Welcome to CCA’s Online Writing Studio

There are both advantages and disadvantages of using the online writing studio.

Advantages

Ø      Students can send papers any time of the day or night, from anywhere.

Ø      Tutors have more time to think over their response.

Ø      Students can print the tutor’s comments and study them as needed in a setting that is most comfortable for the student.

Ø      Students get experience working with web forms, email, and learn to read written comments about their writing.

Disadvantages

Ø      The quick response of one-to-one tutoring is not present.

Ø      Tutors have to do a lot of guess work because students are not there to answer questions.

Ø      Some errors may be difficult to handle in an online session.

Ø      Students may have problems applying the tutor’s suggestions when they revise.

On the whole, online tutoring is better for global issues, such as essay structure and essay development, while face-to-face tutoring may still be better for more specific problems. 

Keep in mind that neither the online nor the on-campus writing studio’s goal is to edit grammatical errors in your paper.  Please proofread and spellcheck before submitting a paper.  That will allow tutors to give you better response to the content of your paper.

Submitting a Paper

Please consider the amount of time we need to respond to you, as well as the amount of time you need to revise.  We try to return papers in 24 to 48 hours.  We respond to papers in the order we receive them, so please plan carefully for this turnaround time.

Please send no more than two papers or two drafts of the same paper per week, so all students have the opportunity to take advantage of this service.

Submitting Revisions

You may send a paper again after you fully revise it.  You may request to work with the same tutor who worked with you on the previous draft, but we cannot guarantee that that tutor will be available.

Submission Process

Click on the Submit Paper link here or on the left menu and enter your information
(Important -- papers without student information will be discarded). To submit an unformatted paper without using E-mail, just paste your paper body into the form and press Submit. To submit a formatted paper as an attachment, click on the Attach Document button and follow the directions.

Response

After you submit your paper, one of our tutors will review your paper and respond by E-mail to the address you provide in 24-48 hours. Currently, our tutors on staff are

• Susan Achziger

• Jamie Elson

• Kate Goodman

• Mandy Geddes

• Judy Strathearn

• Sarah Freeze

Submit any questions you have about CCA’s Online Writing Studio to susan.achziger@ccaurora.edu.