ENGL 420: Issues in Tutoring Writing Spring 2015

Tuesday 4:00 4:50 (Jensen 1W) Instructor: Dr. Brittany Cottrill Email: bcottrill@grandview.edu Office: 101 Jensen

Office Phone: 2906 Office Hours: T/H 11:001:30 and by appointment

Course Description and Prerequisites

This course examines the theoretical and practical components of writing center work, paying particular attention to their reflexive nature, that is, to the ways in which theories of collaborative learning challenge and extend writing center practice and the ways in which writing center practice interrogates and shapes writing center theory. The course will further introduce students to aspects of writing center administration, particularly the task of marketing and assessing the effectiveness of the Writing Center on the Grand View campus. Specific topics will include recent critiques of collaborative learning, approaches to consultation, consultant roles, the role of grammar instruction in the writing center, consulting strategies for ESL students, and the use of computers in the writing center. The course may be repeated for credit, so each semester topics will vary and be framed from different perspectives: historical, political, theoretical, practical, administrative and pedagogical. Spring 2015 will focus on the everyday writing center, which will ask us to rethink how we view writing centers.

You will. Activities demonstrating learning

1. Learn fundamental principles, generalizations, or theories related to Writing Center pedagogy and theory

Weekly readings and seminar discussions

Application in the Writing Center

Observations/Being Observed

Inquiry Project

Final Reflection

2. Develop specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by professionals in the field most closely related to this course.

Weekly readings and seminar discussions

Application in the Writing Center

Observations/Being Observed

Inquiry Project

Final Reflection

3. Learn to apply course material to improve thinking problem solving, and decisions.

Application in the Writing Center

Observations/Being Observed

Inquiry Project

Final Reflection

How the Course will be Taught

ENGL 410/ENGL 420 are both seminar classes. A seminar is a type of class where learners come together and discuss a topic in a small group. The goal of a seminar is for students to take ownership for their learning and to create an environment built on trust, respect, and investigation. Both courses are student centered, and I will act as a facilitator, resource, and co-learner along with you. This means the classes are learning-centered. These classes will ask you to think, analyze, synthesize, and engage with

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issues, ideas, and questions related to writing and tutoring. The conversations will build on previous classes, so you will be expected to make connections.

Resources Necessary for Learning Texts/Resources

Geller, Anne Ellen, Michele Eodice, Frankie Condon, Meg Carroll, and Elizabeth Boquet. The Everyday Writing Center: A Community of Practice. Logan, UT: Utah State UP, 2007. Print. (provided)

Additional texts provided on Blackboard. Technology Necessary

Access to a computer with Microsoft Word, Internet access, a GV email account, and a GV Blackboard account.

Student Responsibilities Course Requirements

Observation of Peer: Each tutor is required to observe a peer who has not been observed before. In order to conduct an observation you must get the prior approval of the tutor, as well as the immediate approval of the student writer. As an observer, you will take notes on the observation form, and type a short reflection (1 -2 pages) for the session. Both should be stapled together and submitted in class/on Blackboard. Note that your peer will receive a copy of the reflection. Observation Response: After a peer observes you and has submitted her/his reflection, you will receive a copy to read. Using the feedback, respond and reflect on the feedback. What did you learn? What surprised you? What are your thoughts on the session? What might you do differently or similarly in the future? Etc. (1 -2 pages) Video Observation: Using one of the flip cameras or your another form of technology, you will record one of your sessions, save it to the WC flashdrive, watch the video yourself and fill out an observation form (trying to be objective). Then, write a 1 -2 page reflection on what you noticed. You will submit the reflection and video to me in class/on Blackboard. In order to conduct an observation you must get the approval of the student writer.

Note: Failing to complete one or more of the observations may result in a lower grade in the class and/or effect long-term employment in the GVWC.

