Important Notice
This term’s Writing Centre schedule ends on the final day of classes, but the Peer Tutors will be available at their usual times up to and including Thursday. April 14 (11:30-1 and 7-9).
The Peer Tutors will also be available during the first week of term, along with our English instructors, according to the schedule below.
After the first week of the exam period, the Peer Tutors will take a break for the summer and will be back to support students next fall.
Visit the Writing Centre to see when English instructors will be available during the Summer I and II terms.
The Writing Centre Peer Tutors are CapU students with strong writing and communication skills who are closely mentored by the Writing Centre convenor and other English instructors in order to help CapU students with some aspects of the writing process.
The Peer Tutors are happy to give you feedback on your writing assignments, and if they encounter a question they cannot answer, they will refer you to additional resources and to the Writing Centre instructors.
This is a service that we encourage students to use in addition to the Writing Centre instructors' services.
Spring 2022 Final Exam schedule
Writing Centre instructors and Peer Tutors are available to help you with your writing assignments during the following times (click on the links to join us on Zoom):
| Time | Tuesday, April 19 | Wednesday, April 20 | Thursday, April 21 | Friday, April 22 |
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| 10-11:30 | Instructor on Zoom |
Instructor on Zoom |
Instructor on Zoom |
Instructor on Zoom (10:30-11:30) |
| 11:30-1 | Peer Tutor on Zoom |
Peer Tutor on Zoom |
Peer Tutor on Zoom |
Peer Tutor on Zoom |
| 1-2:30 | Instructor in person LB126 |
Instructor in person LB126 |
Instructor in person LB126 |
Instructor in person LB126 |
| 2:30-4 | Instructor in person LB126 |
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| 7-9 | Peer Tutor on Zoom |
Peer Tutor on Zoom |
Peer Tutor on Zoom |
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All sessions are first come, first served. No appointment necessary. Students must have a CapU email and student ID.
When other students are waiting, meetings will not exceed 20 minutes. Please be prepared to stay in the waiting room until it is your turn and the instructor lets you in.
So that all CapU students can take advantage of this support, please don’t expect to have more than two Zoom consultations per week.
The Writing Centre Peer Tutors are strong students who are still in the process of learning at CapU, and their collaborations with the Writing Centre convenor and other English instructors enhance their professional development and their growth as tutors.
Some of these collaborations include:
- co-facilitating a workshop on navigating remote learning with the Writing Centre convenor;
- helping to organize Student Recharge, an event that combined writing and research support with recreation to help students recharge during the busiest time of the term;
- participating in “Writing and Research Rescue” events along with English instructors and librarians to support students on their end-of-term papers; and
- attending Transformative Inclusivity, a Canadian Writing Centres Association conference, and brainstorming with the Writing Centre faculty about ways to promote equity and inclusion through our writing support at CapU.
CapU students interested in becoming Writing Centre Peer Tutors can find out more at our Peer Leadership Programs page.