The Writing & Communication Center Hosts the 2019 Tutor Collaboration Day
The NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC), hosted the 2019 Southeastern Writing Center Association Florida Tutor Collaboration Day (TCD) on Saturday, September 28, 2019. Each fall, TCD brings together local writing center tutors and professionals for a day of workshops, roundtable discussions, and presentations on current trends in the field.
Approximately 60 participants from south Florida visited NSU for the day-long affair that consisted of hands-on sessions focusing on improv, working with students with exceptional cases, creative writing, and queer inclusion. In addition, the WCC teamed up with Florida State University’s Reading and Writing Center to facilitate virtual workshops attended by participants at both NSU and FSU. A keynote presentation by Russell Carpenter, Ph.D. from Eastern Kentucky University was streamed between both locations. Participants from Florida International University, Florida Atlantic University, Daytona State College, and Palm Beach Atlantic joined consultants from NSU for the day-long event.
NSU undergraduate and graduate student consultants from the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) and Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences prepared workshops to engage participants with tutoring-based practices.
About the NSU Workshops and Presentations:
Title: Improv in the Writing Center: Setting the Stage for Connections in Your Session
Presenters: Angelica Zadak (Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media [CRDM], CAHSS) & Alexandra Zadak (Department of Performance & Visual Arts alumna, CAHSS)
Title: Implementing LinkedIn in a Writing Center
Presenters: Monique Cole (CRDM, CAHSS) & Sabrina Louissaint (CRDM, CAHSS)
Title: Changing the Culture: Learning to Work with Students with Exceptional Cases
Presenters: Mikayla Ruiz (Human Development and Family Studies, CAHSS) & Joy Oni (Speech, Language, and Communication, Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences)
Title: A Workshop on Workshops
Presenters: Ricky Finch (CRDM, CAHSS) & Adam DeRoss (CRDM, CAHSS)
Title: Working with Creative Writers in the Writing Center
Presenter: ‘Aolani Robinson (CRDM, CAHSS)
Title: Language Matters: Queer Inclusion in the Writing Center
Presenters: Jordan Guido (CRDM, CAHSS) & Carlos Rodriguez Rosa (CRDM, CAHSS)
For more information about the NSU Writing and Communication Center, please visit www.nova.edu/wcc or call 954-262-8108.
