Jenna Kranz

CONSULTATIONS:
• Consultant for new Academic Advancement area, Embry-Riddle – Point of contact: Jan Collins – December 2012 to May 2013
• Collaborate with Embry-Riddle Writing Center to test viability of virtual tutoring options (Smart Podium with Ask Online) – Point of contact: Claire Little PhD, Assistant Professor of Literature and Writing Center Director
• Integrated technology and design into four regional campus Writing Centers and a multi-function collaboration space – Daytona State College, September 2012 to February 2013

CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS:
• “Space is Rhetorical” – Professional Development Workshop for Stacy Collins – Stetson University – October 2013
• Learning Space Assessment Presentation - Mary Crowe, Ph. D., Associate Provost of Experiential Education & Learning Spaces Collaboratory Advisory Board member & Jennifer King, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education and Director of Technology – Florida Sothern College – April 1, 2013
• “Revision isn’t Just for Writing: Assessing and Rethinking our Spaces” – SWCA (Southeastern Writing Center Association) Conference – February 22, 2013
• Higher Education Teaching and Learning (HETL) International Conference – January 2013
• “Considering our Audience(s): Designing an Effective Writing Center” – SWCA (Southeastern Writing Center Association) Conference – February 16, 2012

DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Supervise and serve as a resource professional to the DSC-UCF Writing Center staff, including Learning Specialists, Faculty Volunteers, Writing Fellows, and Peer Tutors
• Develop and present workshop curriculum for various campus-wide initiatives
• Liaise with each Daytona State College department; attend all major meetings and exchange up-to-date information for academic support entities
• Serve on college-wide SACS and QEP committees, among others
• Assist with the development and management of four regional campus DSC-UCF Writing Center locations
• Assess and maintain Writing Center spaces based on current best practices in academic support space design and our college’s evolving demographic
• Create and present academic workshops for students, staff, and faculty
• Prepare and present on current best practices at Writing Center conferences
• Help to coordinate faculty involvement and engagement in the Writing Center
• Create and give interactive presentations for Writing Center orientations
• Tutor students approximately 15 hours per week
• Address questions from students, staff, and faculty
• Help Writing Center Director plan and implement Writing Center outreach, tutor training, and virtual tutoring
• Assist with the Writing Center budget and anticipate how both staffing needs and material resources will vary between semesters and fiscal years
• Help to create and distribute annual usage reports
• Responsible for hiring student workers, including all front desk personnel and peer tutors
• Create student worker schedules each semester and arrange substitute coverage when necessary

• Provided one-on-one standardized test coaching for middle school students, specifically focusing on essay prompts
• Worked with high school students on analytical writing techniques to help them improve in every part of their writing process
• Worked with parents and teachers to discern students’ primary composition issues
• Helped students to develop confidence and skill in their writing ability

• Worked one-on-one with student writers to help them become better writers using specific pedagogical techniques
• Developed educational curriculum for writing center consultants, both in and out of the BCC-UCF Writing Center
• Created workshop materials to be used during selected weekly seminars
• Managed resource materials and handouts for student and faculty use
• Spoke at student orientation sessions to acquaint students with the Writing Center’s offered services
• Staffed writing center table during Student Government Association events
• Mentored new consultants