Congratulations to Instructor Nikki Chasteen on Publication of a Co-Authored Chapter in The Post-Pandemic Writing Center
Congratulations to instructor Nikki Chasteen on publication of a co-authored chapter in The Post-Pandemic Writing Center! The chapter is titled "Remotely Sustaining Community and Enhancing Professional Development in a Writing and Communications Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic." An excerpt:
With the sharp, unexpected increase in remote work during the pandemic, workplaces, including writing centers, have struggled to maintain professional and personal connections among their team members (Brooks-Gilles et al.). As the pandemic recedes, writing center practitioners should be mindful of what this period has taught us about developing and sustaining community among staff. Using the concept of a community of practice (CoP) as an organizing principle, we discuss how we redesigned daily operations to keep 70+ newly remote staff at the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Writing and Communication Center (WCC) engaged with students, colleagues, and the center [ . . . ]