SWCA: Southeastern Writing Center Association

LET'S RESEARCH: Gathering Evidence to Support Writing Center Work

February 16-18, 2006 | Carolina Inn | Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Co-hosted by UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University


Session A: Thursday 5:30pm-6:45pm

A1. Administrative Challenges | Room: Club
Moderator: Rachel Edidin

Title of Presentation: Our Search for a Writing Center Director
Presenter(s): Mark Thomas    Institution(s): James Madison University
Title of Presentation: Thrown From Eden: From Personnel Problems to Center Solutions
Presenter(s): Deborah Reese, Mary Anne B. Brock    Institution(s): Armstrong Atlantic State University


A2. Tutor Talk and Tutor Identities: History and Practice | Room: South
Moderator: Jerry Mwagbe

Title of Presentation: Picturing the Art of Conversation within the Rhetorical Tradition: Using Historical Research Methods to Craft New Writing Center Theories
Presenter(s): Beth Burmester    Institution(s): Georgia State University
Title of Presentation: Writing Center Mavens Tell All: How Two Non-Academics Take the Plunge into Writing Center Tutoring and Survive to Tell the Tale
Presenter(s): Leslie Wolfe-Cundiff, Karen Wurl    Institution(s): Kennesaw State University


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A3. Motivating Student Writers | Room: North

Title of Presentation: Why ARE You Here?: Assessing and Encouraging What Motivates Writers and Tutors
Presenter(s): Joe Essid, Molly Bechert, Lynn Lavecchia, William Gray Long, Dave Roberts    Institution(s): University of Richmond


A4. Challenges to Collaboration | Room: Alumni
Moderator: Rebecca Whitehead

Title of Presentation: The Shifting Power Dynamic: Advocacy, Empowerment, and Voice Reclamation
Presenter(s): Sarah Vanover    Institution(s): Appalachian State University
Title of Presentation: Making Eye Contact: How Do Potential Tutors View Collaboration?
Presenter(s): Jane Bowman Smith    Institution(s): Winthrop University
Title of Presentation: Gathering Evidence from Students and Classrooms: Supporting the Philosophy of Writing Centers
Presenter(s): Gwendolyn N. Hale    Institution(s): Fisk University


A5. Tutoring Variables | Room: Phillips Annex Second Floor

Title of Presentation: Key Variables Affecting Effective Tutor/Tutee Interaction
Presenter(s): Kyle Knight, Eric Weinstein, Cathy Fisher    Institution(s): Duke University

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Session B: Friday 8:45am-10:00am

B1. Writing Centers Contending with Disciplinary Conventions Across Campus | Room: Club
Moderator: Deb Signorile

Title of Presentation: Style Manual Alphabet Soup: Research Implications for Tutoring Across the Disciplines
Presenter(s): Karen Gardiner    Institution(s): University of Alabama
Title of Presentation: Separating the Ore from the Lore
Presenter(s): Caroline (Kate) Chanock    Institution(s): La Trobe University
Title of Presentation: Researching Tutors' Role as Interpreters of Assignments
Presenter(s): Corinne Kopcik, Sampada Chavan    Institution(s): Georgia State University


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B2. ASL and Dialect | Room: South
Moderator: Jane Bowman Smith

Title of Presentation: What Group They Go In?: Classifying Second Dialect Learners in the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Sean Barnette   Institution(s): Lander University
Title of Presentation: How to Achieve Successful Collaboration between a Hearing Consultant and a Deaf Client in the Writing Lab
Presenter(s):Sarah Cameron    Institution(s): College of Charleston
Title of Presentation: When Hands Do the Talking: Converting a Visual Language to Paper
Presenter(s): Brittany Cecil    Institution(s): Winthrop University


B3. Gender and Learning Styles | Room: North

Title of Presentation: Satisfaction with Writing Center Conferences: Gender, Learning Styles, and Tutoring Strategies
Presenter(s): Isabelle Thompson, Kirsten Miller, Abby Whigham, Milla Chappell, Richarde Barnes, Alyson Whyte    Institution(s): Auburn University


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B4. Writing Center Assessment and Critical Thinking | Room: Alumni

