Re: the 'logic' of training tutors thru' EN

[Twila Papay <TYPapay@rollins.edu>]

Virginia, the course at Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) is English
351-52, Assessing and Responding to Writing.  It offers full course
credit, though it is set up nontraditionally, with half the course being
offered each term, so the first-year consultants have the course spread
over a full academic year.  (Hence, the 2 numbers for a single course). 
We also offer English 451-52, Advanced Writing Consultancy, for those
seeking to do advanced projects.  The peer writing consultants are
selected from across the curriculum, and the course in the English
Department has worked fine.  It also counts as an elective in our
Writing Minor.

Hope you get lots of quick response in time!

Twila Yates Papay, Director
Writing across the Curriculum
Rollins College, Winter Park, FL 32789
tpapay@rollins.edu

VIRGINIA JOHNSON-7372 wrote:
> 
> Hello and please help if you can.
> 
>    My instition's educational policy committee has brought a
> recommendation before the faculty senate which proposes
> (among other things) that our tutor training course be
> removed from the English curriculum and be given a new prefix.
>     For many reasons, that may ultimately be a
> good thing for our Center (which is both writing and
> reading/learning center), but EPC's rationale states that "there
> is no logical reason for designating [Tutor Training] as part
> of the English curriculum."
>     I have clear ideas about the logic of having two courses that
> focus primarily on writing theory and pedagogy be part of the English
> curriculum, but what I need are examples of places where Writing
> Center peer tutors are trained in courses that have English
> department designations.
>      If you would just e-mail me the name of course and department
> designation and institution, it would help me address this notion.
> Unfortunately the Senate meeting is tomorrow and I just uncovered a
> copy of the recommendation yesterday, so time is short.
>      Thank you.
>      Virginia Johnson
>      Director Reading/Writing Center
>      Augustana College
>      Rock Island IL   61201
>      rwjohnson@augustana.edu
>