As always, we would like to thank all of the people who submitted articles to us, and likewise encourage you to submit articles to the DM so that we can keep it updated regularly.
The first article is Tutored to Be a Tutor By the Tutor, by Mary Black. In this article, Black takes ideas from more senior tutors in order to figure out what to do in the Writing Center. From a “monkey-see-monkey-do” attitude, to “don’t sweat it,” many attitudes are explored in this article.
Next is This Isn’t Oz: No Need for Omniscience in the Writing Center, by Lauren Boyle. Boyle tells all writing tutors, everywhere, that it’s okay if one does not know everything during a session, and she offers helpful hints to help others understand what to do in one of those sessions.
Our third article is by Andrew Kinsell, entitled Consulting over time: Theses and Dissertations. Kinsell illuminates writing tutors on the practice of helping students with longer papers. Instead of worrying about things like grammar and mechanics, he urges people to set up repeated sessions to address global concerns.
Using Visuals to Review an Effective Paper is the next article. Written by Robert Steibel, it reflects on times in the Writing Center when words are not enough. Steibel gives many different strategies for helping the more visual learners in the Writing Center.
Our next article, A Tutor Tutorial, has a fun list of things every tutor should remember. The article's author, Savannah Tankersley, takes an interesting approach to combat poor sessions from which everyone could gain insight.
And finally, Lee Woods brings us a story of the dangers of flowery language, which, despite all of the Writing Tutors in the world, still exists in many settings. You should read his fun story called Meet Victor Barnacle.
Our issue ends with a Call for Nominations for the 2009 Ron Maxwell Award. Please click on the appropriate links.
In addition, check the main page for information about the new issue of Praxis: Writing Center Journal.
By the way, the Tutor Guru had plenty of free time last semester (he said he's taking a brief break from enforcing collaboration with an iron wand), so he managed to answer all the tutoring questions you've submitted. We ask that you keep them coming!
Thanks for stopping by the Dangling Modifier. As always we hope that you found us helpful, or if not helpful, at least entertaining.
If you are interested in submitting to the Dangling Modifier, please email Cindy Clem at crc189@psu.edu. |
