Susan, If you do produce such a video, programs/institutions might be
interested in purchasing it. However, my dream would be for a broader
collection. I wish I had access to not just tutoring videos, but
student peer review group videos, inkshedding videos, editing
consultation videos, usability test videos, and also writing-research
videos in which people do interviews of writers or speak-aloud
protocols. Just imagine what a useful collection a video / DVD with
chapters such as these would be for teachers of writing, writing
centers, professional writing programs, and research methods classes! I
believe Prof. Wegner at Douglas College was creating one of the latter
videos (speak-aloud protocols in Professional Writing).
Last fall I looked into the costs of making videos here at U of C since
video-making staff at the Learning Commons professionally does such
things, but I feared it was too expensive for our faculty. (I still
have the price quotes if you are interested). But if one could prove
that there is interest in purchasing such a video, it might look more
realistic to get funding for all that work. I wonder if textbook
publishing companies will get into that kind of product and make online
videos to accompany texts.
Susan Bell wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I am the Coordinator of the Writing Centre at the University (College) of
>the Cariboo in Kamloops and have initiated a project to produce our own
>tutor training videos. Before we move further on this project, I would
>like to find out if anyone is aware of this type of resource being
>available to purchase. Up to the present, we have been using excerpts from
>UCLA's The Tutor's Guide, produced in 1986, but we want a more
>writing-centred focus and up-to-date look.
>
>Thanks for your consideration,
>Susan
>
>
>Susan Bell
>Coordinator
>The Writing Centre
>Room OM2674
>Phone 371-5689
>Office OM2678
>Phone 371-5977
>University College of the Cariboo
>
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