uwtwrite: ON-LINE Center

Description of Services

FAQs

Description of Services

Our On-line Center focuses primarily on writing-related needs, such as citation, feedback on a draft, help getting started, and formulating an introduction or thesis statement. We can also help identify patterns of mechanical or grammatical error. We use the same collaborative process that we use for in-person consultations; the writer determines his/her priorities for the consultation.

On-line consultations are most successful when the client provides the parameters of the assignment or project upon which he/she is working and limited, specific questions regarding his/her work. Consultations are less successful when the client asks the consultant to check flow, citation, grammar, mechanics, style, and logic. Not all of these needs can be met in one conference, nor is The Center a personal editing service. Our goal is to help writers to become more sophisticated, confident, and effective writers.

FAQs

How does an on-line conference work?

Using your UWT email account, send us an email with your questions and/or a draft of your project (e.g. research paper, scholarship letter, presentation, etc.). You will receive an automated response from The Center so that you know we have received your request. The automated response will also ask you for your name, academic program, course, assignment description and criteria, and your focused, specific priorities for the consultation – in case you forgot to include them. Including this information in your initial email will expedite your request.

Within 24 hours of when we receive your request, during our regular hours of operation, a Writing Center consultant will respond to your message, asking additional questions or offering ideas on the questions you have asked. (Our consultants are on duty from 9 am – 7 pm, Monday through Thursday, and 4 pm – 8 pm Sunday evenings. No on-line consultations are held outside of these hours. So, if you send a request for feedback on a Thursday at 4:30 pm, the earliest you will receive a response is Sunday evening, dependant upon where you are in the queue.)

How do I send questions or a draft?

If you just have a quick question about format, punctuation, etc., you can email your question to uwtwrite@u.washington.edu Be sure to use your UWT email account.

If you have a draft or a partial draft, please send it as a Microsoft Word attachment, along with the parameters of your assignment and your questions, to uwtwrite@u.washington.edu Be sure to use your UWT email account.

How long does it take to get a response back?

Monday through Thursday, we attempt to answer your requests within 24 hours, during our regular hours of operation. The on-line center is closed from Thursday at 7 pm through Sunday at 4 pm. On Sundays from 4 pm--8 pm, requests are answered in the order in which they are received.

Can I use another email account, such as hotmail?

No. Using other email accounts and forwarding devices often results in lost work. As a student at UWT, you are required to have, and are provided with, a UWT email account to facilitate communication.