Course reflections...

Course reflections
1. What did you notice about your writing process during this course? Did your writing process change? If so, how?If your writing process changed, what course assignments/interactions supported that change?

I have noticed that my writing process have changed during this course. I look at writing as a process because writing is a process. What supported this change I believe the fact that we as students/peer tutors have trouble talking about what we are going to say in our paper. So instead of talking about my ideas I instead wrote them down and was able to become more aware of my writing style and voice. The assignments that really showed me how to become more aware of my writing style. Even though no one is perfect about writing, I find that the approach about how I go about writing. I look at all the questions and try to make sense of the question and then I prepare a draft of my essays.



2. What have you noticed about your finished essays?Did the quality of your essays change as a result of this course? If so how?If your final products changed, what do you think led to those changes?

Yes, my draft really change. Not only did my draft change but the structure of my sentences have changed as well. I had to take out information and add more information. I took a more direct approach towards my final essay such as first writing down my ideas, then going to the CAS building to get tutored and I talked with my classmates.


3. What did you notice about the way you coach writing students? Did your approach to coaching change during the term? If so, how? Were any course assignments/interactions useful in facilitating this learning?

Coaching writing students is hard because every student learns differently. I have learned that as a writer coach tutors have to be flexible and have a lot of patience. I would say it changed slightly because when students came into the writting center and had papers due on the same day I had to act as a teacher, a coach and a peer all at the same time.


Describe.4. What have your experiences coaching writing students shown you about effective strategies for talking/communicating to others? Were any course assignments/interactions useful in facilitating this learning?
That every method can work but only if you have a student who is willing to be in thew writing center and wants to work. If the student is in a rush or comes in late during the session then the session does not work at all.

Describe.5. How has your work coaching writing students changed the way you learn? Were any course assignments/interactions useful in facilitating this learning? Describe.
My work has changed in the way that I focus on my thesis. I learned that it is best to =just write constantly and then go back and connect your essays together. I also learned that you should not try to do everything the last minute.