Title of Presentation: Showing What We Really Do: Rethinking Writing Center Assessment through the Language of Critical Thinking
Presenter(s): Jennifer Kunka, Phillip Gardner, William Ramsey, Matthew Nelson, R. Taylor Bunn, Laurie Sansbury    Institution(s): Francis Marion University


B5. Horses, Bookstores, and Techies | Room: Chancellor West Ballroom

Title of Presentation: What We Learned as Wage Slaves: Relating to Students with Experience from Beyond the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Claire Bates, Emily Murray, Kennie Rose    Institution(s): Middle Tennessee State University


B6. Tutor Identities as a Writing Center Resource | Room: Chancellor East Ballroom

Title of Presentation: Staying in Touch: Responding to a Dynamic College Community with Informal Data Collection
Presenter(s): Rachel Edidin, Hilary Collins, Michael Gay, Arhm Choi, Terrence O'Neill    Institution(s): Warren Wilson College


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B7. Classroom/Writing Center Research | Room: Phillips Annex Second Floor
Moderator: Heather Epes

Title of Presentation: Re-Centering Composition Research: Using Classroom Research in the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Kerri Jordan, Steven Price    Institution(s): Mississippi College, Monmouth College
Title of Presentation: Ever Greener Pastures: Teaching v. Tutoring Writing in Different Fields
Presenter(s): Michael Bogucki, Risa Applegarth, Danielle Aberle    Institution(s): University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Title of Presentation: Whose Session Is It Anyway?: Assessing Student Engagement in Tutoring Sessions
Presenter(s): Sherry Robinson, Marlowe Moore    Institution(s): Eastern Kentucky University


B8. Under-Prepared Writers and Writing Centers: Roles and Assessment Strategies | Room: Phillips Annex First Floor
Moderator: Joe Essid

Title of Presentation: Placement Testing and Flagler College's Writing Center
Presenter(s): James M. Wilson    Institution(s): Flagler College
Title of Presentation: Maintaining Identity in a Changing Academic Environment: A Writing Center in Transition
Presenter(s): Jenna Wright, Anna Clark    Institution(s): University of Tennessee at Martin
Title of Presentation: Writing Centers and the Testing - Industrial Complex
Presenter(s): Dennis Paoli    Institution(s): Hunter College, CUNY


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Session C: Friday 10:15am-11:30am

C1. Innovate with Technology | Room: Club

Title of Presentation: An Apple a Day Keeps the Mystery Away: Using iPod Technology to Demystify Challenging Tutoring Moments
Presenter(s): Matthew Gardzina, Kathryn Roberts, Ankur Fadia    Institution(s): Duke University

C2. Challenging Consultant Lore | Room: South

Title of Presentation: Challenging Writing Consultant Lore: A Reconsideration of Some Consulting Concepts
Presenter(s): Rachael Ray, Jamie Locklar, Jake Patrick, Brent Debique    Institution(s): Columbus State University


C3. Tutor Research | Room: North

Title of Presentation: Tutor Research for Writing Center Education
Presenter(s): Mary Alm, Robin Bellinson, Christine Cozzens, Karl Fornes, Beth Godbee    Institution(s): University of North Carolina-Asheville, Georgia State University, Agnes Scott College, University of South Carolina-Aiken, University of Wisconsin-Madison


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C4. How Technology May Change the Face of Writing Center Work | Room: Alumni
Moderator: Deaver Traywick

Title of Presentation: Implementing the OWC at UCF: An Analysis of Discourse Markers in Face to Face and Online Feedback in the UWC
Presenter(s): Rusty Carpenter    Institution(s): University of Central Florida
Title of Presentation: Transforming the Writing Lab into a Communications Studio: Rethinking, Revising, and Reforming the Idea of a Writing Center
Presenter(s):Christina Bourgeois, Michael Laughter    Institution(s): Georgia Institute of Technology School of Electrical & Computer Engineering Writing Lab
Title of Presentation: Navigating the Research Process: Information Literacy in the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Mercy Cannon    Institution(s): Stephen F. Austin State University


C5. Faculty/Tutor Interactions: Training Tutors and Faculty | Room: Chancellor West Ballroom
Moderator: Pam Childers

