1The Writing Center: Past and Present
  
 

Digging Deeper Assignments

1. Join the Writing Center listserv  and become a participant/lurker. Issues discussed on the listserv may serve as catalysts for classroom discussions.   

 
2. Read the articles by Peter Carino, Judith Summerfield, and William Yahner/William Murdick to understand the background of writing centers.

3. Research the history of your campus writing centers (or lack of) and discuss the philosophies behind the decisions that have been made. Include in this discussion the value you as a student place on a writing center and why. Write your reflections on this issue in your journal.

4. Design a writing center. Decide what is necessary, what it should look like, etc. Do a budget and write a proposal to see how the academic world works.

5. Computers are now considered a very important part of the writing center. Read articles in Eric Hobson’s book and discuss the validity of computers in Writing Center. Another good resource is “Working With Computers” in Clark’s Writing in the Center: Teaching in a Writing Center Setting.

 
 

 
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