Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Spring 2015
Tuesday 4:00 4:50 (Jensen 1W)
Instructor: Dr. Brittany Cottrill
Email: bcottrill@grandview.edu
Office: 101 Jensen
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issues, ideas, and questions related to writing and tutoring. The conversations will build on previous
classes, so you will be expected to make connections.
Resources Necessary for Learning
Texts/Resources
Geller, Anne Ellen, Michele Eodice, Frankie Condon, Meg Carroll, and Elizabeth Boquet. The
Everyday Writing Center: A Community of Practice. Logan, UT: Utah State UP, 2007. Print.
(provided)
Additional texts provided on Blackboard.
Technology Necessary
Access to a computer with Microsoft Word, Internet access, a GV email account, and a GV
Blackboard account.
Student Responsibilities
Course Requirements
Observation of Peer: Each tutor is required to observe a peer who has not been observed
before. In order to conduct an observation you must get the prior approval of the tutor, as well
as the immediate approval of the student writer. As an observer, you will take notes on the
observation form, and type a short reflection (1 -2 pages) for the session. Both should be
stapled together and submitted in class/on Blackboard. Note that your peer will receive a copy
of the reflection.
Observation Response: After a peer observes you and has submitted her/his reflection, you will
receive a copy to read. Using the feedback, respond and reflect on the feedback. What did you
learn? What surprised you? What are your thoughts on the session? What might you do
differently or similarly in the future? Etc. (1 -2 pages)
Video Observation: Using one of the flip cameras or your another form of technology, you will
record one of your sessions, save it to the WC flashdrive, watch the video yourself and fill out an
observation form (trying to be objective). Then, write a 1 -2 page reflection on what you
noticed. You will submit the reflection and video to me in class/on Blackboard. In order to
conduct an observation you must get the approval of the student writer.
Note: Failing to complete one or more of the observations may result in a lower grade in the class
and/or effect long-term employment in the GVWC.
Inquiry Project: In small inquiry groups, you will be responsible for identifying a topic of interest,
building background knowledge about the topic, and developing questions that you should
answer. In other words, you will search for information, synthesize your sources, and discover
answers. At the end of the semester you will share what you learned and collaborate to make a
plan to act on the new knowledge. The project has several elements:
Proposals are due on Blackboard by week 3 (25 points)
Annotated Bibliography Draft (min. of 10 sources with full annotations) by week 8 (25
pts)
Group Meeting with instructor (dates TBD, must be before 3/27/15) (25 pts)
Presentation of final project results in class on week 14 (100 points)
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Final Reflection: Your final assignment will be to reflect on the semester. How have you met the
learning objectives (see page 1 of syllabus)? How have you developed as a tutor? Identify the
three most important lessons you have learned in your time tutoring (this semester, this year, or
over all years). Focus on how you learned them, what those lessons mean for you as a student,
writer, tutor.
Participation: Your participation grade will be based upon attendance, behavior, engagement
with the course, completion of reading, and bringing a discussion question to each class.
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Late Work
All work is due at the start of class unless otherwise stated. The syllabus clearly outlines due
dates of all assignments, please ask if you have any questions. Late papers and assignments will
receive 0 points. You must complete every assignment to pass this class.
Academic Honesty
In addition to following University sanctioned policy, academic dishonesty in this course will not
be tolerated and will lead to a failing grade on the assignment and may lead to failing the
course. In addition, any act of academic honesty in this or other courses on campus may
influence your long-term employment in the GVWC.
Resources
If you are a student with a documented disability and would like to discuss special
accommodations, it is your responsibility to contact me during office hours or by email at the
beginning of the semester. If you think you might have a learning disability, it is your
responsibility to contact the Director of Academic Enrichment and Disability Coordinator and
apply for any requested accommodation. The director is Ms. Joy Brandt and she can be reached
at 263-2971. Additional support can be found at the Career Center at 263-2955, and at the
Counseling Center at 263-2986. More importantly, academic support can be found at the
Tutoring Center (for all concerns outside of writing and math), the Math Lab, and the Writing
Center. The Tutoring Center is located on the second floor of the library. The Math Lab is located
in Elings, and the Writing Center is located at 205 Rasmussen.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Course Calendar
* Readings, topics, and due dates subject to revision
EWC Everyday Writing Center
Syllabus and Expectations; Review Schedule
Homework for Following Class
Reading MLA, APA, and Chicago handouts
Becoming Comfortable with Citation Styles
Homework for Following Class
Read Challenging the Narrative of Tutoring One-to-One on Blackboard
Inquiry Project Proposal Due
What Can We do For You? For Your Students?
Homework for Following Class
Read the Intro of EWC
Everyday Writing Center
Homework for Following Class
Read Trickster at Your Table in EWC
Observation Due
The Trickster At Your Table
Homework for Following Class
TBA
International Writing Center Week
Homework for Following Class
Read Beat (Not) the (Poor) Clock in EWC
Beat (Not) the (Poor) Clock
Homework for Following Class
Read Origami Anyone? Tutors as Learners in EWC
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Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
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The faculty member must also provide the student with a copy of the
Academic Dishonesty Report. The report form should identify the following
series of consequences:
When a student has returned to Grand View after being suspended for
a third violation and is subsequently reported for a fourth incident of
academic dishonesty, the student will fail the course and will be
suspended immediately from the University, and the suspension for
academic dishonesty will be noted on the students transcript. The
suspension will remain in force during the appeal process; if the
suspension is upheld, the student will be expelled from the University.
Netiquette (from Internet etiquette)
"Netiquette" refers to the standards for appropriate interaction in an online
environment. Students are expected to display proper netiquette in their
communications with their teacher and with other students. This includes
using proper written English, being polite, by disagreeing agreeably when
necessary, including your name and other necessary identifiers on any
communication. If an email or discussion post ever concerns you, please
notify the instructor right away in a private manner.
Accommodation
Grand View University prohibits unlawful discrimination and encourages full
participation by all students within the university community. When a
student requires any instructional or other accommodation to optimize
participation and/or performance in this course, it is the responsibility of the
student to contact both the instructor and the Associate Director of Student
Success: Academic Support and Disability Services and apply for any
requested accommodation. The associate director is Ms. Joy Brandt and she
can be reached at 515/263-2971.
Class Attendance
Students are responsible for adhering to the attendance policies as
expressed by the instructor/department. Furthermore, the Federal
Government requires that students receiving financial aid attend classes.
Students, who are identified by the instructor as not attending classes, will
be reported. Students who fail to return to classes may lose all or a portion
of their financial aid.
Classroom Conduct
Students should conduct themselves as responsible members of the
University community respecting the rights of others. Any student behavior
interfering with the professors ability to teach and/or the students ability
to learn constitutes a violation of the Code of Student Conduct found in the
Grand View Catalog. The professor may ask the student to leave the
classroom and that student will be subject to disciplinary sanctions.
Appeal of Final Course Grade or Faculty Members Final Academic
Disciplinary Action
Students who wish to appeal a final course grade or other academic
disciplinary action of an instructor must complete at least section I.A. of the
Academic Appeal Form on-line within fourteen calendar days after the
published due date for the final grade submission of the academic term in