Title of Presentation: Working with Multiple Literacies in the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Anne Warner    Institution(s): Spelman College
Title of Presentation: Writing and Rewriting the Role of the Course Tutor
Presenter(s): Megan Morris, Mollie Barnes, Cailin Copan-Kelly, Laura Tuttle, Jayme Walton    Institution(s): Agnes Scott College
Title of Presentation: Supporting Undergraduate Research
Presenter(s): Nina Salmon, Judy Strang    Institution(s): Virginia Military Institute


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C6. What Counts?: Finding Assessment Methods That Meet Our Needs and Serve Our Goals | Room: Chancellor East Ballroom
Moderator: Chere Peguesse

Title of Presentation: Institutional Calls, Center Responses: Barometrics in the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Shireen Campbell, Paul Miller    Institution(s): Davidson College

Title of Presentation: Following Up: The Effect of a Writing CEnter on Developmental Student Writing Apprehension and Writing Performance Two Years Later
Presenter(s): Claudia Grinnell    Institution(s): University of Louisiana-Monroe
Title of Presentation: "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish": Thinking Outside the Box of Writing Center Assessment
Presenter(s): Rebecca Whitehead    Institution(s): Winthrop University


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C7. Taking the Long View of Writing Center History and Practice | Room: Phillips Annex Second Floor
Moderator: Karen Gardiner

Title of Presentation: Writing Center Experiment: The Road to Empowerment
Presenter(s): Samaa Gamie    Institution(s): University of Rhode Island
Title of Presentation: Centre with an 're': Inventing Writing Instruction in Canada
Presenter(s): Margaret Procter    Institution(s): University of Toronto
Title of Presentation: A Look in the Mirror: A Longitudinal Study of the Work Performed by Students and Writing Center Tutors
Presenter(s): Doug Enders    Institution(s): Shenandoah University


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C8. Learning Disabilities | Room: Phillips Annex First Floor

Title of Presentation: Building Bridges of Understanding: Issues in Providing Writing Center Services to Students with Learning Disabilities
Presenter(s): Lori Beth De Hertogh, Connie Bracewell    Institution(s): Appalachian State University

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Session D: Friday, 1:30pm-2:45pm

D1. Record Keeping in the Writing Center | Room: Club
Moderator: Jennifer Kunka

Title of Presentation: Maintaining FERPA Compliance and Professionalism in the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Ronald D. Carter, Amy McAllister, Sarah Carpenter, Ford Simmons    Institution(s): Francis Marion University
Title of Presentation: The Impact of Conference Record Forms
Presenter(s): Barbara Gordon    Institution(s): Elon University
Title of Presentation: Reorienting with Research: Collecting Data on Writing Center Orientations
Presenter(s): Cathy Russell    Institution(s): Tallahassee Community College

D2. Outreach | Room: South

Title of Presentation: Connecting Writing Centers in Secondary Schools, Colleges, Universities: Collaborative Research into Practice
Presenter(s): Pamela Childers, James Inman, Leigh Ryan    Institution(s):The McCallie School, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, University of Maryland


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D3. What is Research in the Writing Center? | Room: North

Title of Presentation: Simply More Than One Thing: Acknowledging Contexts for Research in Writing Center Studies
Presenter(s): Patrick Bizzaro, Resa Crane Bizzaro, Philip Adams    Institution(s): East Carolina University


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D4. Poets in the Center | Room: Alumni

Title of Presentation: Poets in the Center: Techniques in Conferencing with Creative Writers
Presenter(s): Alan Coulter, Hilary Robson-Reeder    Institution(s): Middle Tennessee State University


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D5. Developing Assessment Data | Room: Chancellor West Ballroom

Title of Presentation: Recycling the Evidence: Using Writing Center Assessment Data to Improve Writing Center Performance
Presenter(s): Lisa Bernstein, Jim Booth, Lisa Zimmerelli, Heather Duda    Institution(s): University of Maryland University College


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D6. Professional Image | Room: Chancellor East Ballroom

Title of Presentation: Professional Image and Success in the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Chere Peguesse   Institution(s): Valdosta State University


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D7. WPAs Outside the Writing Center | Room: Phillips Annex Second Floor
Moderator: Mary Alm

Title of Presentation: Beyond the Writing Center Walls: Writing Center Theory Application in Student Stores
Presenter(s): Dollie Newhouse, Jo Angela Edwins    Institution(s): Francis Marion University
Title of Presentation: Good-Bye to All That: Gracefully and Gratefully Abandoning Ship
Presenter(s): Virginia Dumont-Poston    Institution(s): Lander University
Title of Presentation: Writing Center Research as Preparation for Program Administration: Mapping Institutional Spaces
Presenter(s): Jennifer Ahern-Dodson    Institution(s): Duke University


