Writing Fellows
Left to Right: Writing Fellows 2008-09: (top row) Elizabeth Bullock, Justin Rogers Cooper, Valerie Futch, Shaun Wiley. (bottom row)
Thomas Meacham, Jim Wilson, Marian Arkin, Karen Gregory. |
Writing Fellows are graduate students from the CUNY Graduate Center
who have been selected to serve a specific CUNY campus as part of
the CUNY
Writing Fellows initiative. They receive training in writing-to-learn
strategies, and most have college teaching experience. They work in
a variety of roles in LaGuardia's WID program.
Every professor who participates in the WID program is assigned
a Writing Fellow, whose role it is to help that professor make the
transition to WID a smooth one. This is done in a variety of ways.
What follows is a brief summary of what Writing Fellows do at LaGuardia. For more information, please refer to the 2007-2008 Fellow's Handbook (pdf, 852kb).
Fall
In the Fall, the Writing Fellow particpates in bi-weekly small-group
meetings with his or her assigned professors and the Team Leader;
these meetings are discussed in the Guidelines
section of this site. During this time, you can develop a relationship
with your Writing Fellow, and your Fellow will get the chance to
learn as much as possible about the course that you are making writing-intensive.
Your Team Leader will help to faciliate this, but you will also
have the opportunity to meet with your Fellow on a one-on-one basis,
and to have your Fellow visit your class.
Most of all, in the Fall your Fellow will assist you in developing
low- and high-stakes assignments for your course.
Spring
By the end of the Fall semester, you will have redesigned your
syllabus so that it is writing-intensive and incorporates WID principles.
In the Spring, your Fellow will help you as you pilot your course.
In-Class roles for Writing Fellows
- Visiting class early in the semester to briefly discuss the
importance of writing and specifically why this course is writing
intensive
- Visiting class when low-stakes writing assignments are given
- Facilitating peer-review sessions in class
- Facilitating collaborative learning/small-group discussions
in class
- Speaking to class about importance of documentation of sources
in MLA or APA style.
Out-of-class roles for Writing Fellows
- Working with instructor on designing and responding to writing
assignments
- Helping instructor revise assignments
- Helping instructor develop a grading guide for high-stakes assignments
- Tutoring students in the Writing Center or via e-mail
It is important for faculty to note that while Writing Fellows
cannot grade student papers, they can work with WID instructors
to develop effective and time-saving strategies for offering feedback.
The Writing Fellows work in LaGuardia's Writing
Center (E-111). WID professors can announce their Fellows' Writing
Center hours to their classes. Students then can work in the Writing
Center with a tutor who is familiar with the course and the writing
assignments. In addition, Writing Fellows are available as e-tutors.
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