e-mail tutoring

[Deanna Spurlin <dspurlin@westga.edu>]

Hi,

I'm DeAnna Spurlin, a graduate student at the State University of West 
Georgia.  As part of my Grad Research Asst. in the Writing Center here at 
West Georgia, I'm reserching the effectiveness of e-mail tutoring.  I 
have a few questions for those of you who offer tutoring by e-mai in your 
writing centers.  I'd really appreciate your responses.

1.	Did offering e-mai tutoring affect the number of students coming 
to the writing center by either decreasing that number or increasing it?  
In other words, did this service take the place of visiting the writing 
center for students who were accustomed to seeking help from writing 
center tutors?

2.	Has anyone conducted a survey to determine if e-mail tutoring or 
OWLS help attract those students who are hesitant to visit a writing 
center?  Have you ever had students say that this service helped them get 
past any stigma they may have attached to visiting the center?  Do 
graduate students tend to utilize e-mail tutoring oand OWLs?

3.	As far as ESL students go, did you find any significant benefits 
or drawbacks to working with these students and addressing their needs 
over e-mail?  How about learning disabled students, benefits or drawbacks 
there?

4.	How have OWLS and e-mail tutoring worked with writing across the 
curriculum?