By Rya Bonavia Listen to this submission by clicking play below! Introduction For a moment, imagine yourself as a writing center tutor. Students come to you, most likely, in a time of extreme stress and vulnerability. While I am not saying that writing centers are to be seen as a last resort, many students, including […]
Category: Tutoring Stories and Conversation
Tutoring Beyond the Page: Everyone is a Writer
By Elisa Douglas Listen to this submission by clicking play below! “I am not a writer.” More times than I can count, I’ve had students come in and preface the session with this phrase as if to warn me of some abomination in the paper. Before I knew everyone was a writer, I did […]
Synchronous to Asynchronous Tutoring: What Gets Lost in Translation?
By Emily Egna Listen to this submission by clicking play below! COVID-19 has completely changed our relationship with technology. Even three years after the pandemic, 35% of workers with jobs that can be completed remotely are working entirely from home and 41% are working hybrid. This shift from in-person to remote has been mimicked […]
My Identity, My Tutoring Philosophy, and My Future
By Rachel Meinert Listen to this submission by clicking play below! I am a business major. I recognize myself as someone who likes to use numbers and data to problem solve. I have never been passionate about writing, but I do not mind it, and I consider myself to be a proficient writer. Once […]
A.I.’s Role in the Writing Center
By Radhika Bombaywala Listen to this submission by clicking play below! As an international student stepping into the academic culture of the United States, the experience was bewildering. Back home, where our pens flowed with ink and diligence on paper, and Google was a solitary beacon in the search for knowledge, the transition to […]
Grammar Doesn’t Really Matter
by Samantha MacMillan Listen to this submission by clicking play below! My biggest pet peeve is not the sound of a metal fork scraping a ceramic plate. It’s not nails on a chalkboard, loud chewing, a wet sock, tinfoil on your tongue, a foot tapping in a quiet classroom, or incessant dog barking. My […]
Artistry, A.I., and the Problems with Perfection
by Russell Harrison Listen to this submission by clicking play below! We’ve all heard the warnings about Artificial Intelligence – it’ll conquer everything, it’s the death of creativity, or at the very least, it’ll take all our jobs. All of these ideas are probably overblown, at least in the short term. But I don’t […]