I had never heard of OWL. In fact, halfway into the semester is when I figured out how OWL is used at USI. I've only seen or heard of one session with OWL. The 'mock session' was a good practice before beginning a real OWL session. Like face-to-face sessions, I was forced to decide which appraoch to take, how directive to be, and to what extent. For very simple mistakes, I highlighted it without leaving any comments. Most of these errors included misspellings. This is a risk I had to take, since I didn't know if the client would know the correct spellings. I had noticed a few errors the client had made that were seen throughout the essay. For the first mistake, I explained why it was incorrect, how to correct it, and provided an example. I believe this was for comma splices. For other errors, I struggled trying to find out what to say so that I wouldn't say too much yet also provide a good explanation. In the mock session, however, we weren't able to continue the session with more e-mails. We weren't able to further explain any questions or concerns the client may have had. All in all I believe this mock session was beneficial and a good practice. I am motivated and anxious for my first OWL session, especially one on Whiteboard.