PWT/FYM Session 5–Working with Multilingual Students and Problems Students Face

When and Where? Thursday, October 10, 4:30-6:30, CTLR, LIB 225 What are we doing? “Working with Multilingual (ESL) Students” ~ Dr. Shawna Shapiro Problems Students Face Who needs to come? All new PWTs and new FYMs (not previously trained as PWTs) Trained PWTs and FYSMs who did not attend session 4, need to come to […]…Continue Reading PWT/FYM Session 5–Working with Multilingual Students and Problems Students Face

Session 6: Peer Writing Tutor and Writing and Academic Mentor Training

When: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:30 PM-6:30 PM. (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Where: CTLR*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* What are we doing? “Working with Multilingual (ESL) Students” ~ Dr. Shawna Shapiro People Who Can Help Complete Future Plans Form Who needs to come? All new PWTs Trained PWTs who did not come to Session 4, must come […]…Continue Reading Session 6: Peer Writing Tutor and Writing and Academic Mentor Training

Shawna Shapiro–Tutors as Educators–Not Editors

We had a great session with Shawna Shapiro last Thursday.  Thanks to the peer writing tutors and the foreign language tutors who attended and helped make it a success!  For those of you who could not make the session, I’m uploading Shawna’s handout from the session: PWT_Workshop_Oct22 Ms. Shapiro will be speaking this week at […]…Continue Reading Shawna Shapiro–Tutors as Educators–Not Editors

Session #4—Writing and Speaking Across the Disciplines

Session #4—Writing and Speaking Across the Disciplines
(Thursday, October 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m., CTLR Library 225)

Tell us the writing expectations and guidelines of your major.
Getting comfortable giving oral presentations.

Writing in the Disciplines Handout: 09FallWID
Useful Oral Presentation Handouts

3 Exercises for Oral
tips-for-talks
RATEtorals

Added on October 15: Yonna McShane has a great Oral Presentation Rubric that she uses with her class […]…Continue Reading Session #4—Writing and Speaking Across the Disciplines