Team

Ten employees of the writing center are standing on a staircase, all smiling at the camera. © Grit Milisch/SZD

The Writing Centre team during a team meeting in January 2021.

The Writing Center team is part of the Center for Continuing Education and currently consists of writing didacticians, WHK and writing peer tutors. Our current and past projects can be found on our Reports & Projects page.

Writing didacticians

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Consultant for Writing Didactics

Name

Nina Melching, M.A.

Lead

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Center for Continuing Education

Center for Continuing Education

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Visiting address:

Fritz-Foerster-Bau, 5th floor, room 557 Mommsenstr. 6

01069 Dresden

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At the moment I am difficult to reach by phone. Please write me a short e-mail about your request so that we can arrange a telephone appointment.

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Tasks
  • Coordination & team management
  • Qualification of writing tutors/ student writing consultants
  • Coordination of cooperation with teachers
  • Advice for lecturers
  • Conducting courses for students
Profile
  • I studied: Applied Cultural Studies (M.A.); then further training as a writing consultant
  • I attach particular importance to this in consulting: writing in a university context is a very demanding and complex matter, and there are no one-size-fits-all solutions. We work together to develop what will help you individually
  • Favorite place to write: My tidy desk with a large monitor.
  • Favoritewriting time: I have the most peace and quiet and energy to think and write hard from around 7:30 in the morning.
  • My biggest challenge when writing is to really concentrate on the work on my text and, for example, to exclude ideas that have nothing to do with it or to resist the urge to check my emails.

  • When I'm not busy writing/reading: I like to do yoga in my free time.

  • My tip: Allow time for revision so that your text can take shape before you put on the overly critical glasses.
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Consultant for Writing Didactics

Name

Claudia Hammermüller

Further education coordination, public relations

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Writing Center of TU Dresden

Writing Center of TU Dresden

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Fritz-Foerster-Bau, 5th floor, room 557 Mommsenstr. 6

01069 Dresden

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Tasks
  • Coordination of continuing education formats for students: Workshops, offers in the studium generale and in the supplementary teaching area, online information center
  • Coordination of the didactic writing training program for teachers
  • Advice for teachers

  • Organization of courses for students

  • Public Relations, e-learning & OER

  • Contact person for inclusion & accessibility at the Writing Center

Profile
  • I studied: Media and communication studies with a focus on media education (M.A.)
  • Favorite place to write: Definitely alone and outdoors (balcony, terrace, park)
  • Favorite time to write: In the afternoon, after my midday slump
  • My biggest writing challenge is: Time management!
  • When I'm not busy writing or reading, I organize and manage offers and projects of the writing center :)
Paulina Hösl steht vor einem verschwommenen hellgrünen Hintergrund. Im Bild ist die obere Körperhälfte. Sie hat offene, dunkelbraune Haare. Sie trägt einen dunklen Pullover. © Sven Ellger

Consultant for Writing Didactics

Name

Paulina Hösl

Project sTUDy smart, expert for AI & writing

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Writing Center of TU Dresden

Writing Center of TU Dresden

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Fritz-Foerster-Bau, Floor 5, Room 556 Mommsenstr. 6

01069 Dresden

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Tasks
  • Coordination and realization of offers for female students and international students as part of the ESF-funded network project "STUDY SMART", starting April 2024
  • Expert on questions about AI & academic writing
Profile
  • I studied: Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies (English and German Studies, B.A.), European Languages (M.A.), in progress: Communication Psychology and Management (M.A.)
  • I attach particular importance to this in consulting: I place a lot of value on exchange. Even after many years of working at the writing center, there are still new and exciting things about writing that I don't know and I always learn something new in a consultation.
  • Favorite topics in writing consultations: text feedback and academic language
  • Favorite place to write: my armchair, comes with cat by default
  • Favorite writing time: at night, after midnight
  • My biggest writing challenge is: time management
  • My tip: Talking about it with others really helps - no matter what it's about. And writing is also part of it.
Sharon Király steht vor einem verschwommenen hellgrünen Hintergrund. Zu sehen ist die obere Körperhälfte. Sie hat offene, blonde Haare und lächelt. Sie trägt ein rotes Jacket, ein dunkles Oberteil und hat den rechten Arm angewinkelt in die Hüfte gestellt © Crispin-Iven Mokry

Consultant for writing didactics

Name

Sharon Király

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Writing Center of TU Dresden

Writing Center of TU Dresden

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Visiting address:

Fritz-Foerster-Bau, Raum 139 Mommsenstr. 6

01069 Dresden

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Address postal

Postal address:

TUD Dresden University of Technology Technische Universität Dresden
Zentrum für Weiterbildung
Projekt Schreibzentrum

