Teresa Nguyen & David Leontiev
Highline College
When the pandemic hit last year, writing centers were forced to move onto the online format. This transition was not painless; there are still shortcomings to online tutoring such as loss of effectiveness and reach of the session. Since we (the two presenters) were trained online, we do not have experience with in-person tutoring. We plan to ask other tutors who have experience with both formats to find some of the differences, as well as find methods that other tutors can utilize to help in their practices.
Dear David and Teresa,
Thanks for sharing the results of your research with us! The section where you compared your anticipated outcomes with what tutors actually reported was especially helpful. I think the two of you are right that online appointments are here to stay and I'm grateful for your work investigating the most equitable and safest ways to move forward with online appointments in the future.
Erin
UW Seattle