Arguing for a Peer Tutor Course

[dgeorge@topcat.bridgew.edu]

Dear friends,

I'm proposing a course that will train undergraduates to work in our WC
and/or introduce them to conferencing strategies for teaching writing
one-on-one.  I'm encountering more resistance than I expected.  

As part of my strategy to get the course accepted and supported by members
of the English department, I'd like to present the curriculum committee with
a massive, overwhelming list of colleges and universities that have
established for-credit courses in peer tutoring or some other course that
specifically teaches conferencing techniques. 

This part of my argument will be simple:  they are doing it, why can't we?
And if we don't do it, won't we have a second-rate Writing Center?

Please help by letting me know if your institution offers a for-credit
course.  Please also include your http address if the course is listed in an
on-line catalog or web page.

Thanks, and wish me luck!
D'Ann George
Asst. Professor of English
Director, Writing Center
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, MA  02325