Today I went to the Library for an observation. The writing center at the library was a much different atmosphere then Bessey. It was very open, which I think distracts the students more then being in a room. The Library Writing Center was also much smaller with only 3 or 4 people on staff. I think it is a great location. Many students go to the library to write a paper and it is convenient to be able to have somewhere to go for help.
The student I observed came in with just a rough outline of her paper. I felt like she had expected her tutor to write some of her paper for her. She had great ideas, and an idea for direction, but had done little writing. The session was very short, the tutor and the student decided to arrange to meet again after she had established a rough draft. I think the tutor handled this situatly effectively. He went over her ideas for a few minutes, made sure she understood the assignment, but explained they could work together better if she went ahead and started writing and then came back.
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