Inquiry Project: In small inquiry groups, you will be responsible for identifying a topic of interest, building background knowledge about the topic, and developing questions that you should answer. In other words, you will search for information, synthesize your sources, and discover answers. At the end of the semester you will share what you learned and collaborate to make a plan to act on the new knowledge. The project has several elements:

Proposals are due on Blackboard by week 3 (25 points)

Annotated Bibliography Draft (min. of 10 sources with full annotations) by week 8 (25 pts)

Group Meeting with instructor (dates TBD, must be before 3/27/15) (25 pts)

Presentation of final project results in class on week 14 (100 points)

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Final Reflection: Your final assignment will be to reflect on the semester. How have you met the learning objectives (see page 1 of syllabus)? How have you developed as a tutor? Identify the three most important lessons you have learned in your time tutoring (this semester, this year, or over all years). Focus on how you learned them, what those lessons mean for you as a student, writer, tutor. Participation: Your participation grade will be based upon attendance, behavior, engagement with the course, completion of reading, and bringing a discussion question to each class.

Earning your Grade Observation of Peer

Response to Observation Video Observation

100 points 100 points 100 points

Inquiry Project 175 points Final Reflection 150 points Participation 140 points

Total Possible Points: 765 points A 90 100 % |B 80 89% |C 70 79% |D 60 69%|F 0 59%

Note: Tutors who earn a C (70%) or lower may not be allowed to tutor in the future.

Course Policies Auditing

In order to audit this class you must ask and receive permission from the instructor, and may audit only after you have taken and successfully passed the course twice for credit. If you are auditing, you will still be expected to come to class prepared to participate in discussion. This means you need to read the assignments each week, participate in class discussions, and complete all three tutoring observations. The purpose of the course is to continue tutor professionalization. Because of that, I hope you will take this course seriously. Failure to meet these expectations, even if auditing, may influence your long-term employment in the GVWC.

Attendance In order to regularly engage in critical thinking processes and to understand the multi-stage aspects of the writing process, attendance in this class is mandatory. More than one absence may significantly affect your participation grade and can reduce your final grade by 10%. More than three unexcused absences may result in a failure of the course. In-class work for missed days may not be made up. It is your responsibility to find out what was missed. In addition, please make sure that you arrive to class on time. Arriving to class more than 15 minutes late may result in an absence for that day. Please notify me in advance if any circumstances will keep you from meeting your attendance or other requirements.

Courtesy and Integrity Courtesy and integrity must be shown to everyone in the class. Please be respectful of others thoughts, opinions, and views. Please also show courtesy and integrity to writers who visit the Center and when talking about sessions. If you bring your cell phone to class make sure it is turned off and put away. Please do not answer your cell phone in class or text message. Food and drink are acceptable in class as long as they are not distracting and you do not leave a mess. There is no real need for laptops in this class. If you need it for some reason related to the class, please see me at the start of the semester to set something up.

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Late Work All work is due at the start of class unless otherwise stated. The syllabus clearly outlines due dates of all assignments, please ask if you have any questions. Late papers and assignments will receive 0 points. You must complete every assignment to pass this class.

Academic Honesty In addition to following University sanctioned policy, academic dishonesty in this course will not be tolerated and will lead to a failing grade on the assignment and may lead to failing the course. In addition, any act of academic honesty in this or other courses on campus may influence your long-term employment in the GVWC.

Resources If you are a student with a documented disability and would like to discuss special accommodations, it is your responsibility to contact me during office hours or by email at the beginning of the semester. If you think you might have a learning disability, it is your responsibility to contact the Director of Academic Enrichment and Disability Coordinator and apply for any requested accommodation. The director is Ms. Joy Brandt and she can be reached at 263-2971. Additional support can be found at the Career Center at 263-2955, and at the Counseling Center at 263-2986. More importantly, academic support can be found at the Tutoring Center (for all concerns outside of writing and math), the Math Lab, and the Writing Center. The Tutoring Center is located on the second floor of the library. The Math Lab is located in Elings, and the Writing Center is located at 205 Rasmussen.

