Hi Leslie, the SFU Learning Commons emerged as a student resource and response to the writing intensive learning initiative implemented at SFU - It uses peer tutors and has writing support - Amanda Goldrick Jones was the writing services director, but she is now at UBC.here is the web-link to the 'experts' http://learningcommons.sfu.ca/Kathryn Alexander----- Original Message -----From: Leslie Sanders <[log in to unmask]>Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 3:59 pmSubject: question about Learning CommonsTo: [log in to unmask]> Hi, everyone,> Are any of you involved in providing writing support in a > learning commons > setting? If so, how are you doing it? how is it related to any > tutoring > centre you might have? any good advice?> Thank you!> Leslie> > Leslie Sanders> Coordinator, Atkinson Writing Programs> 706 Atkinson> School of Arts and Letters> Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies> York University> > Phone: 416.736.2100 x66604> Fax: 416.736.5766> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-> To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to> [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties,> write to Russ > Hunt at [log in to unmask]> > For the list archives and information about the organization,> its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to> http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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