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D8. Starting Writing Centers | Room: Phillips Annex First Floor
Moderator: Margaret Procter

Title of Presentation: Steps Toward Creating an International Writing Center
Presenter(s): Cindy Oakley-Paulik, Jennifer Carney    Institution(s): Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Title of Presentation: The Long and Winding Road: A 25-Year Trek Towards a Writing Center
Presenter(s): Ron Smith, Larry Adams    Institution(s): University of North Alabama


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Research Fair: Friday 3:00pm-4:00pm

D9. Games | Room: Hill Ballroom

Title of Presentation: The Charlotte Writing Marathon
Presenter(s): Jennifer Pooler Courtney, Lil Brannon    Institution(s): University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Title of Presentation: Paper Chase
Presenter(s): Jan Wheeler, Josh Orr, Jessica Bardsley, Chantal Johnson, Brittany Mayer, Kara Phelps, Heather Rasley, Katherine Williams    Institution(s): New College of Florida
Title of Presentation: If You Build It, They Will Come: Using Legos in the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Brian Breedlove, Colleen Lynch    Institution(s): Duke University


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D10. Posters | Room: Hill Ballroom

Title of Presentation: Pointing Writers in the Right Direction: Suggestions for Tutoring PowerPoint Presentations
Presenter(s): David Paulo, Natalie Roland    Institution(s): Francis Marion University
Title of Presentation: Statistical Writing Center Benefits
Presenter(s): Anetia Ports    Institution(s): St. Phillips College
Title of Presentation: Survey of Writing Center Effectiveness at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
Presenter(s): Mary Murray    Institution(s): Cleveland State University
Title of Presentation: Is This a Doctor's Office?: Business Elements in the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Leanna Trimper    Institution(s): Winthrop University
Title of Presentation: Enhancing the Image of the Writing Center Through Film
Presenter(s): Kerry Jannergren    Institution(s): Columbus State University
Title of Presentation: International Writer's Block: The Right Tools for International ESOL Students
Presenter(s): Derrell Seigler    Institution(s): Valdosta State University
Title of Presentation: Top Ten Reasons to Visit the Writing Center: Developing a Writing Center Orientation Video
Presenter(s): Veronica Pantoja    Institution(s): Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Title of Presentation: Collaboration and Assessment: Evaluating a Writing Fellows Tutoring Program
Presenter(s): Lisa Cahill    Institution(s): Arizona State University
Title of Presentation: From the Center to the World: International Conversation Hour
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Morley, Greg Bishop, Krystiane Evans, Christina Cornelison, Danielle Courts, John Dixon, Krista King, Liz Munninghoff, Ashley Reis    Institution(s): University of Kentucky
Title of Presentation: Let's Get Personal: Personality in the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Morgan McGhee   Institution(s): Duke University
Title of Presentation: OWL Call: Why Writing Centers Need Online Tutoring
Presenter(s): Laura Dickey   Institution(s): Duke University


Session E: Friday 4:15pm-5:30pm

E1. Writing Fellows | Room: Hill Ballroom

Title of Presentation: Evaluating the Peer Tutor/Classroom Model
Presenter(s): Vicki Russell, Rebecca Walsh, Michele Strano, Julie Reynolds    Institution(s): Duke University


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E2. Mission Statements | Room: Club (20-30)

Title of Presentation: The Writing Center: What's the Mission Statement Got to Do With It?
Presenter(s): Constance Compana   Institution(s): Wheaton College


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E3. Beyond Fix-It Shops: Writing Centers as Sites of Student Retention | Room: South (20-30)
Moderator: Deidre Pettipiece Ray

Title of Presentation: Can You Fix My Commas?: Battling the Editor Stereotype in Writing Center Instruction
Presenter(s): Lisa Kirby    Institution(s): North Carolina Wesleyan College
Title of Presentation: Why Do They Return?: Researching Student Perception of Writing Center Purpose and Identity
Presenter(s): Bob Barrier, Chris Obenschain, Jared Miller, David Blair    Institution(s): Kennesaw State University
Title of Presentation: Writing as Relationship: Assessing Trust in the Tutor/Student Exchange
Presenter(s): Lyndall Nairn, Chidsey Dickson, Karen Hatter    Institution(s): Lynchburg College


