Mentoring Writers

SERVICE LEARNING REFLECTION

SLCC Writing Center

ENGAGE STUDENTS ONE-TO-ONE IN
CONVERSATIONS AT THE TAYLORSVILLE
CAMPUS WRITING CENTER IN AN EFFORT TO
IMPROVE THEIR WRITING PROCESS

Desired Effect
for Students

Understanding instructions
Planning strategies
Determining content

Together we
discussed aspects
of writing based on
each students
priorities for their
individual writing
assignments.

Drafting and revising

assignments
Defining purpose
Composing a thesis
Editing & proofreading (grammar
& punctuation)
Writing concerns other than
those listed

Desired Effect
for me as a
Tutor
Working with
students on their
various projects is
a way to
strengthen my own
writing skills.

Formulating and studying

explanations students concern

Solving problems for difficulties
in student writing
Learning how to assist diverse
people and personalities
Evaluating and reflecting on what
I learn and my experiences
Networking with other writers

My Tutoring Time

Three and one half hours

of observation
Fourteen hours of
Writing Center time
Six hours of actual
tutoring
Ten different student
writers

Where Actual Students Were in the Process

Actual Student Priorities

My Goals as a Tutor
Expected Goal Achieved
Formulating and studying

explanations students
concern
Solving problems for
difficulties in student writing
Learning how to assist
diverse people and
personalities
Reflecting on what I learn
and my experiences

Expected Goal Not Achieved

Evaluating experiences

through student input

Networking with other
writers

Challenges
Completing the agreed

upon agenda in 30
minutes
Getting session feedback
from the students
Understanding the
assignment when there
are no instructions
Finding the time to
complete reports in a
timely manner

Successes
Learned a lot about my

own writing process

Started to develop a good
tutoring session method
Wanted to learn/do more
with writers and as a tutor
Developed a proposal for a
special studies course
involving tutors/writers &
sentence clarity in the
writing of non-native
English speakers