NOT JUST AN ENGLISH RESOURCE
• COMMUNICATIONS
• HISTORY
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• PSYCHOLOGY
• NURSING
• SOCIOLOGY
• PHILOSOPHY
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…
WHAT WE DO
• TUTORING—DROP IN AND APPOINTMENT BASED
• HANDOUTS, STYLE GUIDES, TEXTBOOKS, AND HANDBOOKS
• WORKSHOPS—FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS
• NEWSLETTER
• COMING IN FEBRUARY: BOOK/WRITERS’ CLUB MEETINGS
• ALSO COMING IN FEBRUARY: SESSION NOTES—WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT YOUR STUDENTS’
PROGRESS AND PROVIDE YOU WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER FEEDBACK/RECOMMENDATIONS
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),
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.
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 NONEVALUATIVE RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST.
WORKSHOPS FOR FACULTY
• FREE RESOURCES FOR YOUR CLASSROOM THAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW EXISTED
• GUIDES FOR TEACHING DOCUMENTATION STYLE
• GUIDES FOR LOCATING, EVALUATING, USING, AND DOCUMENTING SOURCES IN APA AND MLA FORMAT
FREE WEB RESOURCES FOR YOUR CLASSROOM
PRESENTATIONS (SIMILAR TO POWERPOINT BUT MORE APPEALING AND VERSATILE): HTTP://PREZI.COM/
DISCUSSION STARTERS (A FLIPPED CLASSROOM APPROACH THROUGH TED TALKS VIDEOS):
HTTP://ED.TED.COM/LESSONS/WHAT-ARISTOTLE-AND-JOSHUA-BELL-CAN-TEACH-US-ABOUT-PERSUASIONCONOR-NEILL#REVIEW
BRAINSTORMING IDEAS (ONLINE CLUSTERING THAT CAN BE SAVED AND PRINTED): HTTPS://BUBBL.US/
THESIS GENERATOR: HTTP://WWW.MPCFACULTY.NET/MOLLY_MAY/THESIS_GENERATOR.HTML
CAUSE/EFFECT ARGUMENTS/EXPERIMENTS AND PREDICTIONS:
HTTP://WWW.PFSD.COM/UPLOADS/GRAPHICORGANIZERS.PDF
HTTP://WWW.READWRITETHINK.ORG/FILES/RESOURCES/LESSON_IMAGES/LESSON1035/CAUSE.PDF
APPS
• LEARNING DISABILITIES: HTTP://DYSLEXIAHELP.UMICH.EDU/TOOLS/APPS
HTTP://WWW.NCLD.ORG/STUDENTS-DISABILITIES/ASSISTIVE-TECHNOLOGY-EDUCATION/APPSSTUDENTS-LD-DYSGRAPHIA-WRITING-DIFFICULTIES
GUIDES FOR TEACHING DOCUMENTATION
• MLA FORMATTING: HTTP://PREZI.COM/RBMKS2UG7FV/?UTM_CAMPAIGN=SHARE&UTM_MEDIUM=COPY&RC=EX0SHARE
• APA: HTTP://PREZI.COM/IZ5VD4IYIVDG/APA-FORMATTING/
HTTPS://OWL.ENGLISH.PURDUE.EDU/OWL/RESOURCE/949/01/
WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS
• IVY PREP WORKSHOPS LATER THIS SPRING/SUMMER (ACCUPLACER)
• THESIS STATEMENTS
• ACTIVE READING AND ANNOTATING
• FINDING, EVALUATING, USING, AND DOCUMENTING ACADEMIC SOURCES IN MLA AND APA
• FINDING AND USING RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH CENGAGE TEXTBOOKS
RESULTS FROM THE FALL ONLINE SURVEY
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“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.”
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“THE STUDENTS FOUND THEIR ASSISTANCE HELPFUL. IT WAS REINFORCING WHAT I WAS TEACHING.”
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“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.”
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“HELPFUL, VERY UNDERSTANDING, KNOWLEDGEABLE, PATIENT.”
“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.”
“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.”
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
COME BY AND SEE US AT WORK AND ENCOURAGE
YOUR STUDENTS TO USE OUR FREE SERVICES
• MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND THURSDAYS:
OPEN 9:30-12:00 FOR DROP IN TUTORING
(CLOSED FROM 12:00-1:00 FOR WORKSHOPS)
OPEN 1:00-4:30 FOR DROP IN TUTORING
• FRIDAYS:
OPEN 9:30-12:00 FOR DROP IN TUTORING
ONE-TO-ONE TUTORING IN VARIOUS SUBJECTS AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT
CONTACT MISTY AT MSTANDAGE@IVYTECH.EDU , 230C, OR 421