Survey on the Initial Preparation/Training for Undergraduate Writing Consultants
Hello! We are two undergraduate writing consultants and a writing center director at Carleton, a liberal-arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, and we are reaching out to ask for your help. We’re conducting a brief survey of undergraduate writing consultants and tutors on their initial preparation/training for the job. Our goal is to learn which readings, topics, and activities undergraduate consultants--specifically, those who have at least a term, quarter, trimester, or semester of experience under their belts--have found most useful and illuminating as they have prepared for and conducted meeting with writers. We will present the survey results at the 2017 International Writing Centers Association conference in Chicago this November. The findings will likely be of interest to both current writing consultants and those who train and supervise them. The survey link is: http://baseline.campuslabs.com/cc/2017teifl We hope to answer the following questions: Are undergr