01069 Dresden

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Tasks
  • Project implementation "'Startklar?! Core competencies of academic writing, research and thinking for successful studies" in cooperation with the Institute of Media and Communication
  • Contact person for inclusion & accessibility at the Writing Center
  • Contact person for the interface "academic writing at school"
Profile
  • I studied: B.A. SLK German & Romance Studies; M.A. European Languages
  • I attach particular importance to this in consulting: In a consultation, I attach great importance to understanding what my counterpart is working on and which working methods have proven successful for him or her. If I know what makes you tick, I can adapt my consulting strategy and the overall atmosphere to your needs. The most important thing for me, however, is not to release anyone from the consultation until I have the feeling that my counterpart has a clear head again.
  • Favorite place to write: Somewhere where I can spread out my material or listen to music, have light background noise and stay late at night.
  • Favoritewriting time: I can usually think best after 6 p.m., then I like to stay in the flow until late at night.
  • My biggest challenge when writing is: I find literary work very exhausting - reading, writing down and reproducing everything. I'm also most motivated when I have unanswered questions. So if I "only" have to write down what I've already found out, I find it difficult to get myself together and stay on task.
  • My tip: Be open to improving yourself. Nobody does everything perfectly. Get feedback, learn from others. Choose the room where you are the dumbest person rather than the room where you are the smartest.

Research Assistants

Porträt von Robert Bosse. Er trägt hellbraune, zusammengebundene Haare, eine Brille und einen dunklen Kapuzenpullover © Sven Ellger

Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft

Name

Robert Bosse

Schreibberatung, Workshops

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Writing Center of TU Dresden

Writing Center of TU Dresden

Tasks
  • Writing consultancy
  • Coordination of writing consultation and editing/proofreading
  • Conducting courses for students
  • Collaboration in the "Startklar?!" project
Profile
  • I studied: Literature, Culture and Societal Change (M.A.)
  • I attach particular importance to this in counseling: that the person seeking advice has the feeling that he or she can think freely about everything that concerns him or her when writing and can also articulate this in conversation.
  • Favorite place to write: Sometimes my desk at home, mainly because of the familiar surroundings; sometimes a library, mainly because of the other people.
  • Favorite writing time: mornings
  • My biggest writing challenge: Things that simply have to be done. My biggest motivation on the other side are questions that are still unanswered. If I feel like I know for sure where all my writing is going, I usually find it harder to write.
  • My tip: talk about writing. Any conversation, no matter how serious or fun, can help you move forward with your writing project.
Tobias Dittrich hat kurze dunkelblonde Haare, eine Brille und trägt ein dunkelrotes Poloshirt. © Sven Ellger

Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft

Name

Tobias Dittrich

Schreibberatung, Evaluation, Unterstützung Workshoporganisation

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Writing Center of TU Dresden

Writing Center of TU Dresden

Tasks
  • Writing advice
  • Support in the organization of the continuing education program for teachers
  • Support in the evaluation
  • Collaboration in the "Startklar?!" project
  • Collaboration in the KI AG of the SZD
Profile
  • I studied: Sociology (M.A.)
  • I attach particular importance to this in my consultations: For me, a consultation is successful if we have found new approaches for your writing process together or if we agree at the end that your current way of working is already working really well. I always try to understand you as a writer first.
  • Favourite topics in writing consultations: text feedback, planning the writing process, self-organization
  • Favorite writing space: A place where I can go back and forth while explaining my own thoughts out loud.
  • My biggest writing challenge: Silencing my inner critic.
  • My tip: Don't be ashamed to show your text to others! Yes, texts are very personal and yes, sometimes they can be quite chaotic. But you don't have to be embarrassed at any point, because we're all like that.
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Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft

Name

Bettina Damnik

Schreibberatung, Workshops

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Writing Center of TU Dresden

Writing Center of TU Dresden

Tasks
  • Writing advice
  • Workshops for students
Profile
  • I studied: Psychology (M.Sc.), Computer Science (Diploma)
  • I attach particular importance to this in counseling: Above all, it is important to me that you feel comfortable and understood. If you leave with new ideas, new courage and/or perhaps even a concrete plan, I believe the consultation was a complete success.
  • Favourite topics in writing consultations: Time management and self-organization, procrastination, dealing with writing inhibitions
  • Favoriteplace to write: My own desk with a second screen.
  • Favorite writing time: mornings from 9 a.m.
  • My biggest challenge when writing is not getting lost in the details.
  • My tip: Ideally, get feedback on individual parts of the text early on in the writing process. An external person can give you feedback on whether your text is written in a way that readers can understand.

