Presentation/Proposal Title
That’s Not Wright: Undergraduate Tutor Research as Resistance to Misperceptions of Writing Center Work
Type of Presentation/Proposal
Panel Discussion
Start Date
5-4-2019 2:00 PM
End Date
5-4-2019 3:00 PM
Keywords
Perceptions, Undergraduate Research, Knowledge Transfer, Marketing, Communication
Description
The Cal U Writing Center struggles with a misunderstanding between tutors, clients, and even professors about its purpose, a struggle many writing centers encounter. Undergraduate tutors from the Cal U Writing Center will discuss results from a survey that asked tutors, clients, professors, and students about their perceptions of the Cal U Writing Center. This session will discuss the implications of these results and our efforts to improve marketing and communication throughout campus to ensure that all members of the college community are accurately informed about writing center work.
This panel will also present results from an additional survey of students’ perceptions of their struggles during the writing process. Using the results of this survey, we will discuss possible approaches for facilitating knowledge transfer with students who utilize the writing center for multiple courses. After analyzing the direct feedback of returning clients and assessing writers’ needs, we’ll offer marketing plans for presenting the comprehensive resources of writing centers and creating compelling reasons for writers to pay a visit.
That’s Not Wright: Undergraduate Tutor Research as Resistance to Misperceptions of Writing Center Work
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The Cal U Writing Center struggles with a misunderstanding between tutors, clients, and even professors about its purpose, a struggle many writing centers encounter. Undergraduate tutors from the Cal U Writing Center will discuss results from a survey that asked tutors, clients, professors, and students about their perceptions of the Cal U Writing Center. This session will discuss the implications of these results and our efforts to improve marketing and communication throughout campus to ensure that all members of the college community are accurately informed about writing center work.
This panel will also present results from an additional survey of students’ perceptions of their struggles during the writing process. Using the results of this survey, we will discuss possible approaches for facilitating knowledge transfer with students who utilize the writing center for multiple courses. After analyzing the direct feedback of returning clients and assessing writers’ needs, we’ll offer marketing plans for presenting the comprehensive resources of writing centers and creating compelling reasons for writers to pay a visit.
