Skip to main content

Keeping track

After a moderately slow June, the Student Writing Center is hopping now. June gave me a chance to map out several projects I want to engage in over the next year:


  1. participate in SLCC's push to join iTunes you by creating audio and video podcasts that would be useful for student writers


  2. coordinate a new push to have faculty develop new resources for the Student Writing Center

  3. create a video orientation (in cahoots with number 1 above) for both our online and in-person response services


  4. the writing center movie project I discussed early on the UWofCG
  5. consider methods to record and distribute advising sessions to student writers via mp3/iPod





I've also been discussing with my IWCA colleagues various issues that have come up about publications as well as our fall agenda. We went into recess just a few short weeks ago, so it has slowed down considerably on the IWCA front.

Now, of course, what interest might a reader find in this? Probably nothing. As I mentioned in the first post, the UWofCG is a tool that I want to make use of to keep track of things. I think, in fact, I've missed a couple of projects I'm thinking of above. That's a shame.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

“Writing Center Policies: Where do they come from? Why do they exist?”

The following was presented in a roundtable session at the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing (November 3, 2018) at the South Padre Island Convention Center, Texas with Romeo García of the University of Utah, Jorge Ortega of Weber State University, and Jonathan Ramirez of Salt Lake Community College.


I’m looking at my yellow notepad on which I’ve scrawled “NCPTW 2018” at the top.  Yes, I do still primarily draft by hand, even though I have handwriting that would put even the most diehard pharmacist to the test.  I’ve written a note to myself, lest I forget, “START WITH SOMETHING CONTROVERSIAL” in all caps.  And now, as I’m actually typing this into my computer I’m asking myself why? As a rhetorical device, starting with a controversial statement is, most likely, meant to rile your audience up--get them to pay attention.  I don’t know about you, but I’m a little weary these days of the controversial--the attention-grabbing.
Ok, so in case you were wondering, my “controvers…
Post a Comment
Read more

2019 RMWCA Conference Address

First of all, I want to thank Justin and all the folks in the Colorado Wyoming Writing Tutor Conference for their excellent job in organizing the conference this year.  The workshop sessions yesterday were evocative and gave me a lot to think about. I’m looking forward to the sessions today.
Secondly, out on a table near registration you will find stickers [hold up stickers] and buttons [show off button] for the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing and International Writing Centers Association joint conference in Columbus, Ohio held from October 16th to the 19th next fall.  I encourage you all to adapt your presentations here at TutorCon or propose new ones for that conference.  Also, keep and eye out for travel grant opportunities, and don’t let he  price tag deter you from proposing. Our region represents some of the most innovative writing center work in the world. 
Finally, I bring greetings from the Rocky Mountain Writing Centers Association.  It has been a banner year…
Post a Comment
Read more