2013 Four-Year Institution Survey
What other services does the writing center offer? (n=116)
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Results- 2nd language practice and tutoring, mandarin, English, and Spanish
- preparation for required graduation writing exam; various workshops; limited online tutoring for FYC faculty who request it.
- telephone tutoring in which tutor and writer look at same text and discuss it
- synchronous online tutoring not Skype or instant messaging
- Study strategies Workshops
- study skills
- Student writing groups--in-class and in-WC
- speaking partners program (support for english language learners working on speaking and listening)
- Software programs such as MySkillsTutor and Criterion
- Smarthinking Online Writing Center
- Small-group tutoring
- Services and functions associated with the writing proficiency exam, including workshops and consulting with students who do not pass, and we run a course alternative to the exam. We also run a one-unit supplemental instruction course for English 101, and weekly Conversation Groups open to all students, though primarily intended for students whose first language is not English.
- resumes and cover letters, international student conversation partners, writing groups for grads and undergrads
- Phone feedback on emailed papers
- thesis/dissertation support events
- our "online" sessions are synchronous by phone; writer can attach document to the online schedule, so we both can look at document and discuss it
- Online Writing Resource Center with presentations and self-paced modules
- online tutoring via WCOnline (synchronous) and we offer reading tutoring
- online tutoring via WCOnline
- online tutoring via phone (synchronous)
- online tutoring via Google Docs and telephone (synchronous)
- online tutoring via Blackboard Collaborate
- online tutoring via Adobe Connect (synchronous)
- online handouts, videos, podcasts; classroom workshops
- online feedback via YouTube screenrecording (asynchronous); quick chat; workshops
- online feedback via Web Application
- telephone/email consultations that are synchronous
- tutoring via phone
- information literacy, research skills
- workshops on high-stakes projects (e.g., statements of purpose, grant proposals) and exams; in-class peer review facilitation; joint consultations with research librarians; joint tutor training and ongoing professional development for all campus discipline-specific writing centers; tutor exchange program for other writing centers in the region; dissertation retreat for graduate students
- Writing Tutor Laboratory, Smarthinking Online Tutoring
- Writing proficiency exam (WPE) preparation and support, documentation assistance in a variety of formats, and workshops on a variety of topics that are general or requested by faculty in a particular discipline/course
- writing groups, WAC services
- writing group facilitation for graduate students
- writing artist's statements and CVs
- workshops, presentations on special topics
- workshops, online resources (e.g., handouts), specialty workshops for faculty
- Workshops, Invited presentations, weekly write-ins for graduate student thesis and dissertation writers, tutoring support for writing retreats, tutoring for multilingual writers provided by ESL specialist tutors
- workshops on various communication topics; one-on-one consultations with faculty on teaching writing; course-embedded workshops on communication skills; credit-bearing ESL courses
- Workshops on things such as plagiarism and how to take an essay exam as well as facilitated peer review in requested classes
- Workshops on request for classes in disciplines across the curriculum. Also, some WAC projects.
- workshops on different writing concerns; answers to quick questions via email
- Vocabulary development, critical reading strategies
- workshops in classes; classroom-based tutoring, which often includes group workshops and facilitated peer review as well as individual tutoring; facilitating conversation groups for English language learners
- workshops for students, especially for L2 studentss
- workshops for both students and faculty; faculty consultations with writing instruction; workshops in the classroom
- workshops (5 responses)
- whole class simultaneous visits in small groups
- weekly appointments, class-based workshops via Writing Fellows
- Website deisgn
- We work with student writing in all disciplines
- We offer an integrated, sequenced research-writing workshop series across the curriculum in writing proficiency courses.
- We host WAC and creative writing events, a journal, assist faculty, visit classes, hold workshops, and offer tutoring for basic writers. .
- We also do in-class workshops on writing-related subjects.
- occasional workshops
- in-class writing workshops
- Advice on writing assignment design for faculty
- asynchronous online feedback (non-email)
- Conversation English
- conference in multiple language (Spanish, French, Arabic, German)
- Computers for doing research and writing papers; writing library of textbooks, writing handbooks, and style guides.
- composition courses; consultations with faculty
- Classroom visits
- classroom support for instructors
- classroom site visits
- Catered workshops on a wide array of subjects; collaboration workshops and handouts;
- asyncronous online feedback via a web-based system that's better than email
- asynchronous tutoring via email and phone
- asynchronous online tutoring via an OWL (Drupal platform), supplemental instruction for freshmen composition courses, class workshops on the writing process
- assistance with resumes, personal statements, grant applications, cover letters, etc.
- Creative writing groups and activities
- assistance with resumes, etc.
- assistance with reading skills
- assistance with online research, documentation
- Assistance with online research
- assistance with job application documents
- assistance with close-reading
- assistance to ESL writers, to Nursing and Bio students.
- assistance for syllabus and assignment construction
- assistance for faculty with curriculum development.
- assistance for English Language Learners
- assistance for ELL
- Conversational Appointments for ESL students
- critical reading
- in-class presentation on effective peer response
- facilitation of writing groups, writing groups as fourth credit of international intro writing courses
- in person and online group workshops, assistance with resume, cover letter, and scholarship applications; provides some minor assistance in terms of writing pedagogy to faculty. Assistance for ELL.
- In Class Workshops, Community Outreach
- in class mini seminars as requested by professors on documentation
- hybrid asynch and synch online consultations
- help with portfolios and projects across the curriculum
- Group tutorials; personal statements; workshops on writing process and product
- graduate writing support for dissertators
- graduate school / scholarship applications, resumes, assistance for students enrolled in developmental non-course based program
- Graduate Research/Write-In workshops
- foreign language writing tutoring
- fellows; writing groups--graduate, creative, faculty; workshops in class and in center
- events focused on writing and writing process: invited authors, editors; contests
- dissertation boot camps and support groups
- ESL writing tutoring
- ESL tutoring, tutoring in creative writing
- ESL support
- ESL assistance
- ePortfolios
- English Language Learner Support in the form of conversation programs
- English conversation groups; writing workshops
- English conversation activity for non-native speakers
- English as Second Language and writing in non-English courses. Also, help with graduate-level papers and theses.
- Embedded consultants in freshmen composition and in-class peer review facilitation workshops
- distance tutoring with phone and Googledocs
- writing workshops (2 responses)
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