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Listen "Episode 4: Mekenzie McElroy and Lindsey Wright - Peer Tutors in the University Writing Center at UCF"
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Transcript Episode 4
With two University Writing Center, UWC, tutors, Mekenzie McElroy and Lindsey Wright, we discuss everything about the UWC from the process of becoming a tutor to the perceptions of the center itself. We offer a student-oriented perspective of what brought them to their roles and what it means to be a contributing member of the UWC, both in tutoring sessions and research. In this one-stop resource, we provide you with answers to many of your burning questions about the University Writing Center.
Whether you wish to contribute as a writer or tutor, join us in this discussion of the theory and practice associated with tutoring writing.
Time Stamps:
Introduction – 00:00:08
Becoming a Peer Tutor – 00:01:27
Seminar and the Tutoring Class – 00:06:15
Motivations for Tutors – 00:09:37
The UWC and Personal Changes – 00:17:04
UWC Website Revisions – 00:20:04
External Perceptions of the UWC – 00:21:54
Adaptability as a Value and Practice – 00:30:30
Improving Skills of Tutors – 00:33:24
Presenting at Conferences – 00:36:32
Session Notes – 00:41:12
Fitting into the UCF Community – 00:45:03
Plans for the Future – 00:49:53
With two University Writing Center, UWC, tutors, Mekenzie McElroy and Lindsey Wright, we discuss everything about the UWC from the process of becoming a tutor to the perceptions of the center itself. We offer a student-oriented perspective of what brought them to their roles and what it means to be a contributing member of the UWC, both in tutoring sessions and research. In this one-stop resource, we provide you with answers to many of your burning questions about the University Writing Center.
Whether you wish to contribute as a writer or tutor, join us in this discussion of the theory and practice associated with tutoring writing.
Time Stamps:
Introduction – 00:00:08
Becoming a Peer Tutor – 00:01:27
Seminar and the Tutoring Class – 00:06:15
Motivations for Tutors – 00:09:37
The UWC and Personal Changes – 00:17:04
UWC Website Revisions – 00:20:04
External Perceptions of the UWC – 00:21:54
Adaptability as a Value and Practice – 00:30:30
Improving Skills of Tutors – 00:33:24
Presenting at Conferences – 00:36:32
Session Notes – 00:41:12
Fitting into the UCF Community – 00:45:03
Plans for the Future – 00:49:53
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