Building Community Across

Constituent Groups with Evernote**

Elizabeth Kleinfeld

Writing Center Director

Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Constituent Groups

Writing Center Tutors

Writing Center Interns

Students in ENG 3670

Ages 18-60+

Wide range of techno-enthusiasm

Varying access points for

information

I wanted them to be able to share

• Notes about techniques and strategies

• Articles about tutoring

• Videos about tutoring

• Assignments from instructors

• Teaching materials

• Thoughts and reflections on tutoring and writing

• Research results

What I tried

Wiki

Blog

Website Bulletin Board

Binders

Listserv

What I tried

Wiki

Blog

Website Bulletin Board

Binders

Listserv

What I tried

Wiki

Blog

Website Bulletin Board

Binders

Listserv

What I tried

Wiki

Blog

Website Bulletin Board

Binders

Listserv

What I tried

Wiki

Blog

Website Bulletin Board

Binders

Listserv

What I tried

Wiki

Blog

Website Bulletin Board

Binders

Listserv

What I tried

Wiki

Blog

Website Bulletin Board

Binders

Listserv

I wanted something that would

let us share, tag,

search, archive

allow for a variety of types of

“things” to be shared

be accessible through

PCs, tablets,

smartphones

What I wanted

Allow for a variety of types of “things” to be shared

Accessible through PCs, tablets, and smartphones

Let us share, tag, search, archive

What I wanted

√Allow for a variety of types of “things” to be shared

√ Accessible through PCs, tablets, and smartphones

√ Let us share, tag, search, archive

PC View

iPad

iPhone

General Results

•More ideas

•More sharing

•Greater sense of community

Writing Anxiety Research Project

• two students researched writing anxiety and posted notes and a report

Fall 2013: ENG 3670

• An intern decided to survey WC clients about their writing anxiety

Spring 2014: Intern • Asynchronously,

four tutors collaborated with the intern to develop a survey

Spring 2014: Tutors

• I will deploy the survey in the fall

Fall 2014: Director

Collaborating across time, place, and space

Discussion

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