Episode 4: Mekenzie McElroy and Lindsey Wright - Peer Tutors in the University Writing Center at UCF
Update: 2022-03-15
Description
With two University Writing Center, UWC, tutors, Mekenzie McElroy and Lindsey Wright, we discuss everything about the UWC from the process of becoming a tutor to the perceptions of the center itself. We offer a student-oriented perspective of what brought them to their roles and what it means to be a contributing member of the UWC, both in tutoring sessions and research. In this one-stop resource, we provide you with answers to many of your burning questions about the University Writing Center.
Whether you wish to contribute as a writer or tutor, join us in this discussion of the theory and practice associated with tutoring writing.
Time Stamps:
- Introduction – 00:00:08
- Becoming a Peer Tutor – 00:01:27
- Seminar and the Tutoring Class – 00:06:15
- Motivations for Tutors – 00:09:37
- The UWC and Personal Changes – 00:17:04
- UWC Website Revisions – 00:20:04
- External Perceptions of the UWC – 00:21:54
- Adaptability as a Value and Practice – 00:30:30
- Improving Skills of Tutors – 00:33:24
- Presenting at Conferences – 00:36:32
- Session Notes – 00:41:12
- Fitting into the UCF Community – 00:45:03
- Plans for the Future – 00:49:53
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