The UIndy Writing Lab was well represented at the 2019 East Central Writing Centers Association (ECWCA) conference in Dayton, Ohio. The conference theme was “Soaring to New Heights: Breakthroughs, Inventions, and Progress in Writing Centers.”
UIndy Writing Lab directors, a graduate tutor, and four peer tutors gave five presentations:
Director Rick Marshall and graduate tutor Ashley Bauman presented “Breaking Through the ‘Editing Service’ Misperception: Using Telephone Consultations to Serve Students in Online Courses.”
Associate Director Dawn Hershberger led a special interest group discussion on working with international students and gave a presentation called “Dropping Preconceived Ideas in Order to Help Writers Soar: Using Improv Techniques in Tutor Training.”
Director Rick Marshall and peer tutor Karrah Pattengale gave a presentation entitled “Breaking Through to the English Department: Reducing Misperceptions Held by English Professors about Writing Lab Consultations.”
Peer tutors Hannah Smith, Amelia Lasbury and Kara Wagoner gave a panel presentation entitled “Breaking Through Academic Barriers: Which Major Knows the ‘Wright’ Way to Write?”