The University of Michigan-Dearborn Writing Program and Writing Center serve an increasingly large number of recent immigrants, international students, and students who as children immigrated to the United States. The Writing Program and Writing Center have for a decade developed curriculum and support services geared specifically toward meeting…

Computer programming is not commonly taught to geographers as a part of geographic information system (GIS) courses, but the advent of NeoGeography, big data and open GIS means that programming skills are becoming more important. To encourage the teaching of programming to geographers, this paper outlines a course based around a series of…

This lab exercise exposes students to Evernote, which is a powerful productivity application that has gained significant purchase in professional work environments. In many academic settings the introductory computer applications course has a specific focus on standard productivity applications such as MS Word and MS Excel. While ensuring fluency…

The effectiveness of writing centre interventions on student writing in higher education has been well-documented in academic literacies studies. This paper changes the focus of investigation from student to consultant and, consequently, explores the way in which an academic writing centre can function as a mentoring environment for young…

By examining one writing center's role in student success, this project offers two examples of the way writing centers impact student engagement. This analysis models a methodology that writing and learning center directors can utilize in order to foster effective communication with stakeholders. By conducting data-driven assessment, directors can…

Secondary schools use a variety of methods to assess students' learning. In particular, writing assignments are not only among the most widely utilized type of evaluation but also are one of the most important for future success in post-secondary school environments. The present analysis utilizes the McCallie School Caldwell Writing Center as a…

AT THE ECONOMICS INSTITUTE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A SUMMER ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ECONOMICS, AN APPROACH TO THE TEACHING OF COMPOSITION HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WHICH INVOLVES THE USE OF WRITING LABORATORIES BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE AURAL-ORAL LANGUAGE LABORATORY. THE BASIC PRINCIPLE OF THE LATTER IS THAT BY…

Describes how college writing instructors can make use of resource files of handouts, articles, bibliographies, and books located in the writing lab. (DD)

College faculty members will welcome a writing lab when they think it will help students perform at an acceptable level in their classes. For this reason, a major task of the writing lab is to convince the faculty that teaching writing is everyone's job. However, even when other faculty members concede this, they are often hampered by three common…

Describes the training program for new tutors which is employed by the Student Learning Center at the University of California at Berkeley. (DD)

A two-credit course for students who wish to tutor in a writing lab focuses on helping students objectively evaluate compositions and respond appropriately to them. (DD)

Describes the sequence of planning activities for the Buffalo, New York, Writing Place Project workshop and inservices, concentrating on the steps necessary to make a writing laboratory a reality. (DD)