- where to sit during consultations, how to open up and be engaged. I’ve also learned a lot about being in the moment. There’s only so much time in consultations, and many of my clients, I don’t see again. I have to make the most of my half-hour with them, working as hard as I can to help them.<br />
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I’ve gained so much confidence in myself from the writing center. I’m confident in my work here, so I can be confident in my work in other areas of my life. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-78147468140301586642018-02-20T15:02:00.000-07:002018-02-20T15:02:20.406-07:00A Curveball Consultation<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW137391949" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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Maybe you tend to get a large amount of History papers, or rather you have quite a collection of creative writing. Whatever you may feel this to be we all have a consultation that we are used to. 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<span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">One day while working at my local </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">high school</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> as a tutor I saw I had a client that day. Nothing seemed to be abnormal and all the client stated for the writing piece was that it was a thesis. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">I didn't realize how much problems this </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">small paragraph could give.</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW137391949" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">The</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> client then </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">arrived,</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> and we </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">began</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">. The </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">first</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> thing I asked was what </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">we w</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">ere</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> working on today, and the client replied with correcting a thesis that she got a low grade on. The client </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">then</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW137391949" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">pull</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">ed</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> out a paper that had a </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">ninety-five </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">percent</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> written on it. This posed three problems</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">:</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW137391949" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">one I was correcting a thesis paragraph which has </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">an</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> extremely low amount of content, </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">second the client had </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">received</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> a high grade so there was very little to </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">fix</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> that they got wrong and three the client had already written the rest of the paper. It was quite a challenge to overcome, </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">but</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> in the </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; 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<span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">To sum up what happened in the end the client and I spent about </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">ten</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW137391949" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">minutes</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> to fix something that could have been done in two. It was extremely hard to find anything other to do then to fix what they had and suggestions on </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">mak</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">ing</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> sure they do it </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">correctly</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> in future writing</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">. I left feeling defeated and the client </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">didn't</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> get </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">much</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW137391949" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">out of it. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">One solution to avoid short </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">consultations</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> is to ask if the client would like to talk about</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">anything else</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">This helps guide the consultation towards more on what the client is avidly looking for. Another helpful trick is to ask whether the client has anything else they want to work on if you somehow finish the main </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">writing</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW137391949" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">piece</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> with a good amount of spare time</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">, lastly</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> if you</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">'</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">r</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">e</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> g</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">iven a short piece (intro, outline) you can help the client plan their next step</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> in the paper</span><span class="EOP SCXW137391949" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">In the end</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW137391949" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; 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font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">h</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">at the client</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW137391949" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">want</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">s</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> and what they bring. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">If they bring an item that's small</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">,</span><span class="TextRun SCXW137391949" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; 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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-6133380927845435542017-11-08T12:22:00.003-07:002017-11-08T12:24:24.781-07:00PeerCentered FlashMob, IWCA RenditionBy popular demand*, PeerCentered, the blog for, about, and by peer writing tutors will be holding an IWCA rendition the PeerCentered Flashmob on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Riverwalk A in order to celebrate Coffee & Tea. Coffee and tea will be available. Ok, ok, PeerCentered makes no claim to actually sponsoring the coffee and tea that IWCA is kindly providing us, but we are happy to celebrate it by FlashMobbing. <br />
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Come get your gold sticker! Dance if you want to! Don't dance if you don't want to!<br />
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Be quick, though, the PeerCentered FlashMob doesn't laze around. It is over in exactly five minutes.<br />
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*Does one person count as "popular demand?"Clint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.com0