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Beyond The Classroom Matters Catalog

Peer Writing Session

Description

Description - Describes how students engage, what they do, reflecting the nature and depth of the program/experience.

Students participate in a tutoring session for support with composition- or communications-based assignments or projects.
Term

Term - The semester in which the activity occurs

Fall 2016
Category

Category - Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) category with which this engagement activity is most closely aligned, from the perspective of the student in the activity.

Learning Assistance Programsdefinition

Learning Assistance Programs - The primary mission of Learning Assistance Programs must be to provide students with resources and opportunities to improve their ability to learn and to achieve academic success.

Campus Label

Campus Label - Type of purposeful activity, as defined across units

Educational Support
Division

Division - University organization

Student Affairs & Academic Support
Department

Department - University organization

Student Success
Unit

Unit - University organization

Student Success Center
Special Designation

Special Designation - Engagement has a special designation based on review of educational purpose and intentional design.

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Time on Task

Time on Task - Amount of time that a student engages in this activity (including orientation/training, supervision/feedback, reflection on learning).

1 - 2 hours
Participation Entry

Participation Entry - Extent to which participation is restricted (e.g., minimum GPA, classification)

Open - any student can participate (no required credentials, such as GPA, hours earned)
Minimum Credit Hours

Minimum Credit Hours - Number of credit hours or years in college required to participate in this activity

No requirements for credit hours or years completed
Minimum GPA

Minimum GPA - Minimum GPA required to participate in this activity

No GPA requirements for participation
Other Requirements

Other Requirements - Additional requirements to participate in this activity

No additional requirements
Expectations

Expectations - How expectations are communicated to students about how they will engage in this program

Individual orientation
Website information
Active Learning

Active Learning - What students do; the nature or type of the engagement, that is expected to contribute to their learning

Communicate in writingdefinition

Communicate in writing - Create and/or edit written materials


Communicate verballydefinition

Communicate verbally - verbally communicate with persons inside and/or outside the organization, in order to complete a task or achieve a goal

Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge/Skills - Knowledge applied and/or skills practiced by students as they engage in this activity

Integrative and applied learningdefinition

Integrative and applied learning - Make connections among ideas and experiences, synthesize and transfer learning to new, complex situations within and beyond the campus


Critical and creative thinkingdefinition

Critical and creative thinking - Comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, events before accepting or formulating opinion or conclusion. Synthesizing existing ideas, images or expertise in original, innovative ways

Interacts With

Interacts With - With whom students directly interact, as they engage in this activity

Peer educator(s) who lead this engagement
Diversity

Diversity - Extent to which student learning about diversity is included in program structure

Not deliberately included in program structuredefinition

Not deliberately included in program structure - Interactions with or observation of diverse others, and/or discussions about diversity may happen by chance, but are not intentionally included in the structure of the program/experience

Feedback

Feedback - How and from whom students receive feedback on their engagement in this program

Peer educator
Reflection

Reflection - How, and with whom, students engage in reflection on their learning while engaged in this activity

(1-1) session(s) with peer educator
Program Website

Program Website - For additional information, go to the unit website.

http://sc.edu/success/
Rubric

Rubric - Describes specific expectations for student involvement in the activity

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