Writing peer tutors

The Writing Center trained new writing tutors in the summer semester 2024: Information on the qualification and call for applications 2024 (application until February 23, 2024) under "News".

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Schreib-Peer-Tutorin

Name

Emilia Zelazek

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Writing Center of TU Dresden

Writing Center of TU Dresden

Profile
  • I am studying: Social Education, Social Work and Welfare Science (B.A.)
  • What I particularly value in consulting: Communication at eye level
  • Favorite topics in writing consulting: Finding topics, questions, schedule & motivation
  • Favorite place to write: My desk & ambient music with nature sounds
  • My biggest writing challenge is: Overcoming perfectionism
  • When I'm not busy writing/reading: Doing sports or watching "Friends"
  • My tip: When you're writing, don't give up what you enjoy - that's your seatbelt!
Eine schwarze, flächig gezeichnete, Katze hält ein Buch falsch herum vor ihren Kopf. © A. Mewes/Pixelkonsum

Schreib-Peer-Tutorin

Name

Grit Milisch

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Writing Center of TU Dresden

Writing Center of TU Dresden

Profile
  • I study: Sociology
  • I place particular emphasis on this in my consultations: we try to find out together how we can best help you progress and, despite all the seriousness, we also have fun doing it.
  • Favorite topics in writing consulting: Text feedback, quotes & bringing your "own voice" into the text, creativity & academic style, writing inhibitions, motivation, revising texts
  • Favorite writing location: Changes depending on mood, mood and weather.
  • Favorite writing time: Early in the morning, late in the evening, sometimes during the day
  • My biggest challenge when writing is sorting all the notes that accumulate in apps, PDFs, Word documents, on scraps of paper, in notebooks and books. :D
  • My tip: Find your (writing) path and trust it. Enjoy the "brain muscle ache" that comes with writing.
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Schreib-Peer-Tutor

Name

Hugh Sebastian

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Writing Center of TU Dresden

Writing Center of TU Dresden

Profile
  • I am studying or have studied: Sociology, Psychology (not completed)
  • I attach particular importance to this in my consultations: It is important to me that you feel welcome, safe and taken seriously so that you can address everything and we can work together on solutions for your concerns.
  • Favourite topics in writing consultations: Time management & self-organization, procrastination & writer's block/inhibitions, sorting ideas & structuring texts
  • Favorite place to write: At my desk and on my balcony
  • My biggest challenge when writing is sticking to deadlines and my plan.
  • When I'm not busy writing/reading, I do sports or play chess.
  • My tip: Use writing as a thinking tool! It's better to have the raw text in your hand than the final version in your head.
Portraitfoto: freundlich lächelnd, lange glatte Haare © Sven Ellger

Schreib-Peer-Tutorin

Name

Rebekka Richter

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Organization Name

Writing Center of TU Dresden

Writing Center of TU Dresden

Profile
  • I am studying: Business Education and Management Training (M. Sc.)
  • I attach particular importance to this in consulting: everything is open. We look together at where your questions and my knowledge / experience come together.
  • Favorite place to write: in DrePunct by the large glass windows
  • My biggest challenge when writing is trying out new types of text.
  • When I'm not busy writing/reading, I play the violin or take a walk through the Dresden Heath.
  • My tip: everything takes time! Give yourself time to learn how to write during your studies!

Former employees, tutors and companions

We would like to thank all former employees, tutors and companions who have played a key role in shaping the Writing Center since the start of the project in 2016 and its continuation in 2024.

Writing tutors

  • Qualification 2024: Emilia Zelazek, Grit Millisch, Hugh Sebastian, Rebekka Richter
  • Qualification 2021: Annica Kramer, Bettina Damnik, Tobias Dittrich
  • Qualification 2018: Elisabeth Freund, Isabell Dietze, Kiron Franzki, Lukas Schmitz, Robert Bosse, Sharon Király, Tatjana Sulzer
  • Qualification 2016/2017: Andrej Swidsinski, Beatrice Wiegand, Felix Hage, Inga Schütte, Lena Turpel, Michéle Kümmel, Paulina Hösl, Theresa Beerbaum, Tina Fartak

Employees

Ulrike Samuelsson, Theresa Beerbaum, Nicole Puschmann, Nicole Filz and, in the early years of cooperation with the Career Service, especially Annedor Häcker, Kristin Jäckel, Dr. Kathy Küchenmeister and all key competence tutors!

SHK/WHK

Christina Ullrich (support for public relations), Felix Schilk (support for the design and implementation of OBSA - online module for the supervision of seminar papers and theses), Leonie Reuter (support for the creation of accessible documents),

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