1.0Another Wordhttps://dept.writing.wisc.edu/blogElizabeth Parfitthttps://dept.writing.wisc.edu/blog/author/elizabeth-parfitt/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oPTVQJGdc3"><a href="https://dept.writing.wisc.edu/blog/more-than-a-feeling/">More Than a Feeling: Finding the “Felt Sense” Through Tutoring</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dept.writing.wisc.edu/blog/more-than-a-feeling/embed/#?secret=oPTVQJGdc3" width="600" height="338" title="“More Than a Feeling: Finding the “Felt Sense” Through Tutoring” — Another Word" data-secret="oPTVQJGdc3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://dept.writing.wisc.edu/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://dept.writing.wisc.edu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/diego-ph-SZYreZsJ-fE-unsplash2-1-scaled.jpg25601441By Elizabeth Parfitt, Penn State University—As a writing center administrator, I observe 15-20 new writing tutors each semester to provide them with constructive feedback toward their development as tutors, scholars, and writers. [...] It’s a part of my job that is time consuming but a highlight. When I’m sitting next to a writer and tutor, watching them move an idea forward, I feel connected to the writing center and the possibilities that tutoring affords. I feel confident that the work we’re doing is making a difference on campus. This overt emotional connection to the work might also explain why I honed in on a curious trend during my observations this past year. [...]