Course Calendar

* Readings, topics, and due dates subject to revision EWC Everyday Writing Center

Week 1 Syllabus and Expectations; Review Schedule Homework for Following Class

Reading MLA, APA, and Chicago handouts

Week 2 Becoming Comfortable with Citation Styles Homework for Following Class

Read Challenging the Narrative of Tutoring One-to-One on Blackboard

Week 3 Inquiry Project Proposal Due What Can We do For You? For Your Students? Homework for Following Class

Read the Intro of EWC

Week 4 Everyday Writing Center Homework for Following Class

Read Trickster at Your Table in EWC

Week 5 Observation Due The Trickster At Your Table Homework for Following Class

TBA

Week 6 International Writing Center Week Homework for Following Class

Read Beat (Not) the (Poor) Clock in EWC

Week 7 Beat (Not) the (Poor) Clock Homework for Following Class

Read Origami Anyone? Tutors as Learners in EWC

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Week 8 Annotated Bib Draft Due Tutors as Learners Homework for Following Class

Read Straighten Up and Fly Right: Writers as Tutors, Tutors as Writers in EWC

Week 9 Straighten Up and Fly Right Homework for Following Class

Read Everyday Racisms: Anti-Racism Work and Writing Center Practice in EWC

Week 10 Observation Due Anti-Racism Work and Writing Center Practice

Week 11 No Class Spring Break

Week 12 Helping Writers Where They Are Homework for Following Class

Read Everyday Administration, or Are We Having Fun Yet? in EWC

Week 13 Everyday Administration Homework for Following Class

Complete your Inquiry Project and be prepared to present during our next class

Week 14 Inquiry Project Due Inquiry Project Presentations Homework for Following Class

Complete your Final Reflection for the following class

Week 15 Final Reflection Due Response to Observation Due Planning for Fall

Institutional Undergraduate Syllabus Statement Revised: 7/10/2014 University E-Mail Account It is essential that all students check their Grand View University e-mail account or set their account to forward to a preferred e-mail address. Students may set-up an e-mail auto forward from the myView web site (myView > Campus Life > Technology Resources > myView Mail > myView Mail Forwarding). IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction Grand View University is interested in knowing how learners experience the classroom environment. To that end, all students will be asked to participate in the IDEA survey of student ratings of instruction system at the end of each fall and spring term. IDEA is also administered in some summer classes. Students are asked to provide honest and thoughtful feedback to their instructor through the IDEA process. All student responses are confidential and are not provided to the instructor until after grades are submitted. Academic Responsibility/Academic Honesty In accordance with its mission statement, Grand View University is dedicated to the development of the whole person, and committed to truth, excellence, and ethical values. The University strives to promote appreciation of the dignity and worth of each individual and open interaction among students, faculty and staff. Personal integrity and academic honesty are essential to building a campus of trust. Thus, honesty in all aspects of the college experience is the responsibility of each student, faculty, and staff member. This is reflected in the Grand View

University Code of Integrity which states: As a member of the Grand View University community, and in accordance with the mission of the university and its Lutheran identity, I agree to appreciate and respect the dignity and worth of each individual. I will honor and promote a community of open interaction, personal integrity, active and intellectual engagement, and academic honesty with students, faculty and staff. The following list describes various ways in which the principles of academic honesty/integrity can be violated. This list is not exhaustive; see the Student Handbook for a complete list.

Plagiarism: The use of anothers ideas, words, or results and presenting them as ones own. To avoid plagiarism, students are expected to use proper methods of documentation and acknowledgement according to the accepted format for the particular discipline or as required by the faculty in a course.

Cheating: The use or attempted use of unauthorized materials, information, notes, study aids, or other devices in any academic exercise. Cheating also includes submitting papers, research results and reports, analyses, etc. as ones own work when they were, in fact, prepared by others.

Fabrication and Falsification: The invention or falsification of sources, citations, data, or results, and recording or reporting them in any academic exercise.

Facilitation of Dishonesty: Facilitation of dishonesty is knowingly or negligently allowing ones work to be used by another student without prior approval of the instructor or otherwise aiding another in committing

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violations of academic integrity. A student who facilitates a violation of academic honesty/integrity can be considered as responsible as the student who receives the impermissible assistance, even if the facilitator does not benefit personally from the violations.

