UMBC Writing Tutors Present at MAWCA

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 11:52:41 -0400
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The Academic Success Center would like to recognize our amazing writing tutors and staff who presented at the 2020 Mid Atlantic Writing Center Association Conference!

Here are some highlights:

Partnering for student success: Centering student agency in the writing and research process.

Presenters: Erin Durham, Elaine MacDougall, Allison Jennings-Roche, Beck Hertl, Emma Jett, and Kyndall Hardwick

The library and writing center staff have developed a strong collaborative relationship to center student agency in the research and writing process at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

What Do “Diversity” and “Social Justice” Mean to Writing Center Practitioners?

Presenters: Violeta Brito, Uchendu Uchendu, Fleurine Amouzou Guiffo

This roundtable will engage participants to think critically about diversity and social justice in writing centers. We will analyze the past, present, and future pedagogies of writing centers in the context of social justice.

Creating Trauma-Informed Writing Workshops: Reflection and Intervention in the Narratives of Our Lives.

Presenter: Elaine MacDougall, Writing Center Director.

Trauma-Informed writing workshops allow space for reflection and intervention in our own thought processes. Writers can reflect on their own sense of a “dominant cultural narrative” and work to transform that narrative if necessary, giving voice to silence when imposed on individuals in our communities, including writing center spaces.

Developing more effective tutoring strategies for multilingual writers in the Writing Center.

Presenters: Ajay Kharkar, Jamie Denton

This Data Dash presentation features the early findings of research on strategies to increase comfort for multilingual writers in our Writing Center.

To our presenters, we thank you for your work to make our Writing Center more inclusive and supportive to all learners.

Would you like help with your writing? Make an appointment with the Writing Center for your next paper!