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Writing Center Services

Embedding a Specialist

Want to Embed a Writing Specialist in Your Course?

We can work with you to provide the support that your students need to have a successful semester.

 

BENEFITS OF A SPECIALIST:

Support to students via one-on-one virtual or in-person sessions. Communication with students via discussion boards and email. Development of supplemental resources (video/handouts) to aid learning. Creation of personalized virtual or in-person workshops by request.

 

FACULTY & SPECIALIST COLLABORATION

We understand that, as an instructor, it is difficult to be available to each and every student in your class. By embedding a specialist, you can encourage your students to contact the specialist if/when they are struggling with an assignment or even navigating the course in general. Once embedded, the specialist can access assignment sheets, the course syllabus and other documents necessary to be informed of the expectations of the course. This knowledge will aid in the productivity of their one-on-one sessions.

 

WHAT WE CAN DO:

  • Co-Facilitate in-class peer review
  • Post/share learning resources
  • Discuss individual plans for specialists
  • Explain and clarify course materials

WHAT WE WON'T DO:

  • Edit or revise student's work
  • Evaluate or speculate about AI work
  • Teach student's coursework
  • Speculate/comment on grades
  • Interrupt the established workflow

 

How do I Embed a Specialist?

First, reach out to the writing center with your request. You can email us at CWC@daytonastate.edu to request an embedded tutor at any time in the semester. 

Once you have been assigned an embedded specialist, follow the instructions for embedding them as a specialist below! 

The Role of the Specialist

"Specialist" Role in Falcon Online Details

The “Specialist” Role in Falcon Online allows for our staff to access the following functions to best serve your students, which is why we recommend it as a potential function of our 

Discussions: 

  • Admin permission to create forums/topics/posts (cannot delete) 

  • Admin permission to view/edit topics/forums, even when they are not currently visible to students 

  • Admin permission to link discussion board topics to the calendars 

  • Linking to calendar also sends an alert to the PULSE app. 

Classlist: 

  • View student ID numbers 

  • View Class Progress for tracking and data analysis purposes 

  • Instant message and email from class list page 

Content: 

  • View notes that students can view 

  • View Reports for tracking and data analysis purposes 

Assignments: 

  • Access to view assignments 

  • To view projects that students are assigned 

  • Cannot view/edit grades 

Announcements 

  • Admin permission to create/delete