Writing Assistance Statement for Syllabi
Faculty may wish to include the following statement on their syllabi to help students recognize that conferencing is a part of the learning process.
All writers, at some stage in the writing process, consult at least one other individual for guidance and feedback. At Wheaton, students may receive such guidance from peer writing tutors who have taken a tutor education class with Professor Susan Dearing. These tutors can help writers brainstorm, organize, focus and develop ideas. They can also assist writers with using sources by helping them to paraphrase, introduce, and cite other writers' ideas. Once students reach the editing phase of their work, they can work with the tutors to learn about punctuation, mechanics and proofreading strategies.
The tutors work in the Kollett Center. During the second week of the semester, the tutors' schedules will be circulated electronically and posted throughout the campus.Their schedules are also available through the Kollett Center website.
Faculty who have questions about our writing tutoring program may contact Susan Dearing (sdearing@wheatonma.edu) or Lisa Lebduska (llebdusk@wheatonma.edu).