Emily Heady, Ph.D.

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What's New in the Writing Center?

• Emily Heady, Ph.D.
• Executive Director, University Writing Program
• Shelah Simpson
• Director, Distance Writing Center

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Big Announcements

• Like LU, we have adopted a growth plan.
• Expansion of GWC to distance grad students
• Opening residential Undergraduate Writing Center
• Expansion of GRST 500 to distance students

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Expansion to DLP Students

• All services except ESL conversation groups will
  be online in Fall 2008for DLP GRADUATE students
  only.
• New staff
• Ten trained tutors DLP grad students
• One part-time admin assistant
• Location
• The Distance Writing Center website, linked from
  the GWC site www.liberty.edu/distancewritingcente
  r

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Software Hardware The Online Tutoring Service

• Based on Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft
  InfoPath
• Windows XP or Vista or Mac OS X Word 2003 or
  Word 2007
• Either Yahoo, AOL, or Skype for live sessions
• Microphone speakers or headset required for
  live sessions

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The Online Tutoring Service Request Form
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The Online Tutoring Service Request Form
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The Online Tutoring Service Request Form
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The Online Tutoring Service Request Form
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The Online Tutoring Service Request Form
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The Online Tutoring Service Request Form
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Online Tutoring Service Policies

• Students may submit drafts only once per
  assignmentmust schedule a live appointment if
  they need further help with a draft.
• Turn around time is 48 hours for regular
  assignments, longer for dissertations.
• Live appointments may only be scheduled a week in
  advance.
• Not a proofreading or editing service
• Not a prove my professor wrong service
• Tutors may contact professors for clarification
• Professors may request the content of a students
  tutoring session or reviewed draft. (contact
  distancewriting_at_liberty.edu)

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Expansion to Undergrad Students

• Timeline Fall 2008
• Location DeMoss 2nd floorglassed areas just
  past Jazzmans
• New Staff
• FT Manager
• FT Administrative Assistant
• 10 tutors (graduate and advanced undergraduate
  students)
• Hours M-F, all day and a few evenings

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What the UWC Will Do

• One-on-one writing tutoring
• Content
• Structure
• Grammar/Language Usage
• Documentation
• Develop writing aids for courses
• Provide conversation groups for ESL students
• Engage in an ongoing teaching program with
  students
• Enable students to write their own papers
• Document all activities for cumulative instruction

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Assurances for Faculty

• The UWC will not edit or proofread.
• The UWC will not write students papers for
  themtutors do not hold the pen.
• The UWC will not question or contradict a
  professors instructions. If in doubt, the UWC
  will query the professor.
• The UWC will consult assignments on Blackboard
  and follow instructions.
• The UWC will not comment on or make judgments
  about grades.
• The UWC will make all tutoring reports available
  to professors and discuss any tutoring session in
  depth upon request.

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What To Tell Your Students

• Make an appointmentdont just walk in.
• Plan to go to the UWC a few days before a paper
  is due.
• When you find a tutor you like, schedule with
  that person every time (like going to the
  doctor).
• Dont expect suddenly high grades on everything
  you doits a teaching center, and youre
  responsible for using the skills yourself.
• The UWC is for all writersgood, bad, and
  somewhere in between.
• The UWC is free! Use it!