Writing Center
Services Available: for Writing Assistants
E-Tutoring Instructions
- The receptionist should check Writing Center e-mail each hour.
- Go to SUU Homepage
- Click on “Faculty & Staff” link
- Click on “GroupWise Web Access” link
- Click “Yes” to proceed
- Enter Username (writingcenter) and Password (******)
- If an e-tutoring submission is in the mailbox, it needs to be completed.
- Move e-mail to appropriate folder so it isn’t responded to twice.
- Check the box next to the e-mail
- Click “Move”
- Click the “+” next to “Cabinet”
- Click on Fall 2009
- Open e-mail.
- Copy and Paste submission into a Word document if it arrives as a long e-mail. It is usually best to save the document as Word 2003 compatible document if you are not sure that the client has access to the newest version of the program.
- Introduce yourself and thank student for submitting to SUU Writing Center
- Tell the student what you will be commenting on
- Tell the student how the comments can be identified in the draft
- Keep clear of the text. Use the "New Comment" function under the MSWORD "review" tab to insert your comments.
- Don’t overwhelm the writer. Address a few major problems or recurring errors.
- Encourage as well as critique. Address student at least once by name.
- Follow up at the end with overall comments and suggestions
- Thank student once again for submitting. Encourage him/her to submit again or to visit the Center in person.
- Move e-mail to appropriate folder so it isn’t responded to twice.
- Once you have completed your comments, reply to the sender from the writing center e-mail account (not your own personal e-mail). Attach the file of the paper with your comments and write a short introduction in the body of the e-mail similar to the introduction on your comments.
- If you must leave before you complete the document, inform the next arriving tutor and note the incomplete response on the whiteboard
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