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In this article, we report on the results of a cross-institutional survey of sixty-one writing centers regarding their use of session notes, describing the nature of the forms used to record session notes, and also identifying and cataloging the various motivations and interests that seem to drive our field's collection of session notes and the institutional and scholarly uses to which notes are put. Our project collected two types of data--survey data (about individual institutions' use of session notes) and artifact data (blank session note forms and session note datasets). We begin by providing an overview of our methods and share our findings from responses to the survey and our analysis of the blank forms that institutions shared. We then discuss our findings, including implications and resources for developing and revising session notes as well as sample questions that indicate the range and the possibilities for session note use in writing center practice and research/assessment. Lastly, w'e argue for the importance of developing an open-access, evolving repository for this type of data in writing center studies. Following the publication of this article, we intend to make available the data we have collected and update it annually, providing new and increased opportunities for practitioners, scholars, and students to access and study this information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
