I'm glad to be back in the full swing of classes, and I hope/trust that you are too.
Right now, I am working on a "presentation" schedule for those of us who will be visiting classrooms in the next couple of weeks. That schedule is posted on the file cabinet beside my desk.
If you are visiting a class:
1. be sure to describe our services in the context of the writing process--we want to be known as more than a mere "fix-it-shop,"
2. be sure to mention our WAC services and pass out bookmarks,
and 3. urge students to invest in a memory stick so that they can work on our computers easily.
If you have questions or concerns about your presentation (try to keep them at 10 minutes please, excluding questions), just let me know.
Have a terrific quarter, folks!
Debra
3 comments:
Are we responsible for coming up with a presentation or do you have a specific outline for us to work with?
Should we plan on a PPT, handouts, or just plain ole talking?
I think it would be nice to hand out a sheet that tells:
1. What services the Writing Center provides.
2. What a visit to the Writing Center is like (Include specifics regarding the structure of each tutoring session.).
and 3. What to bring to the session to get the most out of each visit. (A draft or outline would be nice, for example. And a syllabus or assignment sheet is a must.)
And one last question: In addition to recommending students invest in a flash drive, can I recommend Google Docs, which includes an online word processor and presentation software? It's so much easier than using a flash drive because all you have to do is create a Google account. Then, you can log in to any computer with Internet access and work on your paper/project. No more lost flash drives causing headaches! I don't mind giving demonstrations to students if they're interested in using it.
Hi Jen--
I leave the presentations up to the staff and what they are comfortable with. We work with some smart folks and I believe you folks can asses the rheotrical situation with students pretty well!
You have great ideas & I'm ready to roll with them!
(Although, now that I'm thinking, the google docs may be a bit intimidating to the newbies--you can save that advice for one-on-ones in the Writing Center where you can direct the tutee over to a computer and demonstrate how easy it is . . .
having given a presentation that flopped so hard the people in CPC probably heard it, I have a few suggestions.
- know the professors expectations of the class. I went to Patrick's today and she requires come to the center 4 times (up from 3) and I said "really! Do they have four papers?" This was an unrecoverable error.
- Have a back up approach. it still might thud loudly, but you will have tried two different things.
- do not run over to the class at the last minute and arrive out of breath from the quick sprint and the jog up two flights of stairs. (in retrospect, I think that is what did me in)
Maybe for tomorrow I will wear a sequined evening gown. They would at least notice me.
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