“We Are Sharers”: Finding Community in Isolation

Kendra Slayton; Kendra Slayton; Jeff Howard; Rocio Soto

The Peer Review Jun 2021 web Open Access

“We Are Sharers”: Finding Community in Isolation

Kendra Slayton ; Kendra Slayton ; Jeff Howard ; Rocio Soto

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During the pandemic, lack of physical proximity has the potential to disrupt our work and our communities. COVID-19 has forced many Writing Centers to rethink not only the way they conduct their everyday operations, but also the ways in which consultants and administrators interact and relate to each other and their student clients. Using technology such as Microsoft Teams and video conferencing platforms, our Center has sought to implement creative strategies, including artistic opportunities and outreach events, that allow WC staff to overcome distance and continue to interact meaningfully with their fellow staff members and clients, thus fostering and strengthening our community. As a result of creative community-building during isolation, we have been able to share ourselves with each other in ways that, while different, are still meaningful. The strategies we have practiced during the pandemic, including embracing vulnerability and sharing creativity, will allow us to improve the ways we build an inviting Center community. This will not only facilitate students’ growth as communicators but also more effectively attend to their emotional and social needs–as well as those of WC staff members.

Journal: The Peer Review
Published: 2021-06
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Subjects: Writing Centers; COVID-19; technology; community; games; English Language Learners; mental health; vulnerability; creativity
Topics: writing centers
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