Abstract
This paper charts the development of a small departmental writing center at a university in Japan. The paper discusses the results from two semesters of an ongoing action research project focused on improving the usage of the center. Faced with significant constraints and decreasing usage, the project used student survey data collected at the end of each semester to drive developments to the center. This led to a shift from using a face-to-face peer model for the writing center, to organizing it as an online writing lab. The article demonstrates the potential benefits of moving online for centers facing significant constraints, and the importance of using data for decision making in driving center development.
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E (LaClare & Franz, 2013; McKinley, 2010) and attracting users (Johnston, Yoshida, & Cornwell, 2010)
This paper outlines the development of a departmental writing center within a business faculty at a private university in Japan, which supports the development of undergraduate students in a Bilingual Business management program
The data collected in the two cycles of the action research project led to major changes in the way that department resources were utilized, resulting in a major reorganization of the center from a face-to-face service in favor of an online ‘lab’ model
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Moving online: Changing the focus of a writing centre. Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 5(2), 127-142. This article may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Please contact the author for permission to re-print elsewhere
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