If you have registered with WCOnline, please log in here to book an appointment. Same-day appointments may or may not be available. We encourage students to make an appointment at least two days before their assignment is due.
TRU is a scent-reduced environment. Due to extreme sensitivities experienced by some staff and students, we ask that you reduce the scented personal-care products you wear to the Writing Centre.
Preparing for an appointment
Please bring the assignment from your professor, some questions and ideas, and your draft (if you have one).
During your tutoring session, the tutor will indicate any gaps or problems in your writing, teach you how to improve your writing through mini-lessons, model the writing process, and provide tips to strengthen your writing skills.
The goal of a session is to help students become better, more confident writers. Tutors are trained to teach, not edit.
We do not help with take-home exams unless we have consent from the instructor.
Do you need proof of your appointment for an instructor or assignment? Feel free to use or adapt this form.
Fall 24 Semester (Sept. 21 to Dec. 20)
Mon. to Fri. - 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Limited appointments available on Saturdays.
The Writing Centre offers 30 to 60 minute appointments with qualified graduate tutors.
Students can make two appointments per day (or four per week) by logging in at tru.mywconline.com.
Graduate students are welcome to book with an Undergraduate tutor if they need help with grammar or lower level concerns.
We recommend graduate students book with Garima, Matineh, Tara, Daniel, Jazz, Niksha, and Thuy, or check out our Meet the Tutor Page for more specialties!
Winter 25 Semester (Jan. 6 to Apr. 23)
Mon. to Fri. - 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Limited appointments available on Saturdays and Sundays.
Online Graduate Courses
If you are enrolled in an online course (ending in "1") for a Master's degree, or Graduate diploma or certificate, you can book on the Campus schedule.
We offer in-person and virtual appointments (synchronous and asynchronous).
WriteAway is an online writing support service for Open Learning undergraduate students.
Submit up to three drafts of your paper to WriteAway, and online tutors will provide strategies and resources to help you improve your writing. Tutors do their best to share feedback within 48 hours, but response times can get longer at peak times. Please submit well in advance of your deadlines.
An email notification will let you know that feedback on your draft is ready to be downloaded.
When WriteAway is closed, Open Learning students can receive same-day feedback from an online tutor through WCOnline. You can make two appointments per week.
Schedule: Dec. 10, 2024 to Jan. 18, 2025 April 13, 2025 to May 18, 2025
1
Log in to WCOnline.
Log in and select the "Open Learning..." schedule.
2
Make an Appointment.
To make an appointment, click on a white box, fill out the pop up form, and click CREATE APPOINTMENT.
3
Upload your draft.
Anytime before the appointment start time, upload a maximum of two files (a copy of your assignment instructions and what you have written). Click EDIT APPOINTMENT, click CHOOSE FILE, and click SAVE APPOINTMENT.
4
Wait for feedback.
When the tutor has reviewed your assignment, you will receive an email notification that the feedback is ready for download (by 11pm or earlier).
Improve your grade with timely writing advice from an online tutor
What students say
I had some anxiety surrounding this essay so the support from the tutor helped to polish the assignment and get an A grade. Thank you!
Feedback is always timely and I feel much more confident submitting my paper now that it has been reviewed. WriteAway is a great service!
Here's what you get
Improved understanding of assignment requirements.
Tips on brainstorming and generating ideas.
Feedback on any aspect of your assignment — clarity, style, tone, sentence structure, citations, grammar and punctuation.
Links to online resources.
Strategies for effective revision.
Meet your WCOnline tutors
Alana
Tara
Anneka
Julye-Anne
What students say
I was overwhelmed with how much work I felt like I was going to have to do after submitting my first draft. After getting notes back from WriteAway, I feel confident in revising my paper and believe it has given me insightful and very helpful feedback. Thank you so much!
I loved the way the tutor provided feedback, with positive encouraging words, and questions placed in my document to help me find the answer myself, plus all the links to improve my skills.
Questions?
We're here to help every step of the way. Just send an email and we'll get back to you ASAP.
