Fostering a Research Culture in the Writing Center
Explore the journey of fostering a research culture in the Writers Workshop at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, focusing on context, process, impact, and lessons learned. Dive into building ethos, collaborative communities, and bringing the writing center into the digital age.
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Fostering a Research Culture in the Writing Center Dr. Carolyn Wisniewski Director, Writers Workshop, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign cwisnie@illinois.edu writersworkshop.illinois.edu
Overview Context Starting points Impact Reflection
Our Context Founded in 1990 Part of the Center for Writing Studies (CWS) 7000-7500 consultations per year 30-40 consultants A research university is a writing university Legacy of collaborative research
Building ethos Fostering a collaborative community Bringing the writing center into the 21st century Getting Started
Our Process Spring 2016 Spring 2017 Summer 2017 Fall 2017 Spring 2019 Fall 206 Adopted WCOnline Decided on format (synchronous online) Prepared IRB application Assembled research team Review scholarship Revised study design & modified IRB Usability testing Promoted online services Created instructions for writers & tutors Conducted interviews with team Collected data Feb May 16 interviews 50 surveys 67 recorded tutorials 67 tutor logs Modified tutor training guidelines for online tutoring Data transcription Preliminary analysis IWCA presentation Transcription Analysis WCJ submission
Impact Scholarship and professional development Center culture Practice and implementation Buy-in
If I knew then Be prepared for a lengthy process Write an expansive IRB for less yearly maintenance & revision Define team member roles Determine data management procedures
Thanks to my co-researchers! Tom Carreras, Mar a Paz Carvajal Regidor, Lisa Chason, Evin Groundwater, Allison Kranek, Dorothy Mayne, Logan Middleton
