The course website for WRI3020 with Dr. Erin Andersen
I was quite excited about Late Nite Writes when Dr. Andersen introduced me to the idea one day in class. The idea of setting up shop in the library with the tutors of the Collab and working on my writing assignments as well as helping others with theirs greatly appealed to me. Sitting at home […]
For my co-tutoring session with Princess, we worked together to determine the best way to run this session. We came to the conclusion together that it would be too much to do it all once, so Princess worked with the tutee for the first half and then I took over for the second. While I […]
I was more relaxed entering the Writing Collab to observe another tutoring session than I had been the first time. This time, I had a better idea of what to expect. I was familiar with the physical area of the Writing Collab, with its comfy couches and brewing coffee pot. However, I had also grown […]
In my first tutoring session I observed Marissa, a lovely student at Centenary University who answered any questions I had and made me feel quite comfortable in the Writing Collab. When tutoring, Marissa used many techniques I immediately recognized from my time in class learning about the best ways to approach tutoring. For me, this […]
I’m angry about something I never used to be angry about. In fact, I didn’t even know enough to know that I should be angry. But now that I know, it feels too important to not be angry about. A great deal of this is a result of Laura Greenfield’s article “The ‘Standard English’ Fairy Tale.” I […]
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous about having to experience being tutored in writing for the first time. Sure, it wasn’t my first experience being tutored ever; I’d spent many days in the library back at SCCC struggling to complete my math homework. But this time it was a little different. I’ve […]
