Libraries: Tutoring: Getting the Most Out of Online Tutoring

What are these handouts?

These handouts explain who online tutors are, what we do and do not do with assignments, and tips for how to use our feedback to revise your work.

For information about avoiding plagiarism and how to paraphrase and summarize, go to the Avoiding Plagiarism and How to Cite subject tab.

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Getting the Most Out of Online Tutoring
This explains what tutors do and don't do and what you should do after having received a tutored essay.
Getting the Most Out of Online Tutoring (Part 1: What Tutors Do and Don't Do)
For your convenience, we have divided the PPT, "Getting the Most Out of Online Tutoring" into two files. This is Part 1: What Tutors Do and Don't Do
Getting The Most Out of Online Tutoring (Part 2: What Do I Do Now?)
For your convenience, we have divided the PPT, "Getting the Most Out of Online Tutoring" into two files. This is Part 2: What Do I Do Now?"
The Ten Principles of VAT (Value-Added Tutoring)
This handout lists our ten principles and goals as online tutors.
Why Asynchronous?
This explains why we do not tutor "in real time." Basically, tutors can think about a tutor's work, and students learn a bit about time management.

Description of online tutoring and what to do if your assignment has been rejected.

Online Tutoring for All HCC Students
FREE * CONVENIENT * CONFIDENTIAL. Registration information, the subjects we tutor, and tips for a successful online tutoring session.
Plagiarism in Pink and Green Highlighting -- Online Tutoring Style
If an HCC tutor reviews your paper and it shows signs of being plagiarized, it will be tutored. We use pink and green highlighting to help you understand why something is plagiarized, or why it could be considered plagiarism.Plagiarism is not only against learning institutions’--not just HCC's--policies, but it is also against the law.
Why and How We Do What We Do
Our goal is not to fix a problem or two, but to teach students how to find and fix their own errors, assess their own ideas, and evaluate their content and structure. That takes time.
Asynchronous (not real-time) STEM, content and writing tutors can check for plagiarism and consult resources to recommend other/better ones. Since many papers are looked at by multiple tutors (content and ENGL for two drafts) each tutor can look at what the others have said to reinforce recommendations.
Why We Reject Papers and Other Submissions
We certainly hate to reject your work without reviewing it for you, but there are times when it is necessary; rejecting a submission is our last resort. In order to understand why we sometimes reject what you send us – and what you need to do before you submit it again - let’s look at a list of what we will probably reject.

Editing and Proofreading --- UNC Writing Center
"This handout [website] provides some tips and strategies for revising your writing. To give you a chance to practice proofreading, we have left seven errors (three spelling errors, two punctuation errors, and two grammatical errors) in the text of this handout. See if you can spot them!"
Style -- UNC Writing Center
"Have you ever wondered what your instructors mean when they write “wordy” or “awk” in the margins of your paper? Do you sometimes sense that your sentences could be stronger, clearer, shorter, or more effective? Do you often feel that you know what you mean but do not know how to say it? If you sometimes get feedback from your instructors that you need to “tighten your prose” or “look at your word choice,” you may need to work on your writing style—the way you put together a sentence or group of sentences."
Word Choice -- UNC Writing Center
"This handout [website] can help you revise your papers for word-level clarity, eliminate wordiness and avoid clichés, find the words that best express your ideas, and choose words that suit an academic audience."

Tutoring: Getting the Most Out of Online Tutoring

What are these handouts?

Description of online tutoring and what to do if your assignment has been rejected.

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