Academic Interference: Academic interference is deliberately impeding the academic progress of another student.

Procedure for an Incident of Academic Dishonesty Any incident of academic dishonesty requires action by both the student and the instructor directly involved, and the submission of an Academic Dishonesty Report to the Office of the College Deans. If the instructor is unsure how to proceed, she/he may consult with the Student Academic Life Committee at any point in the process.

The faculty member must also provide the student with a copy of the Academic Dishonesty Report. The report form should identify the following series of consequences:

If it is the students first incident of academic dishonesty: o The instructor can impose a range of sanctions from the

following, depending upon the nature of and degree of seriousness of the incident:

A warning with opportunity to rectify the violation A failing grade for the academic exercise with no

opportunity to rectify the violation A failing grade for the course

o The student will receive a letter from the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs about the incident, the Universitys expectations regarding academic honesty/integrity,

and future possible consequences should the student commit another act of academic dishonesty during their enrollment at Grand View. Copies of the letter will be sent to the students academic advisor, the instructor, and the registrar.

Following a second incident of academic dishonesty, the student minimally will fail the course and be placed on academic dishonesty probation. Upon receiving notification from the instructor of a violation, and determining that it is a second violation, the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs must notify the student about the incident. This letter will inform the student of her/his failing grade and placement on probation. Copies of the letter will be sent to the students academic advisor, the instructor, and the registrar.

When a student is reported for a third incident of academic dishonesty, the student will fail the course and will be suspended from the University, and the suspension for academic dishonesty will be noted on the students transcript. Upon receiving notification from the instructor of a violation, and determining that it is a third violation, the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs must notify the student about the incident. This letter will inform the student of her/his failing grade and suspension. Copies of the letter will be sent to the students academic advisor, the instructor, and the registrar. Should the student appeal the decision, he/she will be allowed to complete the term during which the appeal is heard; if upheld, the suspension will occur during the regular term following the appeal.

Students suspended for Academic Dishonesty must follow the same procedures for readmission as those listed for students who have been academically suspendedwith the exception that they will not be required to enroll elsewhere during their suspension.

When a student has returned to Grand View after being suspended for a third violation and is subsequently reported for a fourth incident of academic dishonesty, the student will fail the course and will be suspended immediately from the University, and the suspension for academic dishonesty will be noted on the students transcript. The suspension will remain in force during the appeal process; if the suspension is upheld, the student will be expelled from the University.

Netiquette (from Internet etiquette) "Netiquette" refers to the standards for appropriate interaction in an online environment. Students are expected to display proper netiquette in their communications with their teacher and with other students. This includes using proper written English, being polite, by disagreeing agreeably when necessary, including your name and other necessary identifiers on any communication. If an email or discussion post ever concerns you, please notify the instructor right away in a private manner. Accommodation Grand View University prohibits unlawful discrimination and encourages full participation by all students within the university community. When a student requires any instructional or other accommodation to optimize participation and/or performance in this course, it is the responsibility of the student to contact both the instructor and the Associate Director of Student Success: Academic Support and Disability Services and apply for any requested accommodation. The associate director is Ms. Joy Brandt and she can be reached at 515/263-2971. Class Attendance Students are responsible for adhering to the attendance policies as expressed by the instructor/department. Furthermore, the Federal Government requires that students receiving financial aid attend classes. Students, who are identified by the instructor as not attending classes, will be reported. Students who fail to return to classes may lose all or a portion of their financial aid. Classroom Conduct Students should conduct themselves as responsible members of the University community respecting the rights of others. Any student behavior interfering with the professors ability to teach and/or the students ability to learn constitutes a violation of the Code of Student Conduct found in the Grand View Catalog. The professor may ask the student to leave the classroom and that student will be subject to disciplinary sanctions. Appeal of Final Course Grade or Faculty Members Final Academic Disciplinary Action Students who wish to appeal a final course grade or other academic disciplinary action of an instructor must complete at least section I.A. of the Academic Appeal Form on-line within fourteen calendar days after the published due date for the final grade submission of the academic term in