As a consultant in the Writing and Media Lab, I strive to dialogue with other students about their writing in order to improve their overall skills as a writer. I hope to encourage students to feel confident in their writing so they feel comfortable learning about writing and how to improve. I want to be […]
Read more "Philosophy of Consulting: Adding Communal Learning into the Writing Process"My consulting persona is shaped by the idea that there are not many objective rules regarding “proper writing” so much as subjective ones that the writer must learn to operate within. This is influenced by the idea that any good model accounts for constant change. For instance, modern writers need not abide by as many […]
Read more "The Hopes and Dreams of a Consultant in Training"When I originally envisioned working in the Writing and Media Lab, I saw myself as an empathetic individual who enjoyed revising the papers of my fellow peers that were struggling with the art of articulating their ideas in an effective manner. Now after reading North’s The Idea of a Writing Center and Rafoth’s A Tutor’s […]
Read more "What kind of a writing consultant do I hope to be?"Ideally, the kind of consultant I would like to be is what one of my professors might call a “try-hard.” It would be great to be able to foresee what each professor was looking for in a student’s paper and then help a student reach that goal, but I know that such a thing is […]
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