Understanding Student Preferences for One-to-One Writing Appointments Post-Pandemic
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| contents | Understanding Student Preferences for One-to-One Writing Appointments Post-Pandemic Bryony Parsons Heather Johnston Academic Language Writing (Composition) College Students Peer Teaching Student Attitudes Computer Mediated Communication In Person Learning COVID-19 Pandemics Preferences Tutoring Student Characteristics Intellectual Disciplines The academic writing scheme at the university is a near-peer service, which provides students with the opportunity to book one-to-one appointments with an academic writing tutor. When launched in 2019, all appointments took place in-person in the university library. When COVID-19 hit in March 2020, the service moved online, with appointments taking place over Microsoft Teams. However, with this, we noticed a drop-in appointment bookings. Currently, there is a paucity of information regarding one-to-one writing appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for student preferences of online or face-to-face appointments. Within this study, an online survey was conducted, and the 701 responses analysed to investigate students' preferences in relation to the delivery of one-to-one writing appointments post-pandemic. The results indicated a preference for in-person appointments to be available, with 55.8% of the respondents choosing this. The main factor was the preference for communicating in-person as it allows for more questions and a natural conversation. However, there is clearly still an appetite for appointments to be delivered online, with postgraduate students in particular expressing an interest in this format. Students indicated that the accessibility of appointments for students who are not on campus regularly was the biggest factor for choosing online as their preference. It can be concluded that a hybrid model, where students can choose between the two appointment types is most appropriate, which along with increased targeted promotion to specific faculties and year groups, should increase the usage of the service. |
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| spellingShingle | Understanding Student Preferences for One-to-One Writing Appointments Post-Pandemic Bryony Parsons Heather Johnston Academic Language Writing (Composition) College Students Peer Teaching Student Attitudes Computer Mediated Communication In Person Learning COVID-19 Pandemics Preferences Tutoring Student Characteristics Intellectual Disciplines Understanding Student Preferences for One-to-One Writing Appointments Post-Pandemic Bryony Parsons Heather Johnston Academic Language Writing (Composition) College Students Peer Teaching Student Attitudes Computer Mediated Communication In Person Learning COVID-19 Pandemics Preferences Tutoring Student Characteristics Intellectual Disciplines The academic writing scheme at the university is a near-peer service, which provides students with the opportunity to book one-to-one appointments with an academic writing tutor. When launched in 2019, all appointments took place in-person in the university library. When COVID-19 hit in March 2020, the service moved online, with appointments taking place over Microsoft Teams. However, with this, we noticed a drop-in appointment bookings. Currently, there is a paucity of information regarding one-to-one writing appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for student preferences of online or face-to-face appointments. Within this study, an online survey was conducted, and the 701 responses analysed to investigate students' preferences in relation to the delivery of one-to-one writing appointments post-pandemic. The results indicated a preference for in-person appointments to be available, with 55.8% of the respondents choosing this. The main factor was the preference for communicating in-person as it allows for more questions and a natural conversation. However, there is clearly still an appetite for appointments to be delivered online, with postgraduate students in particular expressing an interest in this format. Students indicated that the accessibility of appointments for students who are not on campus regularly was the biggest factor for choosing online as their preference. It can be concluded that a hybrid model, where students can choose between the two appointment types is most appropriate, which along with increased targeted promotion to specific faculties and year groups, should increase the usage of the service. |
| title | Understanding Student Preferences for One-to-One Writing Appointments Post-Pandemic |
| topic | Academic Language Writing (Composition) College Students Peer Teaching Student Attitudes Computer Mediated Communication In Person Learning COVID-19 Pandemics Preferences Tutoring Student Characteristics Intellectual Disciplines |
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