Kimberly Beauchamp

Overview:

The OWL (Online Writing Lab) is a 1-credit course attached to other CPS courses. The OWL functions as a practicum where students can submit drafts, receive realistic praise and strategies to revise their writing, and then submit final drafts for grading to the accompanying course.

The Lead Writing Specialist oversees the OWL program operations and supervises part-time Writing Specialists assigned to OWL courses associated with undergraduate English courses and the Organizational Communications graduate program.

Responsibilities:

Provide leadership and supervision for the OWL program throughout the academic year and work with the program office on administrative issues. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Supervision and Management:

• Supervise the work of Writing Specialists throughout the semester, ensuring quality and consistency in student feedback and support.
• Assign Writing Specialists to courses each semester for both Communications and English courses, considering expertise, workload, and student needs.
• Perform regular assessments of student satisfaction in the Online Writing Lab, analyzing feedback data and promptly resolving any performance issues.
• Address issues throughout the semester that Writing Specialists encounter, including the resolution of academic integrity issues with student writing in coordination with faculty and administration.
• Participate in the vetting and selection of new Writing Specialists as needed, including reviewing applications, conducting interviews, and making hiring recommendations.
• Provide training and onboarding of new hires, including supervision and mentoring during the initial courses taught by new Writing Specialists.
• Periodically conduct Writing Specialist team meetings to address ongoing issues, share best practices, and maintain program standards.
• Maintain communication between Writing Specialists, focusing on information-sharing, troubleshooting, and student support.

Program Development and Administration:

• Develop new OWL course content and revise the OWL materials to correspond with student and instructor feedback, as well as revisions to the English and Communications curricula.
• Collaborate and communicate with faculty assigned to courses that the OWL accompanies to ensure alignment with course objectives.
• Maintain oversight of the extensive 6-week online training course for Writing Specialists and make improvements to the course as needed.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of Writing Specialist responses to student writing through routine assessments and providing professional development opportunities.
• Keep up to date with current research and best practices in writing pedagogy, online learning, and composition studies.
• Develop, update, and maintain the Writing Rotary student and Writing Specialist resources.

Teaching and Student Support:

• Teach selected OWL courses and serve as a model practitioner for Writing Specialists.
• Provide specialized support for complex writing issues and serve as a resource for difficult cases.
• Maintain technological proficiency in Northeastern University's online platform (Canvas and OWL) and ensure all Writing Specialists are similarly proficient.

Overview:

Through sophisticated, targeted feedback that follows best practices in writing and composition instruction, OWL Writing Specialists give students individual coaching to improve their writing skills.

Responsibilities:

• Taught process-oriented writing to undergraduate (College Writing 1 & 2; Writing for the Professions—Science and Engineering; Writing for the Professions—Business and Social Sciences) and graduate (Introduction to Organizational Communication) students.
• Worked collaboratively with course instructors to deliver course content, address student issues, optimize learning, and improve student outcomes.
• Developed and revised assignment guidelines and OWL policies.
• Developed OWL Writing Rotary content (e.g. instructional videos, writing guides, revision strategy worksheets) and updated and maintained the Writing Rotary.
• Facilitated communication between Writing Specialists and course instructors, moderated Writing Specialist group chat.
• Initiated and ran a pilot program using audio feedback for students with different learning styles.

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