Do you have a quick question about writing or English? You can ask a tutor in the Learning Commons Writing Zoom Room:
Live, real-time tutoring is available by appointment from the Learning Commons. Tutoring sessions are held via Zoom, which you can use on computers or smart devices like mobile phones.
Use the online request system to book an appointment with a Writing Tutor.
After booking, make sure to check your Volstate email. The tutor with whom your appointment is booked will email you a link for your Zoom appointment and other important information you will need for your session. Please remember to cancel your session if you are unable to attend.
Questions on Zoom? Go to the Zoom Help Center: Frequently Asked Questions or use the Vol State Zoom articles
Tutoring Schedule:
Monday – Thursday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM– 4:30 PM
For technical assistance & troubleshooting, contact Vol State's IT Help Desk.
For non-technical questions or concerns, email Diana Hardin at diana.hardin@volstate.edu
To meet the needs of students who don't have the time for a live tutoring session, the Volstate Learning Commons has provided an essay dropoff service where students can submit essays to an eLearn's Dropbox for feedback from a writing tutor in the Learning Commons.
Although it is your responsibility to write, proofread, edit, and correct your paper, writing tutors can provide assistance and resources to help you improve your paper by commenting on areas of your essay or your writing skills that could be more effective. If your instructor requires a copy of your writing tutor's feedback, it is your responsibility to send a copy to your instructor.
NOTE: Tutor feedback is not provided immediately in real-time. See "Review Timeline" to see when you can anticipate feedback,
Submit your Essay
To use our Essay Review service, you must
Essay submissions are reviewed in the order they are received.
An essay submitted
CAUTION: Tutor review and return times are approximate. In many cases essays may be returned within 24 hours of submission, but please allow for 48-72 hours during busy parts of the semester.
For technical assistance & troubleshooting, contact Vol State's IT Help Desk.
For non-technical questions or concerns, email Diana Hardin at diana.hardin@volstate.edu
All Vol State students have free access to the online tutoring service Tutor.com.
Tutor.com is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The tutoring service covers Math, Business, English, Writing, Science, Health Sciences, Computers, Foreign Language, and more.
The link to Tutor.com is in eLearn. You can click "Help" then Tutor.com to get there, or look for this under the class announcements.
Once you are in Tutor.com you can follow prompts to:
If you have problems or need help with Tutor.com, please contact Delois Reagan at 615-230-3681 (Monday – Friday from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm) or email Delois.Reagan@volstate.edu.
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