WCC Graduate Assistant Coordinator presents at IWCA

Ricky Finch, graduate student in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS)  Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM) Master’s program, and graduate assistant coordinator at the NSU Writing & Communication Center (WCC), presented at the International Writing Center Association (IWCA) / National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing Joint Conference in Columbus OH., Oct. 16-19, 2019.

Finch’s presentation, “Online Composition Fellows: Building a Program through Synchronous Engagement,” stemmed from his thesis work on embedded online writing fellows (i.e., course-embedded tutors) in first-year composition classes. His presentation discussed the role of writing fellows in online composition classes and how to engage students in virtual spaces. Embedding tutors into classes is a growing phenomenon with writing centers extending beyond composition classes into writing across the disciplines classes. As student enrollment in online classes increases, understanding how writing fellows work can help programmatic development and further enhance student success. According to Finch, engaging students synchronously through weekly class workshops creates an additional tool for writing centers to use when assisting online students.

To see the full IWCA conference program click here. To learn more about the Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media Master’s Program, visit https://cahss.nova.edu/departments/wc/grad-programs.html.