LRC Peer Academic Tutor in Writing Work Study

Job description

In the Flagler College Writing Center, our motto is “we make better writing by making better writers.” Implicit in this statement is that we help student writers gain confidence in their own writing abilities as we coach them towards repeated and sustained writing successes. It is important for students seeking assistance to develop an increasing capacity to work independently. Peer Academic Tutors in Writing should expect and should help create and maintain a supportive, patient, and encouraging environment where student writers can experiment with their prose in a constructive and judgment-free capacity. Learning mentors in writing work with students of varying levels of ability from classes from across the College curriculum. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Discuss effective strategies for studying and learning, being mindful of the diverse nature of the learning process. - Assist students with the review of course material and preparation for assignments and exams. - Assist students with invention strategies by helping them talk-out and develop emerging ideas. - Offer organizational and revision strategies at the small scale (sentence-level) to the large scale (essay-level). - Help stud...