Design Document 4

Protocol for Studio Sessions (specific to students' writing/ study issues)
Students should come to sessions with assignment sheets given by instructor, hard copy or electronic copy of their drafts.

• Introduction and sign-in (this part of the session is about taking attendance and giving a "welcome" to the session. Should take less than 5 minutes)
• Organize chairs/desks so that everyone can see each other ("half circle") and so that everyone is in close proximity of one another
• Designate a time keeper (not the facilitator) to keep track of the time so that all students have equal time to share their work with the group.
• Each student will take their turn presenting their assignment
• Students should come to the session with questions/concerns about their assignment or drafts so a "rubric" can be made (meeting instructor's requirements- each student should have a different "rubric")
• Each student might have a different assignment and/or a different concern so the presenting student will have to be specific as to what the group should be listening for when the draft is being read
• If the student does not have a draft, the time will be used as a brainstorming process with the studio group to draw up an outline for the assignment (this outline could be used for the organization of the paper to ensure that all of the instructor's requirements are met).
• After the student presents, ask for positive feedback from the group
• Then the group will address the student's concerns with their work (the "rubric" that was made before presenting)
• Student should write down suggestions and write what they are going to do at home (can be taken as notes in their Netbooks)
• As a wrap-up at the end of the session, ask students what they will do with the feedback given to them from the session.

Facilitator should:

• take attendance
• encourage student to student interaction/feedback
• be a guide, but emphasize a student centered session
• be aware of student interaction and body language to gauge comfort level of students, the more comfortable they are with each other, the more feedback
• make sure the session stays on topic