Intangible and Interactive Writing Center – Peer Tutoring Scheme @ The Chinese University of Hong Kong
We would like to thank Dr. Jose Lai for introducing us to the Peer Tutor Scheme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Check out Slow Agency Season 2 Episode with Dr. Lai and her colleague, Dr. Allen Ho to learn more about their efforts in localizing writing center praxis!
Roundtable on Creating a Writing Centre in East Africa
In September, we brought you part one of a series by Dr. Tom Deans (University of Connecticut) in which he is documenting his experience starting a writing center at Uganda Christian University (UCU). We are excited to bring you part two in the series. To read part one, please open this link: “Another Way to Connect Across Borders: Consider a Fulbright Scholarship” For part two, Dr. Deans and UCU professors and lecturers Yvonne Birungi, Martin Kajubi, Lilian Lyavaala, Bernard Ochan, and Pamela Tumwebaze share their progress in creating the writing center.
Episode 2 – Rose Richards on the Writing Center Landscape in South Africa
For the second episode of Slow Agency Season 2, we chatted with Dr. Rose Richards, Head of the Writing Lab for Stellenbosch University about the writing center landscape in South Africa. This season, we're bringing you voices from our international colleagues. Stay tuned!
Introducing the HU-SO English Writing Center at Burapha University in Thailand
The HU-SO English Writing Center at Burapha University, in Chon Buri, Thailand, was the result of one administrator’s vision, followed by a series of serendipitous coincidences.
Another Way to Connect Across Borders: Consider a Fulbright
What role might a Fulbright scholarship play in starting a writing center abroad? Dr. Tom Deans gives us insights into that question. This is the first in his installation of reflections about consulting and collaborating on a writing center project at Uganda Christian University.
Episode 1 – Muriel Harris on the WLN Origin and Internationalizing Writing Centers
In our first installment in the Season 2 of Slow Agency, we are chatting with the founder and editor in chief of WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship and the CWCAB blog. Muriel Harris, or as we affectionately call her ‘Mickey’, is the brains and heart behind the journal and the blog. We are excited to have Mickey tell us about the beginnings of the blog and where she sees the writing center field evolving and internationalizing. We hope you'll enjoy it!
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Tutor’s Perspective
“Sorry I cannot hear you, I think my internet connection has been disrupted,” says the student I am attempting to have a consultation with. Just another day in our unequal online-dominated apocalyptic world. Online learning is not accessible and user friendly for many students in South Africa. This is aggregated by intermittent load shedding.
Locate our international colleagues from all over the world!
It’s been a learning experience. The writing center community remains tight knit in the online space. We hold hands and provide each other emotional support. Writing camps have gone virtual for now. Let’s keep reflecting upon our collective experiences.
