CLC Writing Center Online for Fall 2020
All writing support this semester will be offered virtually through our Online Writing Center.
You have two options when working with the Online Writing Center:
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The Spring 2019 semester is off to a cold and wintery start, but here in the CLC Writing Centers, things are heating up. Writing tutors are ready to help you with all your writing needs–from understanding your assignment to generating ideas to fine-tuning a later draft.
Please see the flyer below for information about our hours and locations as well as our social media presence. Please Like us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
Spring 2019 – Writing Center Info – Students
We’re also preparing for several writing-related events this semester.
International Writing Centers Week
Monday, February 11, 2019 – Saturday, February 16, 2019
Night Against Procrastination
Wednesday, May 1, 2018 5:30 – 10:00 pm
Room C106 (Multipurpose Room)
Stay tuned for more information about these and other writing-related topics.
CLC Writing Center Supports Online Students
By Brigette Dumblauskas, Lead Online Tutor
In the spring of 2015, the Writing Center collaborated with a few of our wonderful English faculty members to try something new for CLC: offering online writing support. With a growing selection of online course options and students enrolling from places near and far, it seemed we owed it to online students to make writing tutoring available to them, especially since coming in to one of the physical writing centers was simply not feasible for many of them. (Travel from Haiti to Grayslake for a one hour tutoring session? Not happening.)
We’ve come a long way since that first semester, expanding from offering online tutoring in just three course sections to welcoming students enrolled in any CLC online course to work with a writing tutor online. When people who are used to face-to-face tutoring in the physical writing center hear that I tutor online, they sometimes grimace a bit and ask, “How does that work?” The answer is it works pretty well, partly because the online environment offers a lot of flexibility, not only in terms of time and location, but also in mode of interaction. Continue reading “CLC Writing Center Supports Online Students”
This Job Could Change Your Life
I don’t think there is a quantifiable answer for how much I’ve gained by becoming a peer tutor. -Jessica Cole
To say I am anything less than a completely different person from who I was 16 weeks ago would be a lie . . . this has made me closer to who I want to be in life. It introduced me to so many different types of people that I’d never met. It’s shown me no story is less than another and to not judge. -Anna Brunette
An Opportunity You Don’t Want to Miss
The CLC Writing Center hires peer tutors on an annual basis. Applications are made available
in May and interviews are conducted in June to choose the 15-16 students who will take part in the Peer Writing Tutor Program the next academic year. We reach out to instructors, asking them to recommend students in their classes that they think would make good tutors, but we also market this opportunity directly to interested student.
If you will be continuing your studies at CLC in 2018-2019* and have maintained at least a B grade point average, we encourage you to apply for a tutoring position with us. No matter what your major, working as a writing tutor will benefit you in a number of ways.
- Many studies have shown that tutoring someone else increases one’s own awareness and understanding of a subject.
- Tutoring gives you valuable work and academic experience
- Scholarship and admission committees and potential employers take this tutoring experience very seriously.
The most exciting part of becoming a tutor is the experience of working with others—student writers, other tutors, and the writing center staff. You’ll be joining a vibrant, teaching and learning community that will challenge you to grow both academically and professionally.
*You must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours each semester. Continue reading “This Job Could Change Your Life”
April in the Lakeshore Tutoring Center
It’s become a rite of passage each April: final year students in CLC’s dental hygiene program descend on the Lakeshore Tutoring Center, drafts of resumes and cover letters in hand. Students know that, in a competitive job market, well-crafted written submissions to prospective employers can make the difference between acceptance and rejection. Resumes and cover letters that sparkle reflect both the quality of instruction in the college’s dental hygiene program and the caliber of our graduates. Program faculty endorse tutoring services at Lakeshore and actively encourage students to work with tutors on all of their major writing assignments. Lakeshore staff are delighted and honored to be part of that collaboration.
Writing Center Assists in Creating Better Writers, Showcases Diversity
This article was written for the March 13, 2017 edition of CLC’s campus newspaper, The Chronicle, by Kyle Dalton, staff writer and peer writing tutor. Though written almost a year ago, it gives a good overview of our mission and services.
With the spring semester in full swing at CLC, the tutoring center is a-buzz with students seeking help. For anyone having trouble with those tricky personal narratives, research papers, or transfer applications, look no further; The Writing Center is here to help!
No matter whether you’re struggling getting started or just want someone there next to you to help finalize the last details, tutors are available to help guide you in your writing process. Students have a large range of options on where and when they can go if they want some help. Any hoping to revise, rework, and get some one-on-one time with a tutor are in luck. The CLC Writing Center offers writers one-on-one assistance at the Lakeshore, Southlake, and Grayslake campuses
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Voices from the CLC Writing Center 