The MFD Writing Center in the Academic Center

The MFD Writing Center in the Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) “The MFDWC” Director of ACE: Dr. Kirsten Komara

What is the Writing Center? A place to grow as a confident, responsible writer A place to review key points about writing A “judgment-free zone” where you can ask questions about writing

Purpose Consultants prompting a conversation about writing assignment To produce better writers! Writers actively listening & asking questions to further the conversation

What to Expect in a Session What would you like to concentrate on in this session? What is your thesis statement? Questions Writer What are the directions for the assignment? How did you organize your paper? Responds Tell me in your own words, what are you saying in this sentence? Asks more questions Did you learn anything new in this session?

Why do we ask so many questions? We ask questions to get you to think critically. We are not an edit shop where we fix grammar and formatting and return the document. We believe in improving writers’ abilities and to do that we will ask relevant questions to help writers realize how they can develop and hone their own skills.

Face –to-Face Writing Session Bring the following to your session: Your professor’s directions Your paper Research documents and sources Your readiness to improve your writing

Online & e. Tutoring If you cannot attend a face-to-face session (online or distance learner), we offer Online and e. Tutoring (formerly Phone Consultations) sessions through My WC Online. Upload your paper directly to My. WCOnline when you schedule an appointment. If you experience problems with that, email us your paper before your appointment.

Writing Center Staff Dr. Kirsten Komara, Ph. D. Director of ACE Jason M. Barbara M. , SSND Brilliant Lovers of Writing Amy E. Kristi J. Sabrina Z. Michelle A.

Consultants’ Qualifications Must have a bachelor’s degree Most have a master’s degree or have acquired credits toward an advanced degree

Hours Monday & Wednesday 9 am-9 pm Tuesday & Thursday 9 am-9 pm Friday 9 am-5 pm Saturday 10 am-4 pm Sunday 3 pm-5 pm *Please see WC Online for available hours: https: //ollusa. mywconline. com/

MFDWC Across the Web We are on Facebook: facebook. com/OLLUWC MFDWC on Twitter: @MFD_Writing Look for us on Goodreads: MFD Writing Check out our channel on You. Tube: MFDWC on You. Tube Take a gander at our blog on Word. Press: MFD Writing Center Blog

Contact Information MFD Writing Center at ACE Library 101 (210) 528 -7160 writing@ollusa. edu