Two's Company Three's A Conversation Analysis

In the article “Two’s company, Three’s a Conversation: A Study of Dialogue Among a Professor, a Peer-Writing Fellow, and Undergraduates Around Feedback and Writing” by Alyssa-Rae Hug, the biggest point I pulled out was that students benefit from having more than one reader. As a writer, this is something I know quite well in practice, but it was interesting to see research behind that idea.
One voice responding to your work feels overwhelming, and you can feel like you must listen to that voice because they know what’s best. A couple of voices can make you feel more like you’re part of a group instead of a target for criticism. When many people are telling you something, you can see a trend, then choose to respond to that trend of opinion
You don’t have to add in the same thing twice. You can either change the headings on one of them or delete it entirely. If you choose to not delete the entire section, you can use that section to add in your instructor/peer feedback. If you choose not to add them in their own section, you will need to decide where else to incorporate them, as they are a required part of this section. Looking over your feedback and the resulting draft helps both you and your reader see how much your writing has improved!”
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Another topic that is close to my heart is ownership over your own writing. Hug (2013) says, “Writing Fellows occupy that space between the professor and students… Writing fellows can help students to retain ownership over their own writing in that class and beyond” (p. 2). I tried to help students remember that their writing belonged to them in the end, and that feedback is intended to help them guide their writing process. Here are a few examples of student feedback I gave this semester that I believe advocates student ownership over their
Having someone misunderstand your intentions seems to be the biggest drawback presented in a lot of our reading, along with not being able to read body language and quickly develop rapport with a student. However, I assume that I will be misunderstood at some point, both in real life exchanges and online. For me, giving feedback or having a conversation online comes down to common courtesy. How do you want to be treated? I try to give people the benefit of the doubt whenever possible instead of getting upset immediately, explain myself as clearly as possible, and encourage the person that I’m talking to to ask questions if they don’t understand something I’m saying. I think people can tell when you legitimately are just trying to help them versus being all-knowing and bossy, even