The DACC Writing Center
now offers online tutoring for students who are in online classes, who are
taking classes through the DACC Higher Learning Center in Hoopeston, who are
dual enrolled students, or who may not otherwise be able to make it to campus
when they need an appointment.
Here’s how you can use
our online tutoring system:
1. Call the Writing Center at 217-443-8877
to make an appointment. Let the person
you are speaking with know you want to have an online conference. You will need
to be able to provide the center with the following information when scheduling
your appointment: your name, your instructor’s name, and a phone number where
you can be reached should technical problems arise during your conference. All appointments are scheduled during our regular hours. (See the banner above for the current semester's schedule.)
2. Send
your draft, any information you have concerning the assignment requirements, and
specific questions you have about your draft or writing to: thewritingcenter116@gmail.com.
All documents should be in MS Word or saved as an “.rtf” file. Drafts need to be sent to the Writing Center
at least one working day before your appointment is scheduled. For example, if you have an appointment on
Friday, you need to send your draft to us before the center closes on Thursday.
3. Before
your conference, you will need to add the Writing Center to your Google
Hangouts/Contacts list. You can do this
through your DACC email address. You can add us using our email address: thewritingcenter116@gmail.com.
If you’ve never used Google Hangout before, it’s strongly suggested that you
follow the steps below for initiating a conference on the day prior to your
conference so that you are familiar with how the program works and feel more
comfortable using it during the scheduled time. You can send a brief
introductory text letting the tutor on duty know you are just making sure you
know how to use it before your conference. They should respond so that you know
you are connected to the center.
4. When
it is time for your conference, you simply choose to either chat with the WC
staff member through a text “hangout” which is a real time text exchange, or if
you have a web camera, you can choose to have a “video hangout” which will
enable you to see the tutor and discuss your draft in real time. To initiate the conference, you contact the
center using our email address and choose the “chat” option.
