How to Get Writing Tutoring Using WCONLINE

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1 How to Get Writing Tutoring Using WCONLINE The first step is creating a user name and password. The first time you go to https://nsuok.mywconline.

Since you are a new user, you will want to click the Click here to register link: On the next page, simply fill out all the blanks with the requested

1 1 How to Get Writing Tutoring Using WCONLINE The first step is creating a user name and password. The first time you go to you will be greeted with the welcome page. Since you are a new user, you will want to click the Click here to register link: On the next page, simply fill out all the blanks with the requested information. Your address will be your NSU , and your Banner ID is your N# on your student ID card: Once complete, click the Register button, which takes you back to the WCONLINE home page. Using the NSU address and password you entered to register, you can now log in.

2 The next step is to make an appointment.

mind a specific month, date, and time for your appointment.

appear in which you can click the left or right arrows to choose the desired month, and then you can click on the date for your appointment.

2 2 The next step is to make an appointment. Once you are logged in, you should see a screen like this, which shows the current week, starting with the current date: Make sure you have in mind a specific month, date, and time for your appointment. To choose a date other than in the current week, you must click on the small calendar icon on the blue menu bar: A new calendar window will appear in which you can click the left or right arrows to choose the desired month, and then you can click on the date for your appointment. Next, you can choose the specific block of time and tutor for your appointment by clicking on a white cell that matches the day and time you need. Purple and light-blue cells are times in which that particular tutor is not available. For example, to book an appointment with Monique on Tuesday the 23 rd of June at 2 p.m., you would click here:

3 A new window that looks like this would pop up immediately: The tutor, Monique, is shown at the top in blue. Appointments can be booked for as short as 30 minutes to as long as 45 minutes.

Each section with a red asterisk next to it is required, so you must enter the name or course number for your class, your instructor s name, and a detailed description of the help you need on your

3 3 A new window that looks like this would pop up immediately: The tutor, Monique, is shown at the top in blue. Appointments can be booked for as short as 30 minutes to as long as 45 minutes. Your name will be listed as the client since you are logged in under your own name. You must select whether you want to meet face-to-face, online, or schedule an e-tutoring appointment. Each section with a red asterisk next to it is required, so you must enter the name or course number for your class, your instructor s name, and a detailed description of the help you need on your paper. Once finished, click the Save Appointment button to actually book your appointment. You should now see a colored cell for your appointment s time slot: If you need to cancel a scheduled appointment, you can click on the colored cell to bring up the same window you used to book it: Just click the red-lettered Cancel this Appointment button to cancel.

4 Online and E-Tutoring through WCONLINE Green = etutoring Red = Online Meeting To begin an Online tutoring session, you will return to the WCONLINE website, click on the red square that indicates

4 4 Online and E-Tutoring through WCONLINE Green = etutoring Red = Online Meeting To begin an Online tutoring session, you will return to the WCONLINE website, click on the red square that indicates your meeting, and click Start or Join Online Consultation. An online meeting room will open where you and your tutor will meet and interact at the same time using a text chat and whiteboard area that allows document uploads and typing onto the document. In an etutoring session, you will upload a file to your appointment. Click on this yellow folder to attach a file to an existing appointment. Your tutor will make comments and suggestions for improvement, and you will receive an when your tutor has uploaded the updated paper with comments. Then, return to WCONLINE and click the green square that indicates your meeting to download your paper.

5 5 Congratulations! Now you can use WCONLINE to get help from patient, informed, and nonjudgmental writing tutors. Just remember a few things: Check your NSU WCONLINE will send automatic s notifying you that you have successfully made an appointment. It will also remind you about online tutoring appointments and etutoring paper submissions. (Be sure to check Spam or Trash folders if you are not getting these s.) Return to the website: Remember that WCONLINE is where you go to schedule and update appointments and to have online meetings. To join a meeting or download a paper with tutor comments via etutoring, you must click on your meeting time and return to your meeting form. Ask questions: Your tutors are here to help you. If you have questions about tutoring services or using WCONLINE, you may call the Writing Center at or Monique Brinker, Writing Center Coordinator, at idoux@nsuok.edu

How to: WCOnline. Making an Online Consultation/eTutoring Appointment

How to: WCOnline. Making an Online Consultation/eTutoring Appointment How to: WCOnline Making an Online Consultation/eTutoring Appointment New User Registration 1. You will be asked to sign in with your KU ID. 2. If you are not prompted to enter your KU ID, and instead see