UWC Tutor, Alumni present workshop at the 2010 National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing

Baltimore, MD (Nov 2010)- Senior UWC tutor, Karen Mejia, and recent UWC graduate, Denise Pichardo, presented last weekend at a joint conference hosted by International Writing Centers Association and National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing. The conference was November 4-6 in Baltimore.

Mejia and Pichardo facilitated a workshop presentation entitled, “Inspiring Imaginations: Creative Activities for Writers of all Levels.” This session focused on Directed Learning Activities frequently used by UWC staff during tutoring sessions. According to the conference program, these DLAs “target specific writing skills, from idea development to proofreading, and have often been utilized with underprepared, first-semester freshmen enrolled in developmental writing courses.”