I recently had the honor of giving the keynote address at the 2013 South Central Writing Center Association's Annual Conference. Here is the text of the speech:
Keynote Address for the South Central Writing Centers Association Annual Conference
February 21-23, 2013
Corpus Christi, Texas
Clint Gardner
Salt Lake Community College Student Writing Center
PRE-INTRODUCTION
How many here are peer tutors?
How many here have been peer tutors?
Being the good writing center person that I am, I’m going to have you do a little writing first. Strange thing in a keynote address, I realize, but bear with me. “What are the most significant abilities, values, or skills that you developed in your work as a peer writing tutor?”
Peer Tutoring: The Writing Center's Essential Contact Zone
INTRODUCTION
Today I want to talk about why I think Peer Tutoring is the essential contact zone for a writing center. By contact zone I mean the place where learning happens, in all its glory: learning about wri…