Writing Lab
Welcome students!!!! My name is Kay Gordon and I will work with you this semester. First, I would like to extend a warm welcome and say this is OUR lab. I want to embrace the student body so we can be comfortable and get to work.
I like to consider us "colleagues," so feel free to address your concerns and fears as well as expectations of the staff.
As we embark on this endeavor, I think we should set up baselines for effective sessions in the WL:
1) We are here if you must write a formal assignment, or if you need assistance with your writing in general. We do not discriminate!
2) If you do not have a thesis for an assignment, do not hesitate to ask for help. That is why we are here.
3) We can assist you in finding the right source types for your paper, if you are lost-you only need to ask. We will guide you in the right direction
4) Tutors are here to assist you in getting started; articulating your data; organizing your data, and guiding you toward resources. We cannot write your paper for you so please don't ask.
5) If you have an unpleasant experience here, please do not hesitate to reach out to the lab manager T. Cromwell for assistance. While this center is built on exchanging ideas to learn and draw information, our leaders are available to ensure operations run as smoothly as possible.
FINALLY, please respect that we must all share this space for collaborating and keep any noise to a minimum
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You welcomed students and made them feel comfortable, which is essential. You told them that they should feel equal to tutors, which means you believe in collaborating (rather than being the leader...as in Storehouse models). I take it that you would use a Burkean Parlor model where ideas will come from social constructivism. This also established where power will lie in your center. You set goals and limitations, so that it's understood what can be expected of tutors.
ReplyDeleteYou listed the tutors role/as well as that of the center very well.