ONLINE TUTORING

Touro College Resource Center is now offering online tutoring for students in all College Writing English courses.

Online tutoring in writing will enable you to submit papers to a tutor any time during the day or night. The tutor will read your paper and critique it pointing out errors in grammar, sentence structure, punctuation etc. The tutor may also make you aware that you are lacking a thesis statement, or that you have not adequately developed your thesis.

You may also post questions or short pieces of writing for the online tutor. These questions and short pieces of writing can also be submitted on a 24/7 basis.

A chat room is available for live online tutoring. The chat room can be used to ask questions and receive an immediate answer. See Blackboard for the chat room schedule.

IN ORDER TO USE ONLINE TUTORING, YOU MUST HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. WHAT IS ONLINE TUTORING?

- A way for students to present their papers to a tutor online for assessment and comment 24/7

- A way for students to ask questions and receive answers from a tutor online

- A way for students to interchange live with a tutor online at specific times during the day

2. WHO WILL ONLINE TUTORING BENEFIT?

- Online tutoring will be of great benefit to students whose schedules prevent them from meeting face to face with a tutor. However, all Touro College students can make use of this service.

3. WHEN ARE ONLINE TUTORS AVAILABLE?

- Tutors are available at various times during the day. Your papers and questions can be submitted on a 24/7 basis. The tutors will review them on a first come first serve basis.

4. WHAT WILL TUTORS DO WHEN THEY RECEIVE MY PAPER?

- Tutors will not proofread, edit, or rewrite your papers. They will, however, answer your specific questions, and point out areas of concern with regard to organization, development and grammar. Your paper will be returned to you - within 24-48 hours excluding weekends and holidays.

5. HOW DO I SUBMIT MY PAPERS OR QUESTIONS?

- All essays and questions must be submitted as MICROSOFT WORD FOR WINDOWS documents.

6. HOW DO I PREPARE FOR ONLINE TUTORING?

- Leave enough time for your document to be tutored before the due date. Remember to include the topic of your essay and any questions you might have about it. Some questions you might ask are

- Do I have a thesis statement?

- Do my paragraphs support my thesis?

- Are my paragraphs arranged in logical order?

- Did I use commas correctly in the third paragraph?

- Are my verb tenses consistent?

7. WHAT IF I NEED TO ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT MY PAPER?

- If you have additional questions about the same essay, you can submit it again to the online tutor.

HOW DO I SUBMIT MY PAPERS, ASK MY QUESTIONS, OR CHAT ONLINE?

To submit an essay for review, use Essay Submission. To submit a short piece of writing such as a paragraph, or to ask a question, use the Discussion Board. To receive live help online, use the Chat Room.

First, you must get a Blackboard account.

Please contact
Rosalind Frank
Director of Resource Centers
718-265-6534 ext.1023

After receiving your Blackboard user name,
click here to login to Blackboard.