It just dawned on me! Of course there needs to be a digital story posted on the Writing Center website that shows the audience just what the Writing Center is all about! Not only would it be a great way to answer student's questions about the Writing Center, but it will also be neat to use a unique technology to do so. I envision that the digital story could just be the story or one students experience with the Writing Center. It would start with the student signed up for the consultation, where the Writing Center is located, and what types of things are accomplished during a consultation. We talked a fair amount this semester about how many students do not know what exactly goes on in the Writing Center. Some think that it is a proofreading service--but that's not true. The story could address that students can come in at all different stages of the writing process and we will be able to help them. I just think that this is a good idea because t would make the Writing Center experience much less mysterious. Students would have this example to make them feel more confident and less unsure about what to expect. I imagine that some students are deterred from visiting simply because they do not know what to expect!
Who wants to make another digital story?!?!
Allie! What a phenomenal idea.. especially since we are now all so well versed in digital story telling! I think that Dr. Essid would really go for this idea... I hear the generation X'ers are really into the tech stuff these days!
ReplyDeleteWait. Is Dr. Essid a generation X'er?
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