Dear Writing Center Tutors and Consultants,
Join us on Thursday, November 19th at 4 PM EST (3 PM CST / 1 PM PST) for our third Tutor Talks session of the 2026-27 year: Who Owns the Sentence? Rhetorical Grammar and WC Tutoring. In this session, we will discuss how tutors can move conversations about grammar beyond “correct” and “incorrect,” how grammatical choices shape meaning, voice, and rhetorical effect, and how AI tools complicate the ways writers and tutors think about revision and language. Members of the Tutor Talks Executive Committee will have some discussion topics/questions prepared for the group, but we also encourage attendees to take the lead in guiding discussion, sharing their experiences in their Writing Centers.
Tutor Talks is a tutor-focused forum (“for tutors, by tutors”) of virtual professional development sessions for writing center tutors. The aim of the session is to create an open discussion for tutors to support and learn from one another.
Writing tutors and consultants from all over (not just the SCWCA region) are welcome. Directors/administrators, because these sessions are tutor-focused, we ask that you not attend them yourselves. However, please share with your tutors and encourage them to take advantage of these fun and informative opportunities to learn and connect! Also note that, to ensure a safe and comfortable space for all, sessions will not be recorded.
Tutors: Please RSVP through this Google Form by November 18, 2026. The Zoom Link will be sent out on the day of the session. (Please check your spam folder if you do not receive the link.)
For any questions or concerns, please email us at tutortalksexecutivecommittee.
Sincerely,
Tutor Talks Executive Committee
South Central Writing Centers Association