
You can upload the paper or simply copy and paste the text into the editor. You and your tutor can review the paper together and make changes to it in real-time in a collaborative rich-text editor. To meet your tutor online, log back onto WCOnline and select the red link that says, “Start or Join Online Consultation” from your appointment window approximately 5 to 10 minutes before the start of your appointment. In order for our tutors to provide thorough feedback, please consider your priorities for revision when determining the length of your appointment. Online Realtime appointments must be at least 1 hour long.You’ll meet your Writing Center Tutor online in a chatroom and/or via Webcam within WCOnline, our scheduling platform. Online appointments allow you to meet with a tutor remotely in real time and get the same quality feedback as though you were sitting face to face. You may also work on prewriting, brainstorming, working under pressure, improving grammar, and other aspects of writing, even if you do not have a draft or a particular assignment.Many writers-including us tutors!-find that this strategy is useful, particularly when looking for content or patterns of error to revise and readability for an audience. Expect to try our core practice of reading aloud: you (or the tutor, if you prefer) will usually read your draft out loud.Your tutor will work with you to determine what you will spend time working on during the appointment, so before you arrive, try to prepare questions for your Writing Center Tutor or some goals for the tutorial.16 double-spaced pages of writing per 2 hours.12 double-spaced pages of writing per 1.5 hours.8 double-spaced pages of writing per 1 hour.4 double-spaced pages of writing per 30 minutes.In order for our tutors to provide thorough feedback, please consider your priorities for revision when determining the length of your appointment.Bring any materials you need to the appointment, such as your draft, prompt, and/or any sources you’re using.Whatever your project and wherever you are in the process, you can visit us in-person at the Lincoln Park Campus or the Loop Campus for face-to-face help.
