These are shared with the class. Students respond to a rough draft of a client paper, indicating what revisions would improve the paper. Students write a 3-5 page paper reflecting on their own writing process or development as a writer. Students write a 5-7 page researched paper on any issue in peer consulting, using scholarly articles that read for the course. Model essay taken from the Writing Lab Newsletter.
Students present their findings to the class and provide everyone with a copy of their report.
Students must apply and be accepted for a paid or volunteer consulting position in the Writing Center. No new consultants will be hired in the spring. The first credit emphasizes practical strategies, while the second credit grounds those strategies with theories of collaborative learning, discourse communities, intellectual development, and writing processes. A student who has completed the first two credits and does not wish to complete the third credit, or who has completed the three credits and wants to continue consulting in the center, may audit the course. In accordance with faculty union policies and procedures, the instructor will be observed teaching the course and evaluated on her performance during class.