Resources for Writing Consultants

Below are several resources for new and returning writing cconsultants who work for Writing Services at the University Learning Center. The most important is our Consultant Handbook which provides you with everything you need to know to start working at the ULC. The other resources can you help you become a better informed and more effective writing cconsultant.

Handbooks:

• The Handbook for All ULC Peer Educators
• The Handbook for Writing Consultants 

Campus Resources:

• Guide to Synchronous Zoom Appointments
  • Email Template for Zoom Appointments
• Randall Library Referral Form
• APA Checklist 7th Ed.

Other Resources:

Below is a list of external websites with information that any writing tutor would find helpful.

• Punctuation Presentation - by Laura Fussell (PDF)
• Top Twenty Errors in Undergraduate Writing
• A Guide to Tutoring Non-Native English Speaking Students - John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• The Writing Lab Newsletter
• PeerCentered
• Another Word: a Writing Center Blog from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• The National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing