- St. Cloud State University (SCSU)
- Compiled resource guide for tutors teaching English to speakers of other languages and dialects
- Developed instructional materials for Writing Center's use
- Reviewed literature on individual adult learning styles; tested learning styles of writing tutors and suggested effects on tutoring styles and tutor/student interaction
- Assisted a graduate student researching needs and experiences of local ESL students; reviewed video and audio tapes of students interviews
- B.A., English (Writing Emphasis)
B.A., Psychology (Cognitive Emphasis)
Graduation: May 1997
Significant Courses
- Topics in Teaching Composition Writing Center Practicum, English Grammars, The Rhetoric of Writing, Culture and Language, Classical Rhetoric, Theories and Methods in Teaching ESL, Psychology of Learning
Independent Work
- The Write Place, SCSU (December 1996 - present)
- Tutoring students taking composition courses, writing for content courses, and preparing for essay or proficiency exams
- Working with ESL students and students with hearing imparements on specific writing concerns
- Communicating with Students Disability Services about improving writing center services to students with disabilities
- Presenting cross-curriculum workshops on specific writing concerns for students enrolled in content or writing courses
- Conducting in-class workshops for composition and mass communication courses upon faculty request
- facilitating ESL writing groups; designing ESL workshops
- Tutored APP (Advanced Preparation Program) students enrolled in Freshman Composition, Basic Writing, and Introduction to Literature
- Proctored and evaluated diagnostic essay tests
- Helped APP students get to know SCSU and the community; answered their questions about college and adjustments
- Discussed problems of racial harassment, cultural adjustment, and dialect differences
- Assisted ESL teacher in designing classroom activities, materials, and field trips in an eight-week program designed to enhance language and job skills
- Facilitated student work on a one-to-one basis
- Assisted in proctoring and scoring diagnostics tests and in writing final report
- Attended weekly staff meetings with other teachers in the summer program
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Advanced Preparation Program for Minority Students, SCSU (Summer 1994 and 1995)
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Assistant Teacher, ESL; Stearns County Jobs Office, Summer Youth Program, St. Cloud, MN (Summer 1995)
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- "Bridging Troubled Waters: The Position of a Peer Tutor in Student/Teacher Conflicts" with Laurie Bertamus
- 1996 East Central Writing Centers Association Conference Proceedings
Terre Haute, IN - April 20, 1996
- "Learning Styles: Issues, Questions, and the Roles of the Writing Center Tutor"
- 1995 Midwest Writing Centers Association Conference Proceedings
Clayton, MO - October 21, 1995
- "Interactive Workshops: Play is the Name of the Game" in consultation with Judith Kilborn
- 1995 East Central Writing Centers Association Conference Proceedings
Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH - May 1995
"Write Place Procedures Manual - For a Staff on the Grow"
- April 14, 1995 - St. Cloud State University
- "Materials Development Guide: The Write Place"
- May 1995 - St. Cloud State University
- "The Write Place User's Guide: A Response to Muriel Harris"
- Writing Consultants' Ink, The Write Place - Spring, 1995
- "Munchkin Madness: Creating a Real Discourse Community" with Barb Gengler
- 1994 Midwest Writing Centers Association Conference Proceedings
Kansas City, MO - October 28, 1994
- The Writing Lab Newsletter, A National Publication
- December 1995 - Reprinted by editor's request
Purdue University, west Lafayette, IN
- "Bridging Troubled Waters: The Position of a Peer Tutor in Student/Teacher Conflicts" with Laurie Bertamus
- 1996 East Central Writing Centers Association Conference
Terre Haute, IN - April 20, 1996
- "Learning Styles: Issues, Questions, and the Roles of the Writing Center tutor"
- 1995 Midwest Writing Centers Association Conference
Clayton, MO - October 21, 1995
- Interactive Workshops: Play is the Name of the Game" with Judy Kilborn
- 1995 East Central Writing Centers Association Conference
Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH - May 5, 1995
- 1994 Midwest Writing Centers Association Conference
Kansas City, MO - October 28, 1994
- "Wednesday at Noon" - to English Department faculty
- St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN - January 4, 1995
- "Pictures for the Process: Visual Strategies and Materials for the native and Non-native Speaker" with William Duly and Rob Walsh
- Fourth Annual National Peer Tutoring Conference
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN - November 6, 1993
- Midwest Writing Centers Association Board: Peer Tutor Representative
- October 1995 - present
- Experimental Psychology Research Group (EPRG)
- December 1995 - present
- New English Club
- December 1995 - present
- Available upon request
