Keywords
Asynchronous, Pedagogy, Feedback examples, Reader response
First Paragraph
In the course of attempting to respond productively to papers well beyond my ken (and often feeling I’ve failed miserably), I gradually developed some ideas about how to approach doing e-mail tutoring outside my areas of expertise. The techniques I outline below do not replace a deep familiarity with the subject matter, but they offer a way to use a lack of familiarity with a subject to respond practically to content issues and also to offer some types of insight that a master of the discipline might not give.
Citation Information
Type of Source: Newsletter Article
Author: Ted Remington
Year of Publication: 2010
Title: “But It Is Rocket Science!: E-mail Tutoring Outside Your Comfort Zone”
Publication: Writing Lab Newsletter, Volume 35, Issue 1
Page Range: 5-8