Develop pre- and post-tutoring or study session activities that students can participate in that will help them develop questions before they attend their first session, integrate the feedback they receive into their final assignments, etc.
This can be great! It is helpful if you communicate with us so we can anticipate a larger group of students. Consider providing your assignments to us at SCAA@csueastbay.edu in advance. This helps our tutors anticipate the style and genre of the assignment in your course and/or contextualize the student’s work.
The student must initiate the process, but we do have a process for verifying that a student completed a SCAA appointment/session. Please direct students to the SCAA Front Desk (CORE Building, Room 343 or SCAA@csueastbay.edu) to complete the verification form. The form is sent directly to faculty via email with the student's permission.
Yes. We help students wherever they are. The student would need some specific homework for us to engage with, but our tutors are trained to assess skill gaps and do their best to help the student fill those in.
Yes, send your students to the SCAA, but we do not fix writing. We work with the students to help them develop confidence and self-reliance. We point out issues and give them the tools to continue to identify and fix those issues. This may take time. Consider having writing tutors visit your class to assist with any stage of the writing process, or having a Writing Associate with you for a full semester, if you assign more writing.
Yes. Our tutors will point out grammatical errors and explain concepts, but they do not edit for the student. Tutors also look at global issues, such as organization, analysis, and adherence to the prompt.
Our tutors can help with any stage of the writing process: gathering ideas, organizing thinking, writing a rough draft, or polishing a final draft. We recommend that students come in at least three to four days before a due date. Coming in the day before or the day of will not be nearly as productive.
Our tutors never assess writing or predict grades. If they review a rubric, they may comment that the elements seem to be covered, but to what degree is always determined by the professor. You could remind the student of that. The SCAA does not give grades or interfere with a professor’s assessments in any way.
