September 2023: Where Are We Now with AI in Writing Centers?
I don’t have practical use concerns, though, really. On the whole, writing center directors and scholars are thoughtful, ethical people who aren’t inclined to make rash decisions. We make our living talking about writing and helping teach other folks how to talk about writing, and we have really good evidence that it works. I do, however, have deep theoretical and, ultimately, existential concerns.
The Realities and Challenges Faced by Writing Centers in Japan and the Path Forward Through the Thirteenth Symposium on Writing Centers in Asia
While the first writing center in Japan opened in 2004, it wasn’t until a few years later that moves were taken to build a cross-institutional community to discuss the latest research and practice related to writing centers and writing education. The first symposium in Japan on writing centers was held at the University of Tokyo in 2009, followed two years later by the establishment of the Writing Centers Association of Japan. Ever since, WCAJ’s annual Symposium on Writing Centers in Asia has been a pivotal gathering for participants in a variety of positions at many institutions. The symposiums have played an essential role in building social networks and in sharing the practices and challenges individual centers face.
The University of Ghana-Carnegie Writing Centre
The University of Ghana-Carnegie Writing Centre began operation in 2012 and was formally opened in October 2013 by the then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana (UG), Prof. Ernest Aryeetey. Over its decade-old existence, the UG-Carnegie Writing Centre has served the entire University of Ghana community, including undergraduate and post-graduate students, academic faculty and other staff, as well as to individuals, institutions such as the University for Development Studies, and corporate bodies in the country such as Tullow Oil and the Northern Electricity Company (NEDCO).
Let’s Talk: Writing Centers in Oppositional Spaces
Writing center studies has long had to respond to criticism from those who fail to understand our mission (or worse, impose their own mission on us). I think there are two reasons why these articles keep coming up. One, they feed the narrative of contemporary college students being unprepared or unwilling to work hard. More importantly here, though, is that it shows that other academics have a resistance to recognizing writing center work (and to a lesser extent, first-year writing) as a legitimate field of study.
Selected Chapters from Student Writing Tutors in their Own Words: Global Voices on Writing Centers and Beyond (4)
This is the final post of our feature around the edited collection titled Student Writing Tutors in their Own Words: Global Voices on Writing Centers and Beyond, published by Routledge in June 2022. We would like to thank Max Orsini and Loren Kleinman, co-editors of Student Writing Tutors for making this series possible. We have one more chapters coming out as an exclusive preview for our blog readers. Don't forget to check out our text-based interviews with Max and Loren and the other chapters (Chen, Cooper, Junaid)!
Selected Chapters from Student Writing Tutors in their Own Words: Global Voices on Writing Centers and Beyond (3)
This is part of our feature around the edited collection titled Student Writing Tutors in their Own Words: Global Voices on Writing Centers and Beyond, published by Routledge in June 2022. We would like to thank Max Orsini and Loren Kleinman, co-editors of Student Writing Tutors for making this series possible. We have one more chapters coming out as an exclusive preview for our blog readers. Don't forget to check out our text-based interviews with Max and Loren and the other chapters (posted: Chen, Cooper; to be posted: Sleiman)!
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