Welcome to the writing center. I hope you all are having a very productive semester. My name is
Talisha Robinson. I will be your tutor during this current time of the semester. I hope you will enjoy your pursuit of the discipline and find it rewarding in many ways. Here are a few ways of succeeding in the
writing center. First you should come to the writing center with an open mind knowing that we as tutors are here to assist you with your
writing or help you prepare a draft for your assignment so that you are ready to write a whole paper. Here are a few suggestions:
- Do the assigned reading that is required for your paper. It is important to fully understand the writing assignment that has been assigned so that you will not go off topic and write about something that your professor does not approve of.
- Consider the context Approaching each text or assignment when writing, you should keep in mind the audience such as who you are writing for.
- Take your time Carefully look at your assignment and think about how you would want to accomplish your writing. If you rush to write your paper, then it may not turn out so well. Encourage your self to slow down and engage in the writing assignment by trying to relate the assignment to you life.
- Be prepared
- Ask questions It is always proper to ask for clarification of the meaning of something that has already been said
- Omit the unnecessary Include in your written work only what is related to your topic after the first draft.
- Write clearly and use concrete language
- A writer center should be full of resource aids such as a writing manual, a dictionary, a thesaurus, pencils, pens and etc...
- I believe that knowledge is stored in both the student and the tutor. Everyone has the right to say what they want to say about the apsects of knowledge because everyone has his or own perception of what knowledge is.
- Learner's gain knowledge through the insight of other, books and the media
- I am still undecided on weather knowledge is subjective or fixed. Knowledge might be considered a lit bit of everything from everything that we hear.
- Tutors and students should sit side by side
- The student should be the one during the work themselves
- Tutors are the ones who assist and encourage the student along the way.
It seems that you are taking the Storehouse model as the one you would use. You gave specific instructions on what a student should do to make papers better. You also said that knowledge is gained from the insight of others, etc...but not from the student himself. This leads me to believe, again that you feel the power resting with the tutor is best.
ReplyDeleteTalisha,
ReplyDeleteI like the way you've laid it all out for the students. This way they know what you as a tutor are expecting from them when they approach you for assistance.
This is not only encouraging, but it is a very nurturing way to do things.
The tutor and the sudent both have knowledge and will share ideas to draw the necessary information, so I agree with you there.
Another great thing about your writing is you are actually "tutoring" in a sense before students begin their work. In other words, by the time they are ready to work with the tutor, they've already completed some of the work. You have given them a starting point.