Sunday, October 18, 2009
Blog 5: similar to blog 4
In my tutoring session, we looked at the syllabus to make sure we got the assignment right. Then talked about the main points of the essay and analyzed it. Lundsford essay was somewhat disorganized, but Ryan helped me get through all that confusion. It seemed that the tutor and student spoke about the same amount, and both were understanding eachother. :)
Blog 4:
In my tutoring session I worked with Ryan to write Lunsfords essay. It was a fun session, mostly because we acted as difficult students who had no idea what they were doing. We didnt have problems because we were able to answer each others questions. We looked online at the syllabus, then talked about the main ideas for the paper. Lundsfords essay has alot of ideas, some of them not clearly defined so there are a lot of different ideas of what is important. I picked 3, and then wrote about those because they were the most important to me.
Blog 3:
My writing center philosophy:
My writing center philosophy is that the tutor should be willing and able to help and assist the student in the best way possible. The student should be willing and able to learn. Most importantly, the student should be focused and prepared to be tutored. Alot of students go to a writing center because a teacher forces them to or because it is a class requirement, a student should go to a writing center because they want to, or they realize that they have to.
A tutor should be trained in tutoring and able to assist the student in their needs. The tutor has to be able to listen to the student, so patience is very important. A tutor should also be trained with a lot of different individuals, such as disabled, ESL, or someone of a different education background. It is important that the tutor recognizes the education level of the student by asking the right questions that are not too difficult for the student, or expecting too much from the student.
The writing director should be able to guide the tutors and answer their question. Also, to handle difficult situations or difficult students.
My writing center philosophy is that the tutor should be willing and able to help and assist the student in the best way possible. The student should be willing and able to learn. Most importantly, the student should be focused and prepared to be tutored. Alot of students go to a writing center because a teacher forces them to or because it is a class requirement, a student should go to a writing center because they want to, or they realize that they have to.
A tutor should be trained in tutoring and able to assist the student in their needs. The tutor has to be able to listen to the student, so patience is very important. A tutor should also be trained with a lot of different individuals, such as disabled, ESL, or someone of a different education background. It is important that the tutor recognizes the education level of the student by asking the right questions that are not too difficult for the student, or expecting too much from the student.
The writing director should be able to guide the tutors and answer their question. Also, to handle difficult situations or difficult students.
Blog 2:
Andrea Lundsfords main points:
garret house- the knowledge is in the student
store house centers- the knowledge is in the center and is transferred to the student
collaboration- exchange of knowledge and ideas between tutor and student
collaboration aids in learning abstractions
finding problems
helps applying knowledge to other things
critical thinking
higher achievement- student to please tutor, tutor to please writing center
excellence in community
engages whole student in thinking, reading, writing, applying
collaboration is helping the student and tutor with their work simultaneously
garret house- the knowledge is in the student
store house centers- the knowledge is in the center and is transferred to the student
collaboration- exchange of knowledge and ideas between tutor and student
collaboration aids in learning abstractions
finding problems
helps applying knowledge to other things
critical thinking
higher achievement- student to please tutor, tutor to please writing center
excellence in community
engages whole student in thinking, reading, writing, applying
collaboration is helping the student and tutor with their work simultaneously
Blog 1:
Im writing my blogs again because i want to make sure i have solid notes for my final project and not have to reread all the chapters.
A writing center is a place for students to come and learn how to write. Not only they can come up with ideas for a strong paper, but be tutored in the process of writing, so that eventually they can write by themselves. It is also a place for the student to learn to fix their mistakes, and also do some critical thinking. Tutors have many different ways of helping students. However, they should not give false praise (cheerleading), go through a paper and correct all the errors themselves, or give the student all the ideas, and defiantly NOT write the paper, or alot of the paper, for the student. A tutor should work side by side their student, not as a teacher or someone of authority. It is the students paper, not the tutors. Asking constructive questions leads to critical thinking and the answers the tutor wants. Tutor does not need to be a expert, just needs to ask the correct questions.
A writing center is a place for students to come and learn how to write. Not only they can come up with ideas for a strong paper, but be tutored in the process of writing, so that eventually they can write by themselves. It is also a place for the student to learn to fix their mistakes, and also do some critical thinking. Tutors have many different ways of helping students. However, they should not give false praise (cheerleading), go through a paper and correct all the errors themselves, or give the student all the ideas, and defiantly NOT write the paper, or alot of the paper, for the student. A tutor should work side by side their student, not as a teacher or someone of authority. It is the students paper, not the tutors. Asking constructive questions leads to critical thinking and the answers the tutor wants. Tutor does not need to be a expert, just needs to ask the correct questions.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
10.14.09 class notes
Pure Tutoring:
active participation from writers
too much tutor talk- dependency
tutor not expert
socratic questions
active participation from writers
too much tutor talk- dependency
tutor not expert
socratic questions
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
10.7.09 class notes
minimalist tutoring: generally high ability students
student should do all the work
student has materials
sit beside student, not in front of
body language- student close to paper
be about honest about students responsibilities
take into consideration:
ability
gender
culture native languafe
learning disability
style: personality
ask questions, why did they come? what grade do they want? what is the teacher like?
Check list for tutoring:
- think about your effectiveness- coach effectively in session
- students response/ satisfaction
- what you did/ what student worked on/ what they learned
- coaching strategies
- what worked/ what didn't work
- general information about session- time, place, person
blog- make checklist
student should do all the work
student has materials
sit beside student, not in front of
body language- student close to paper
be about honest about students responsibilities
take into consideration:
ability
gender
culture native languafe
learning disability
style: personality
ask questions, why did they come? what grade do they want? what is the teacher like?
Check list for tutoring:
- think about your effectiveness- coach effectively in session
- students response/ satisfaction
- what you did/ what student worked on/ what they learned
- coaching strategies
- what worked/ what didn't work
- general information about session- time, place, person
blog- make checklist
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