Study Help and Tutoring

The Writing Skills Centre is closed until September. If you are a student looking for writing help, please email Amy Becker at amy.becker@rdc.ab.ca.

Have a GREAT summer!!!

Exciting news!!

Student requests for more drop-in hours have not gone unnoticed by our staff. As a result, starting September, 2018, the Writing Skills Centre will be exclusively offering drop-in hours!! Once our drop-in schedule is confirmed, we will place it online.

Please keep in mind that these drop-in hours may mean that you share the writing tutor with other writers. Also, drop-in hours will not be offered on holidays or weekends.

If you would like an appointment, please contact the writing tutor (Nicole Rice) at: nicole.rice@rdc.ab.ca 

But....What Does it Mean???

Introducing exclusive drop-in hours will give student writers a chance to use the Writing Skills Centre as a place to create a community: A community for writing, sharing ideas, discussing topics, or just hanging out with fellow writers! While there are no limits to drop-in use, please be advised that tutors will ensure that the Writing Centre does not become a crutch for your creative process. We want you to be able to write everywhere, not just here!

So come over to the Writing Skills Centre and get your write on. We look forward to working with you!!

All RDC students are welcome in the Writing Skills Centre. It doesn't matter what program you're in or what your marks are. We can help you with:

• Essay organization and structure
• Research and planning
• Developing a strong thesis statement
• Grammar and punctuation
• Any other issues related to writing

In order to become independent learners, students must be prepared to acquire many types of skills throughout their post-secondary education. At the Writing Skills Centre, we focus on helping students develop the writing skills they need in both academic and professional settings. While our tutors cannot proofread your paper for you, they can teach you how to proofread your own work, skills that will stay with you for life.

During your tutoring session in the Writing Skills Centre, you can:

• Bring your preliminary ideas and notes for an assignment, so you can talk them through with the tutor. Talking them through can help you clarify and focus your ideas.
• Bring a draft of your paper—no matter how rough it is. The tutor can comment on which sections are clearly explained and which might need more explanation and support.
• Bring in your paper in its final stages. Ask the tutor to comment on particular parts—e.g., paragraphs, sentences, word choices—that you’re unsure about.
• Bring your nearly finished paper. The tutor can give you some techniques for editing and proofreading. Please remember that the tutor will not proofread the paper for you.

The tutor will not do the work for you but will offer you guidance so you can work more effectively. Be aware that if the tutor does any more than what is described above, you may be accused of academic dishonesty. If the assignment you hand in contains the tutor’s work rather than your own, this is considered plagiarism. Plagiarism can result in severe consequences for your educational opportunities.