Programs: Writing Workshop
Faculty: Course Philosophy for Peer Writing Consultants
110.03 teachers should consider these things in creating a philosophy involving the Peer Writing Consultants:The Role of PWCs: In this section you might describe how you view the role of PWCs, in your class and in terms of collaboration. You could specify the different kinds of collaboration that go on, and speak to their significance
Introduce Yourself as a Teacher: What might PWCs see when they visit your class? What is your teaching style and general approach? If applicable, how do you utilize computers in the process of writing?
Address the Specifics of your 110.03 course: (i.e. ethnography, autobiography, literacy, and popular culture) and how the informal and formal assignments build on each other.
Introduce Concepts and Ideas that PWCs need to take into consideration: These may include your use of specific writing assignments like ethnographies, the use of portfolios, e-mails, or other aspects of your class that PWCs need to be aware of.
Suggest Concrete Ways of Keeping the Lines of Communication Open: These may include classroom visits, e-mail communication, the beginning of the quarter and the midterm meeting, ways of communicating assignments ahead of time and so on.
Sample philosphies [PDF]:
