Revising Trimbur's Dichotomy: Tutors and Client's Sharing Knowledge, Sharing Power

In the twenty-five years since John Trimbur’s 1987 article, “Peer Tutoring: A Contradiction in Terms?” was published, writing center personnel have found it necessary to emphasize the dichotomy in the term “peer tutor.” Trimbur’s influential article has continually appeared in the literature used to train tutors and introduce them to writing center theory. For example, The Harcourt Brace Guide to Peer Tutoring (1998) and The Longman Guide to Writing Center Theory and Praxis (2008) both include Trimbur’s article. It is also cited in three essays collected in The St. Martin’s Sourcebook for Writing Tutors: Cynthia Haynes-Burton’s “‘Thirty-something’ Students: Concerning Transitions in the Writing Center,” originally published in 1990, Jay Jacoby’s “‘The Use of Force’: Medical Ethics and Center Practice,” and Julie Bokser’s “Peer Tutoring and Gorgias: Acknowledging Aggression in the Writing Center,” originally published in 2001. Each of the articles within The St. Martin’s Sourcebook takes Trimbur’s assertion of the peer-tutor dichotomy as fundamentally true. Training, then, has focused on the task of switching deftly between peer and tutor during a session because it is believed that tutors cannot inhabit both roles simultaneously. Trimbur points out that many tutors feel a loyalty to both the institution that has awarded them the label of “writing expert” as well as to their own peers who share their concerns as students (290-291). Beginning tutors especially will feel pressure from both sides, wanting to please the institution (by passing down knowledge) and their clients (by being co-learners). His solution is to help tutors learn to negotiate conflicting social allegiances through a sequential training module. Toward the end of his article, he worries that “the conception of tutoring as an apprenticeship treats students as extensions of our profession and can reinforce their dependence on faculty authority ” (295). To avoid this situation, Trimbur advocates a developmental tutor training program that would begin by emphasizing the tutor’s role as co-learner in order to de-emphasize the tutor’s belief in the traditional academic paradigm of passing down knowledge from expert to novice.University Writing Cente

What are parents\u27 opinions towards their children\u27s transition from school to adulthood?

The purpose of this research was to determine if training affected parent attitudes towards the transition planning process. Twenty-one parent volunteers participated in this study. Parents answered survey questions about their attitudes before attending two training sessions. A second survey was then completed to determine if there was a significant difference in responses after training. A pre-post survey design was used where means were compared using ANOVA. The results showed a statistical significant difference in question 6 I know that my child has a behavior plan in favor of the training, and no significances between pre-post responses to other questions

Design of an unmanned, reusable vehicle to de-orbit debris in Earth orbit

The space debris problem is becoming more important because as orbital missions increase, the amount of debris increases. It was the design team's objective to present alternative designs and a problem solution for a deorbiting vehicle that will alleviate the problem by reducing the amount of large debris in earth orbit. The design team was asked to design a reusable, unmanned vehicle to de-orbit debris in earth orbit. The design team will also construct a model to demonstrate the system configuration and key operating features. The alternative designs for the unmanned, reusable vehicle were developed in three stages: selection of project requirements and success criteria, formulation of a specification list, and the creation of alternatives that would satisfy the standards set forth by the design team and their sponsor. The design team selected a Chain and Bar Shot method for deorbiting debris in earth orbit. The De-orbiting Vehicle (DOV) uses the NASA Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) as the propulsion and command modules with the deorbiting module attached to the front

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thesisResearch suggests that knowledge of a partner's attitudes is functional (e.g., Sanbonmatsu, Uchino, & Birmingham, 2011). This study examined the role of specific knowledge of a close friend's attitudes and more general knowledge of an unknown college student's attitudes in interpersonal decision making. We measured student attitudes toward 97 attitude objects as well as the attitudes of participants' close friends. Participants were then asked to make decisions in five hypothetical scenarios that centered on their friend or an unknown student. Results did not support the hypothesis that greater knowledge of others' attitudes would be associated with better interpersonal decisions. Additionally, narcissism and individualism were expected to be associated with less knowledge of others' attitudes, while self-monitoring and collectivism were predicted to be positively correlated with attitude familiarity. Results indicated there were no associations between these personality variables and knowledge of others' attitudes. An examination of gender differences indicated that females were more likely to show the predicted trends: greater knowledge of others' attitudes was associated with better quality decisions and the individual difference variables were more in keeping with predictions

A Primer on Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement for Interprofessional Chronic Kidney Disease Care: A Path to Joint Commission Certification.

