The course website for WRI3020 with Dr. Erin Andersen
We’re now nearing the end of 15 weeks full of writing center practice and theory. We’ve read scholarship, observed others, and tested the waters of tutoring ourselves. This assignment asks you to synthesize those experiences in the form of a philosophy statement. The idea of this philosophy statement is to explain your personal approach to […]
Most of you have gotten your IRB application results back with comments. Wed discussed this in class on 4/9, and I just want to sum up what we decided to do about the research project given the status of everyone’s IRB proposals. Here’s what we decided together: Everyone will need to address the comments of […]
We’ve talked a little about using the Nicklay article as a model for the type of research paper we’re writing using primary research. Given the circumstances of our IRB applications, I wanted to offer some additional guidance regarding the introduction, literature review, and methods portions of the paper. Introduction This first section helps your reader […]
Here is a link to the IRB application form. This needs to be completed and submitted to Dr. Veerman (tara.veerman@centenaryuniversity.edu) before the end of Spring Break. If you’re looking for an example of how to respond to some of the questions, here is the application the tutor trainees submitted collaboratively last year.
After completing your annotated bibliography, your next step in your research writing process is to develop a proposal. This proposal will be peer reviewed in class, and will give you a chance to test out your ideas before completing the IRB application over Spring Break. Your proposal should include… Background Information What is your topic? […]
To get your research project going, I’m asking you all to compose a short annotated bibliography. Annotated bibliographies are a very common academic genre and are meant to kickstart your research process, and to give you a better idea of the scholarly conversations in the discipline you’re studying (in this case, writing center studies). Following […]
Need some inspiration for your presentation? Take a look at these examples from previous tutor trainees. Please note that many of these examples have been used or are currently being used in the Collab! Handouts: Comma help (handout designed for digital viewing and social media) What is “flow”? Concision Constructing elegant sentences Workshop materials: Tackling […]
