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The Writing Center
Academic support center
Slide2
Not just an English resource
Communications
History
Political science
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Philosophy Slide3
Who we are: Our Tutors
Adjunct instructors with tutor training
Peer tutors who have successfully completed courses tutored in with at least a “b” average and are recommended by faculty
Community tutors who have successfully completed a degree in the area/related areas they tutor in, have tutoring/teaching experience and excellent references
All Tutors in the Writing Center receive continuous training in order to improve the quality of tutoring services. Training includes subjects such as working with clients with learning disabilities, working with clients who are
Esl
, various approaches to using technology during a tutoring session, and many other topics…Slide4
What we
do
Tutoring—drop in and appointment based
Handouts, style guides, textbooks, and handbooks
Workshops—for faculty and students
Semester Newsletter
Free school supplies for students-in-need
Ivyprep
help (
accuplacer
prep in writing and reading)Slide5
Our mission
The
following guide the writing center:
a desire to create a non-threatening, comfortable environment for students,
an intention of dealing with the student rather than simply her paper,
a hope of connecting principles of good writing with social issues,
a recognition of the need to understand an assignment in context,
a practice of addressing priorities (a
hierarchy
) in the writing process (e.g.
clarity
over
commas), Slide6
Our mission continued…
a practice of attentively listening to students,
a practice of starting to work with students at where they are rather than where they should be,
a practice of showing students choices as well as encouraging them to set goals,
an evidence of professional courtesy to the faculty,
a desire to participate in self-reflective practices that joins a national
conversation
about writing center practice. Slide7
A collaborative worksite, a place of trust
A writing center, as a student-centered
collaborative site
, seeks to enhance students’ self-worth and confidence by working within
non-evaluative
relationships
of trust. Slide8
results from the fall online survey
“I
have taken advantage of the writing center. I knew once I enrolled in my English class that I would need help. They
definitely
have been helpful and made me comfortable in asking for help and helping me with ideas when I am stuck. It's a place where I can go to be focused
.”
“The
students found their assistance helpful. It was reinforcing what I was teaching
.”
“I
had pretty fast service. They made sure that everything from formatting to sentence structure was good. I don't think there is anything that can be improved. They do an amazing job
.”
“I
enjoy
going
to the learning center because I know I can get some kind of help, it could be getting started and finishing up
papers.”
“Helpful
, very understanding, knowledgeable,
patient.”
“Helped
me make my ideas more free flowing and complete
.”
“Helped
with my history paper. Gave me a lot of critical thinking ideas for research
.” Slide9
Our results
Writing center in its former location reported 560 visits in Fall 2012
Newly opened and relocated writing center reported 941 visits in fall 2013
80% of students who visited the writing center earned a grade of c or higher in their course in the spring of 2015Slide10
Come by and see
us; our services are free to all currently enrolled ivy tech students
Mondays,
Wednesdays, and
thursdays
:
Open
9:00am-4:00pm
Tuesdays
Open 12:00PM-7:00PM
Contact
Misty at
mstandage@ivytech.edu
,
office 230C
,
and 812-421-1421