Educational Resource Center (ERC)
Get the Most From Your Visit to the Learning Center
Tips for success with a writing tutor:
- Bring all materials related to your paper: your textbook, your Prentice Hall Reference Guide, the assignment sheet, and all drafts of your paper with your instructor's comments. Most importantly, bring an open mind, a recognition that writing is a process, not a product, and questions.
- Know what your thesis statement is. What is the main idea? Who is your audience? What is the goal for your reader?
- If you know you have trouble with grammar or organization, don't tell us you have trouble with "everything." Be as concrete as you can in describing your pattern of errors.
Things to expect:
- A courteous and professional tutor has been hired to assist you.
- If no one is waiting, you can spend as much time as you want with a writing tutor. If a tutor is occupied with another student, expect a 5-15 minute wait.
- We will respond as readers, not error analysts.
- We will suggest areas that need to be improved and point out patterns of errors but not every error.
- More expectations...
Things not to expect:
- A quick fix.
- A proofreading service.
- A grading service.
- Miracles.
Tips for success with a math tutor:
- Read the section and chapter before you come to the Learning Center.
- Try to solve some of the problems before you arrive.
- Have some questions in mind when you arrive.
Things to expect:
- If no one is waiting, you can spend as much time as you want with a math tutor. If a tutor is occupied with another student, expect a 5-15 minute wait.
- If other students are working on the same section/chapter as you are, the tutor will work with a small group (2-3 people).
- A courteous and professional tutor has been hired to assist you. In some cases, student tutors who have completed math courses at Pellissippi State will be available.
Things not to expect:
- A quick fix.
- A grading service.
- Homework done by the tutor.
- Miracles.
