Meeting with a Writing Center tutor can help you to become a more effective, confident, and successful communicator!
Click the button below to access our scheduling system where you can make an appointment, submit a draft for written feedback, or join your virtual consultation.
- Writing Center Hours
Spring 2024
January 16 - May 15
All Appointments Must Be Scheduled Through WCOnline
Truax Writing Center, A2000P/Student Achievement Center
In-person or virtual appointments
- Monday through Thursday 9 am - 4 pm
- Friday 9 am - 3 pm
Virtual only evening hours
- Sunday through Thursday 4 - 7 pm
Goodman South Campus, Rm 226
In-person or virtual appointments
- Monday through Thursday 10 am - 4 pm
- Friday 10 am - 3 pm
- Saturday 9 am - 2 pm (in the Student Achievement Center)
Email Coaching (written feedback)
- Sunday through Saturday
- How to Make an Appointment
Ready to meet with a writing tutor? Great! These instructions show you how to do that.
Making the Appointment
- Click on “Make or Cancel Appointments” at the top of the Writing Center webpage OR go directly to WCONLINE at madisoncollege.mywconline.com
- Choose the schedule you want:
- Truax schedule: in-person or virtual tutoring with tutors at the Truax campus
- Goodman South schedule: in-person or virtual tutoring with tutors at the Goodman South campus
- Regional Campuses schedule: in-person or virtual tutoring with tutors at the Portage, Reedsburg, Fort Atkinson or Watertown campuses
- Email Coaching schedule: written feedback on drafts you email to us (good choice if your daily schedule is tight but you have time to wait for feedback)
- Writing Fellows schedule: in-person or virtual tutoring with a Writing Fellow assigned to a course—only for students in courses with a Writing Fellow
- Choose any white box (open appointment) for the day and time you want and fill out the appointment form.
- Click “Create Appointment” — you’re all set!
Meeting With Your Tutor
Once you make an appointment, review the confirmation email that provides details about where and how to meet.
If you have booked an in-person session, make a note of the location — campus and room.
If you have booked a virtual session, you will connect with your tutor directly through your appointment box. Login, open the appointment and click on “start or join virtual consultation.”
To Modify or Cancel Appointment
Log in as above and click on the appointment time you need to change. Choose “edit appointment” or “cancel appointment.” In “edit appointment,” you can change the time of day, add comments or attach a draft.
QUESTIONS?
Contact the Writing Center staff at writingcenter@madisoncollege.edu or 608.243.4289.
- Become a Madison College Peer Tutor
Do you enjoy teaching and learning from others? Are you someone who has always been good at writing? Have you always considered writing difficult and tedious? If you answered yes to any of these questions, consider enrolling in “English 2: Peer Tutoring and Writing” and becoming a Madison College Peer Tutor!
About the Course
This course meets the same requirements and transferability as any English 2 class. However, it includes the added bonus of improving your writing and communication skills by helping others improve theirs. You will experience both traditional classroom learning as well as hands-on learning in the Writing Center.
After successfully completing the Peer Tutoring course, you will be eligible to join our exceptional Writing Center staff as a paid peer tutor. It’s an excellent way to continue honing your communication skills, meet other students and earn extra cash. It is also a great experience to include on a resume!
What Past Peer Tutors Have Said
“I never considered myself ‘tutor material.’ I certainly wasn’t a perfect writer. But I learned you don’t need to be the best writer to be a really good tutor.”
“’Peer Tutoring and Writing’ changed the way I write. In helping others organize their ideas, I learned better organization.”
“Those moments when I’d be working with someone and together we made a breakthrough – that’s just awesome.”
Want More Information?
Contact Writing Center Director Sarah Z. Johnson at szjohnson@madisoncollege.edu.
- Writing Fellows Program
Writing Fellows are peer tutors specially trained to work as embedded tutors in writing-intensive courses and help students become better thinkers, not just better writers. Fellows come out of the peer tutor training course, a section of English 2 focused on peer tutor theory and practice. Some of the graduates of that class opt to become a regular in the Writing Center, while a few continue with additional Writing Fellow training. Students wishing to be Fellows can also get stand-alone training.
What Writing Fellows Do
They attend selected classes, tutor students in the course, assist with in-class peer review workshops, and confer regularly with their teacher and mentor. They paid and supervised through the Writing Center.
What Writing Fellows Do Not Do
They cannot function as a teaching assistant, assign or discuss grades, edit or write papers, or make comments about the accuracy of information presented in a paper.
What Partner Teachers Have Said
“First and foremost, having [Fellows] available for students to check their progress with assignments lets me have more time for working with students most in need of my help. Secondly, working with them helps me clarify and reinforce curriculum priorities as I have to be sure that they’re well aware and on board with them. And finally, they participate greatly by offering their own strategies and insight enriching the class overall.” – Suzanne Gittleman, English
What Writing Fellows Have Said
“The coolest thing about being a Fellow is seeing the aha moments, the eureka moments, and witnessing the confidence ignite within student writers. I learned that there is never a definitive perspective on any subject, which keeps me grounded and open-minded and sharpens my approach to writing.” –Lyon Chen, Writing Fellow 2021 and 2022
Want More Information?
If you are a student wishing to become a Writing Fellow or are a teacher wishing to request a Fellow for your course, contact Writing Center Director Sarah Z. Johnson at szjohnson@madisoncollege.edu.
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