2.
What makes up the online/virtual
appointment platform?
What technology is needed for this platform,
and how does it work to help writers?
Can synchronous online consultations be
similar to f2f consultations?
Overview
3.
Available to online degree students.
Provides an option for commuting students,
or those who live in remote areas.
More options for students makes Writing
Centers that much more accessible.
Reasons for a Synchronous
Online Platform
4.
What Makes up the Online appt
Platform?
Location Selection: “Online”
Start online consultation in pop-
up window.
7. Reliable internet access
Reliable browsers (ex. Firefox, Chrome,
Safari)
Webcam with microphone or headset
A consultant who is comfortable and trained
in using the technology
Technology Requirements/Other
8.
A “wall-less” writing center “posits that what we
do in a writing center represents a better way to
write, and should occur anywhere writing occurs”
(Gardner 75).
Synchronous online sessions occur online for
writers who need it.
Synchronous Online vs. F2F
9.
The writer must maintain ownership of their writing
Peer relationships be maintained
A session is a conversation about writing, not instruction.
Sessions continue to not be “fix-it” sessions, but about
“better writers, not better writing” (North).
Concerns with New Formats
10.
The writer is present
Collaborative discussion can take place
Reader response can be immediate
Nonverbal cues and possibility for personal
connection
Synchronous Online Session Possibilities
