Re: e-mail tutoring

["Dr. Patricia N. McLaughlin" <3yunsan@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu>]

Please post them.  Thanks!  

At 11:52 AM 2/25/97 -0600, you wrote:
>I don't mind having them posted to the list, Paula.  That is if others
>feel the same way about receiving the results.  I've already received
>a few responses and will forward those to you soon.
>
>On Tue, 25 Feb 1997 gillespiep@vmsb.csd.mu.edu wrote:
>
>> I'd sure like to know people's replies to DeAnna's questions.  Do you
>> mind posting them to the list?
>>
>> Paula Gillespie
>>
>> On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Deanna Spurlin wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > 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?
>> >
>>
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