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I may have to agree with you about that, for the last year we have not done walk in tutoring. My writing tutor has difficult working with more than one person at a time, especially with ESL students. The nature of the material makes it difficult to do otherwise. Several times I have seen one or two students wait for more than half an hour to see her. I will leave it up to her mostly, but I think that I will lean towards appointments. As far as reporting back to instructors, we do that via a form. It is mainly used as proof that the student did visit the tutor. Can you tell me why you are against it? Bruce Myers wrote: > > Hello Everyone.. > > I hope that all is well. I would love to hear your thoughts and > suggestions concerning the following questions. > > We currently operate a walk-in tutoring program, and I have always been > firm in my belief that the walk-in approach is the optimal approach. I am > now beginning to question that stance with respect to tutoring in the area > of writing. I am giving some thought to the creation of a separate > "writing lab" through which students would schedule appointments with a > writing tutor. I would maintain the walk-in service for that subject, but > on a diminished scale. > > I would like to hear your thoughts concerning walk-in versus appointment > type of tutoring (which must, like it or not, consider the non-academic > issues involved). What is the most appropriate and productive length of a > tutoring appointment? Do you have any suggestions concerning the > transition I plan on making? > > In addition, I am occasionally confronted by the instructor that would like > a report sent back to him or her detailing the tutoring sessions involving > his or her students. I have a particular instructor that would like to > develop a referral form by which he can refer students to the tutors with > specific instructions, and the tutor would then return a carbon copy > stating what was accomplished, along with the tutors assessment of the > students performance. I fully support instructors referring students to > the tutors, but I am absolutely opposed to ANY information being reported > back to the instructors! Please comment on the anonymity issue. > > I realize that these issues are not original, but are reoccurring. Thank > you for providing me with the benefit of your experience. > > Bruce > > ________________________________________________ > > Bruce Myers Telephone: 815-933-0335 > Kankakee Community College > PO Box 888, River Road > Kankakee, IL 60901 > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > http://www.kcc.cc.il.us/asc/bmyers > > KANKAKEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE > Enhancing Quality of Life Through Learning -- Craig Andres Tutor Program Coordinator [log in to unmask] (810)-762-9642 Kettering University (Continuing the GMI heritage) "With willing hands and open minds, the future will be greater than the most fantastic story you can write.." Charles Kettering.