Interprofessional care for chronic kidney disease facilitates the delivery of high quality, comprehensive care to a complex, at-risk population. Interprofessional care is resource intensive and requires a value proposition. Joint Commission certification is a voluntary process that improves patient outcomes, provides external validity to hospital administration and enhances visibility to patients and referring providers. This is a single-center, retrospective study describing quality assurance and performance improvement in chronic kidney disease, Joint Commission certification and quality outcomes. A total of 440 patients were included in the analysis. Thirteen quality indicators consisting of clinical and process of care indicators were developed and measured for a period of two years from 2009-2017. Significant improvements or at least persistently high performance were noted for key quality indicators such as blood pressure control (85%), estimation of cardiovascular risk (100%), measurement of hemoglobin A1c (98%), vaccination (93%), referrals for vascular access and transplantation (100%), placement of permanent dialysis access (61%), discussion of advanced directives (94%), online patient education (71%) and completion of office visit documentation (100%). High patient satisfaction scores (94-96%) are consistent with excellent quality of care provided

Identification of Antigens of Edwardsiella Ictaluri, the Causative Agent of Enteric Septicemia of Catfish (ESC).

Edwardsiella ictaluri, causative agent of enteric septicemia of catfish (ESC), is the primary bacterial pathogen of commercially produced channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). The purpose of this study was to make progress towards development of a successful ESC vaccine by generating and characterizing a pool of E. ictaluri antigens and determining if they were protective against ESC in catfish. Antigenic protein expression was evaluated in E. ictaluri cells under different conditions of growth using two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE) and western blotting with pooled convalescent catfish serum (CCS). Results showed protein bands separated by one-dimensional PAGE may consist of one or more antigenic and non-antigenic proteins, and strain and culture temperatures do not effect expression of antigenic proteins, but culture media does. A 57 KD antigenic protein was only expressed by E. ictaluri grown in minimal media, and antigenic proteins of 58 and 71 KD were expressed at different levels in minimal or rich media. An E. ictaluri genomic library in an Escherichia coli expression vector was screened using goat anti-E. ictaluri serum (GAI) resulting in isolation of 32 clones expressing antigenic E. ictaluri proteins. Encoded genes and expressed antigenic proteins of nine clones were analyzed by partial DNA sequencing, 2D-PAGE and western blotting with GAI and CCS. The DNA inserts of three clones were double-strand sequenced. Four putative open reading frames were identified in the insert of clone 4d6 corresponding to antigenic proteins of 63, 20 and 18 KD expressed by both the clone and E. ictaluri cells. Genes encoding these proteins had no homology with other known genes. Overlapping inserts of clones 5d2 and 5d3 encoded homologs of E. coli partial genes serA and pgk, and complete genes rpiA, iciA, yggE, yggB and fda. Cloned antigenic E. ictaluri proteins of 33, 27, 35 and 45 KD were putatively identified as products of yggE, rpiA, iciA and fda respectively. Protective capabilities of vaccines of cloned antigenic proteins were evaluated in catfish. All vaccine treatments were protective against E. ictaluri challenge, however results were inconclusive due high levels of cross-reactive protection of E. coli, host strain of the cloning vector

Eighteenth and nineteenth century bassoon tutors and their published contributions to bassoon pedagogy

This research project is a survey of eighteenth and nineteenth century bassoon tutors and their contributions to bassoon pedagogy. Tutors for this project were chosen from the two main schools of bassoon playing and pedagogy during the time centered in France and Germany. Bassoon teachers surveyed will include: Joseph Frölich, Karl Almenräder, Christian Julius Weissenborn, Ludwig Milde, Etienne Ozi, Eugène Jancourt, and Eugène Bourdeau

Forest Schools: Observations and Experiences of Parents

This study examined the observations and experiences of parents whose children receive additional outdoor play time in a Forest School setting. The researchers used a qualitative methodology with online narrative interviews of 15 questions; participants took approximately 15 minutes to complete. 22 parents whose children attended two Forest Schools (one in the Region of Waterloo and one in Wellington County) completed the interviews. The researchers completed this study to better understand why parents chose to enroll their child in a Forest School and how they believed Forest Schools benefited their child. 77% believed that time spent in nature is beneficial for children who have diagnosed exceptionalities or challenging behaviours, 32% said the traditional school system was not working for their child in some way. An interesting finding was on risky play. 100% of parents felt risky play was important, however some expressed the need for it to be supervised. Findings from this study suggested many of the parents chose to enroll their child in a Forest School program for a variety of reasons. The most common were (i) concerns with the traditional school system, (ii) increased opportunities in risky play, and (iii) the overall positive effect on their child.https://source.sheridancollege.ca/fahcs_student_capstones_hbecl/1001/thumbnail.jp

The Productivity Consequences of Two Ergonomic Interventions

Pre- and post-intervention data on health outcomes, absenteeism, and productivity from a longitudinal, quasi-experimental design field study of office workers was used to evaluate the economic consequences of two ergonomic interventions. Researchers assigned individuals in the study to three groups: a group that received an ergonomically designed chair and office ergonomics training; a group that received office ergonomics training only; and a control group. The results show that while training alone has neither a statistically significant effect on health nor productivity, the chair-with-training intervention substantially reduced pain and improved productivity. Neither intervention affected sick leave hours.ergonomics, chair, pain, DeRango, Upjohn