Writing Center Sessions

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Face-to-Face Sessions

Face-to-face sessions are designed to meet the needs of all levels of writers from all disciplines and fields at all stages of the writing process. Consultants are here to work with you on all aspects of your writing process and to help you identify your writing strengths and improve on other areas of your writing.

Not sure what kind of assignments to bring to the UWC? Here are just a few examples of projects writers are bringing:

  • Research Papers
  • Reports
  • Novels
  • Rhetorical Analysis
  • Critical Reading and Annotating
  • Literacy Narratives
  • Senior Capstone Projects, Undergraduate or Graduate Theses, and Dissertations

Sessions are 25 or 45 minutes long and should be scheduled in advance, when possible. These sessions are intended to strengthen the writer and his/her ability to compose using a variety of technologies. At the UWC, we believe every writer has the capacity to become a stronger writer, and we are excited to assist with this journey. 

Multimedia Project Sessions

The UWC also specializes in helping you prepare for projects beyond the text like speeches, poster presentations, video or audio assignments, digital assignments, ePortfolios, and more. A consultant will talk with you about your composing process and help you brainstorm, revise, or troubleshoot works-in-progress, and the consultant will respond as your audience and help your present your best, most thoughtfully developed work. While we don't teach you how to work with a particular program, we can help you to use it in composing your project. If for some reason we don't know a particular function of the program, we can help set up a consultation with the Digital Media Studio.

Sessions are 25 or 45 minutes long and should be scheduled in advance, when possible. These sessions are intended to strengthen the writer and his/her ability to compose using a variety of technologies.

Online Sessions

The UWC offers online sessions where you can communicate in real time with a consultant through WCOnline, our online scheduler. When scheduling your session, make sure you choose "Yes-Schedule Online Appointment" under the "Meet Online?" question. When it is time to join your online session, you will simply click the red words "Start or Join Online Consultation" using WCOnline. 

If the device you are using to join the online session has audio/visual capabilities, we encourage you to use this feature! On the toolbar, you can click on the camera icon to allow the consultant to hear and/or see you. The first time you use audio/video, your browser may prompt you to allow the use of your camera and microphone in your session. If you don't have audio/visual capabilities, don't worry! You can use the area to the right of the screen to have a text conversation in real time. 

Online Writing Center Tips and Features:

  • Start your session on time. Call the Writing Center at 615-904-8237 if you are having trouble joining your online session. 
  • If you have a document you will be using during the online session, you can import or paste it to the whiteboard. Changes made to text in this window are highlighted and seen immediately by both individuals participating in the online consultation.