Thursday, March 10, 2005

The writing tutors, next week's workshops & a website.

The writing tutor program is up and running and students are evaluating the service positively. If you haven’t had a chance to come visit us, we're in Dafoe library in the reference room (there are signs near the entrance that will help you find us). Students are seeking help with understanding the assignment, finding resources, and creating a thesis statement. The tutors are all friendly and really like helping students improve their writing skills. I know the tutors think it's awesome to see students from different areas and share their knowledge them.

We had to cancel last week's workshop "Editing Your Final Draft." Anita (LAC Learning Specialist) will be re-offering it on Monday, March 14 at 2:30 (Information Commons, main floor, Elizabeth Dafoe Library). See you there!

We are also offering:

    • Editing: Verbs and Pronouns Tuesday March 15th 3:15 217 Univ. Centre
    • How to Prepare for Exams Thursday March 17th 2:30 340 Helen Glass

There are some great sites dedicated to improving student’s skills. I have found this site http://www.studygs.net/index.htm helpful. Not only great for study skills, but also on every academic front you can imagine. Plus, it is available in 26 languages! Incredible, eh? Please, let me know what other treasures are out there.

Cheers,
Natalie
(LAC Writing Tutor)

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