Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Apr 2017

WIDE Research Center as an Incubator for Graduate Student Experience

Heather Noel Turner Michigan State University ; Minh-Tam Nguyen ; Beth Keller Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne ; Donnie Johnson Sackey Wayne State University ; Jim Ridolfo University of Kentucky ; Stacey Pigg North Carolina State University ; Benjamin Lauren Michigan State University ; Liza Potts Michigan State University ; Bill Hart-Davidson ; Jeff Grabill

Abstract

This article describes graduate mentorship experiences at the Writing, Information, and Digital Experience (WIDE) research center at Michigan State University and offers a stance on graduate student mentorship. It describes WIDE’s mentorship model as feminist and inclusive and as a means to invite researchers with different backgrounds to engage in knowledge-making activities and collaborate on projects. Additionally, the article explains how WIDE enables growth for its researchers, teachers, and leaders. To illustrate these ideas, the authors provide multiple perspectives across faculty mentors, former graduate students, and current graduate students in order to discuss how WIDE researchers practice mentorship and how this mentorship prepares students for future work as scholars and researchers. Finally, the article suggests ways other research centers can adapt WIDE’s approach to their own institutional context.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
2017-04-01
DOI
10.1177/0047287517692066
Open Access
Closed
Topics
graduate education writing across the curriculum multimodality

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