If you are interested in working online with a Learning Center Writing Tutor you will first need to email the Learning Center at: learningcenterwritingtutor@gmail.com
In this email, you must include ALL of the following information:
- Your full name (first and last)
- EMPL ID number
- Preference for Zoom or email correspondence-based tutoring
- The course you are taking for which the assignment is due
- An attached file of the paper or homework assignment (in a Microsoft Word compatible format) or a Google Docs link to the file
- Assignment due date
- Assignment prompt given by the professor or if no prompt exists, an explanation of the assignment’s requirements
- A concise summary of your concerns about the assignment and what areas you believe you need the most help/guidance in
- The day and time you are looking to make the appointment for
If any important information is left out, a reply will be sent asking you to include that missing information. You will not have your work seen by a tutor until all necessary information is provided.
- If you have selected live tutoring, you will be sent an invite link for a Zoom meeting to your email address at the start of the tutoring period; a Zoom account is not required to participate in the session.
- Live tutoring sessions are similar to in-person tutoring sessions, in that the tutor will review your work with you present, offering corrections and feedback as they read the assignment.
- In addition to an audio connection, Zoom offers a number of tools for the tutor to use, allowing them to more effectively communicate with you and highlight any needed changes to the assignment.
- If you select email correspondence, a writing tutor will review your work for up to an hour, making some necessary changes while evaluating other areas of concern. The result will then be sent to you from the Learning Center email account.
- Keep in mind, for those who choose email correspondence, the tutor will NOT provide a line-by-line edit of your paper.
- Instead, he or she will help to refine the more prominent areas of need in the writing assignment and give you detailed guidance on how to make your own corrections to the rest of the paper.
Please note that no session will exceed 60 minutes in length.