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E4. Politeness in the Writing Center | Room: North (50)

Title of Presentation: May I Have This Dance?: Politeness, First Impressions and Initial Writing Center Visits
Presenter(s): Diana Bell, Holly Arnold   Institution(s): University of Alabama at Huntsville


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E5. Online Tutoring Success | Room: Alumni (50)
Moderator: Jennifer Pooler Courtney

Title of Presentation: "To Boldly Go": Launching an Online Writing Center at Kaplan University
Presenter(s): Marla Cartwright, Kara VanDam, Carrie Hollibaugh, Lisa Petty    Institution(s): Kaplan University Online
Title of Presentation: Bridging the Distance in Synchronous Online Tutoring
Presenter(s): June Griffin    Institution(s): University of Georgia


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E6. Building a Strong Writing Center Culture | Room: Chancellor West Ballroom

Title of Presentation: Researching the Center: Using Qualitative Research to Build a Strong Writing Center Culture
Presenter(s): : Kate Brown, Julie Myatt, Dustin Anderson, Amy Hodges-Hamilton    Institution(s): University of Louisville, University of Louisville, Florida State University, Vanderbilt University


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E7. Theories Applied: Freire, Rogers, and Queer Theory in Action in the Writing Center | Room: Chancellor East Ballroom
Moderator: Deborah Reese

Title of Presentation: Being Versatile: Queering the Tutorial Power Struggle
Presenter(s): Patrick Rabon    Institution(s): Francis Marion University
Title of Presentation: We Can't Take Them to the Bank: Responding to the Banking Concept of Education in the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Louis Clausi    Institution(s): Armstrong Atlantic State University


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E8. Workshop | Room: Phillips Annex First Floor

Title of Presentation: Tension, Discussion, and the Birth of Ideas: Consultant-Consultant Collaboration in the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Kyle Warner, Jon Burr    Institution(s): Appalachian State University

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Session F: Saturday 8:45-10:00

F1. Writing Centers as Gendered Space | Room: Club (20-30)
Moderator: Ron Smith

Title of Presentation: : The Function and Future of the Gendered Writing Center
Presenter(s): Deaver Traywick    Institution(s): Newberry College
Title of Presentation: Tapping Into the Gender Communication Gap
Presenter(s): Jamerson Magwood    Institution(s): Winthrop University
Title of Presentation: What We Teach: Linguistic Sexism in OWLs
Presenter(s): Nicole Amare    Institution(s): University of Southern Alabama


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F2. Why Collect Data? | Room: North (50)

Title of Presentation: Researching the Writing Center: The Purpose of Data Collection and Analysis
Presenter(s): Toni Francis    Institution(s): University of South Florida


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F3. Community Message Boards | Room: Alumni (50)
Moderator: Beth Burmester

Title of Presentation: Creating Community among Tutors through an Asynchronous Message Board
Presenter(s): Alice Osborn, Marcia Toms    Institution(s): North Carolina State University
Title of Presentation: Extending the Conversation: The Directory of Southeast Writing Centers as a Site for Research, Communication, and Conversation
Presenter(s): Alicia Hatter, Kristen Blanco    Institution(s): Georgia State University


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F4. Strategies for Poster Sessions | Room: Chancellor West Ballroom

Title of Presentation: "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words": Tutoring Strategies for Poster Presentations
Presenter(s): Trixie Smith, Karen Wright, Laurel Taylor    Institution(s): Middle Tennessee State University


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F5. Cyber Tutor Talk | Room: Chancellor East Ballroom

Title of Presentation: Cyber Tutor Talk: Extending the Conversation with 'Blogs and 'Books
Presenter(s): Sandee McGlaun, Melody Cotterill, Candace Cubera, Samantha Grillo, Mary Beth Johnson, Sarah Stack, Brian West    Institution(s): North Georgia College and State University


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F6. Tutor/Faculty Collaboration | Room: Hill Ballroom (20)

Title of Presentation: Collaborating and Communicating: Tutors and Teachers in the Classroom
Presenter(s): Amy England, Eric Mast, Kyle Doan    Institution(s): University of Cincinnati


