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

[Ron Maxwell <rrm1@psu.edu>]

Virginia,

The Penn State 3-credit course for training peer tutors in writing is
English 250: Peer Tutoring in Writing.

Ron


>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
>>