Student Writing Center

1. Refer individual students to the Student Writing Center. You can share our booking link. or ask us to contact the student directly. Remind students that we can support them whenever they encounter writing challenges, and they can use our services early and often.
2. Schedule an in-class (or outside-of-class) presentation or workshop with SWC staff. Topics include fundamentals of academic writing, introduction to APA Style, avoiding plagiarism, or custom topics that respond to your students’ needs and goals. We can meet with students during orientation, before beginning a capstone project, or when revising a major project.
3. Contact Shawn.Gonzalez@jefferson.edu about your students’ writing needs. We can recommend or create resources for your students. Past topics have included effective paraphrasing, the differences between annotated bibliographies and literature reviews, and how to use Microsoft Word commenting features.
4. We have also developed custom writing programming to support incoming students. Please reach out if your program would be interested in an ongoing collaboration.
5. Share the resources from our Online Writing Lab with students in your course Canvas site. Some popular resources include:

• Academic Writing in the Health Sciences: An Introduction
• Understand the Assignment Before You Write
• Academic Integrity, Transparency, & Avoiding Plagiarism
• APA 7th Edition Style Brief for Jefferson Students
• APA Style Official Website
• How to Approach Synthesis in Academic Writing                              

You can also share general information about the SWC on your course Canvas sites and syllabi. This could be a link to the SWC website and a message from you about SWC services. Feel free to use this syllabus statement

The team in Center for Academic Success and the Student Writing Center are here to help you maximize your academic success. Whether you are encountering rigorous academic demands, wanting to improve your overall approach to studying and learning, or seeking writing support, we encourage you to utilize our services early and often – even before you think you might need them. Our primary offering is the one-on-one appointment, which you can schedule online by visiting the links below.

During your Academic Support appointment, you and your tutor will discuss your specific goals and needs. Together, you can review time management, ways to develop more efficient and active study strategies, as well as how to improve your approach to test-taking. Additionally, as needed, your tutor can refer you to other on-campus support services, including tutoring, workshops, career planning, and the counseling center. www.jefferson.edu/academic_support   James.Dyksen@jefferson.edu

Student Writing Center tutors will work with you at any stage of the writing process, from developing and organizing ideas, revising and editing drafts, to learning about APA or AMA style guidelines. Rather than editing your work for you, your tutor will actively engage you in meaningful conversations about your writing and help you to identify opportunities for revising and editing. www.jefferson.edu/student_writing Shawn.Gonzalez@jefferson.edu