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F7. New Writing Center Challenges Post-Katrina | Room: Hill Ballroom (20)

Title of Presentation: Suddenly Marginalized: Transfer and Adult Students Help Focus Issues for Peer Tutors
Presenter(s): Kathi Griffin, Becky Lasoski, Anna Ellis, Yale Murphy    Institution(s): Millsaps College


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F8. Online Tutoring: It Works! | Room: Hill Ballroom (20)

Title of Presentation: Online Tutoring: It Works!
Presenter(s): Mickey Pellillo, Jennifer Gossler, Crystal White    Institution(s): Bluefield College


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F9. Writing Centers and Professional Legal Education | Room: Phillips Annex Second Floor

Title of Presentation: Centering Legal Writing: WAC/WID at the CUNY Law School
Presenter(s): Andrea McArdle, Sergio Gallegos, Fritz McDonald, Audrey Raden, Lori Wallach    Institution(s): City University of New York School of Law


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F10. Writing Center Alliances | Room: Phillips Annex First Floor

Title of Presentation: Expanding Out of the Center: Researching Writing Center Alliances
Presenter(s): Rachel Greil, Bob Barrier, Mary Lou Odom    Institution(s): Kennesaw State University


Session G: Saturday 10:15am-11:30am

G1. Relationship Practice | Room: Club (20-30)

Title of Presentation: Defining Successful and Pedagogically Sound Methods of Communication
Presenter(s): Heather Epes, Julie Wilson    Institution(s): University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill


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G2. The Feminist Role of a Writing Center | Room: South (20-30)

Title of Presentation: The (Feminist) Role of a Writing Center in a Changing University
Presenter(s): Emily Lindner, Beth Carroll, Bre Garrett, Beth Peddle    Institution(s): Appalachian State University


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G3. Writing Fellows | Room: North (50)

Title of Presentation: A Researched Birth: How Good Research Helped Us Build a Peer Fellows Program
Presenter(s): Emily Dotson, Melissa Hudson, Stephanie Jolly, Chris Kaiser, Molly Smith, Anna Sewell, Elizabeth Morley    Institution(s): University of Kentucky


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G4. Writing Centers and WAC | Room: Alumni (50)

Title of Presentation: Surviving the Storm: Negotiating Effective Shared Identities Between Writing Centers and WAC
Presenter(s):Karen Rowan, Michael Strickland    Institution(s): Trinity University, Elon University


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G5. Personality Types in the Writing Center | Room: Chancellor West Ballroom

Title of Presentation: The Personality of Writing: Do Certain Personality Types Enjoy Greater Success in Writing?
Presenter(s): Christine Fudge, Judy Burges    Institution(s): The Citadel


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G6. Metaphors | Room: Chancellor East Ballroom
Moderator: Trixie Smith

Title of Presentation: Mapping the Writing Center: A Director in the Borderlands
Presenter(s): Noreen Lape    Institution(s): Columbus State University
Title of Presentation: Metaphors for Writing, Tutoring, and the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Marlene Szymona    Institution(s): North Carolina Wesleyan College
Title of Presentation: Renegotiating the Borderlands: Using Contact Zone Theory in the Writing Center
Presenter(s): Tanya McLaughlin    Institution(s): Middle Tennessee State University


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G7. Outcomes-Based Assessment Strategies | Room: Phillips Annex Second Floor

Title of Presentation: Closing the Loop: Writing Center as Locus of Outcomes-Based University-Wide Assessment and Planning for Improved Teaching and Learning
Presenter(s): Deirdre Pettipiece-Ray, Linday Taylor, Michelle Hutchings    Institution(s): Cheney University of Pennsylvania


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G8. ESL | Room: Phillips Annex First Floor
Moderator: Robert Barrier

Title of Presentation: Investigating Intentional Learning Theories in the Writing Center: The Case of ESL Pedagogy
Presenter(s): Jerry Mwagbe    Institution(s): Kennesaw State University
Title of Presentation: Resisting the Urge to "Fix" What's Not Broken: How Writing Assistants Can Aid, Not Deter, Non-Native Speaking Students in Their Quest for a Voice
Presenter(s): Keri Mayes    Institution(s): Middle Tennessee State University