for current fellows
staff meetings and ongoing education schedule, Spring 2012
Staff meetings bring all experienced Fellows together to talk informally about Fellowing goals, strategies, frustrations and suggestions; ongoing education sessions give you a chance to continue and extend the intellectual and theoretical work you began in 316.
STAFF MEETINGS
(Mandatory for all Fellows)
Tuesday, January 24
3-5 p.m., 6191 H. C. White Hall
In this meeting, Fellows will receive their course assignments, read last semester’s evaluations, and set and discuss their Fellowing goals.
Friday, February 17
3-5 p.m., 6191 H. C. White Hall
Writing Center/Writing Fellows Joint Staff Meeting
In this conference-style meeting, Writing Fellows who took English 316 this past fall will share their research in concurrent sessions. Current Writing Center instructors will respond to the Fellows’ work and moderate group discussion of it. Come at 2:45 to socialize and grab snacks; the meeting will start promptly at 3.
Tuesday, May 8
5:30-7 p.m., 6191 H.C. White Hall
End-of-Semester Pizza Party!
Fill out preference forms for next semester, say farewell to graduating Fellows, and welcome new Fellows to the program.
ONGOING EDUCATION SESSIONS
(Fellows pick two)
Monday, February 27
12:00-1:30 p.m., 6172 H.C. White
(The Least You Should Know about) Grammar in Writing Fellows Work
At this OGE led by Writing Center director Brad Hughes, Fellows will hone their grammatical skills, discuss how grammatical knowledge impacts their tutoring, and learn about scholarly trends at the intersection of grammar and Writing Center work.
Thursday, March 15
6:00-7:30, 6176 H.C. White
Home Movies: Learning with Writing Center Colleagues
At this OGE led by Cydney, we’ll view videos of two experienced Writing Center instructors in action. We’ll discuss advanced tutoring strategies while learning with graduate student colleagues.
April (Date T.B.A.)
Date/time will be determined based on participants’ schedules
Centering Your Margins: Commenting Style, Theory, and Application
At this OGE led by Fellows and UADs Aubrey Lauersdorf and Noah Pearce, you’ll discuss and practice commenting strategies for working with advanced writers. This will be a hands-on OGE in which you comment on actual writing produced by a Fellow.
Get Immortalized! OGE (i.e., Get Videotaped)
The Writing Fellows program always strives to build an archive of videos of Fellows conferencing with students. These videos are very helpful for training purposes, especially in 316. If you are interested, Cydney will videotape you in action during two of your conferences. You will also have a debriefing meeting with Cydney.
Alternate: Observe a Writing Center Conference
If you cannot attend two OGEs because of scheduling conflicts, please notify Cydney as soon as possible to schedule a Writing Center observation, after which you will respond to the observation in writing.