Answers are available for the following questions:
Why do I need to create an account?
Before using the Writing Studio, you will need to create an account. Once you've created an account
you can login to it using your email address and your password. The work you create in the Writing Studio is stored in a database so that you can revise it,
send it to other writers, or ask other writers to comment on it.
Why do I need a password?
Your work is kept in a confidential, password-protected account so that the only people who can view
your work are you and the writers or teachers you ask to review it. Please remember to keep track of your password. However, if you forget your password,
we can send it to you via electronic mail.
What do I do if I accidentally delete myself from a class?
You need to send email to the instructor and ask to be added to the class.
You can’t add yourself to a class. Only the instructor can do that.
Who are the Writing Consultants?
The consultants are a group of experienced writers and writing teachers who work
in the Colorado State University writing center. They can provide feedback to you via email,
chat, video conference, or – if you are on campus – face to face. Their goal is to help you become
a better writer. Writing Center consultants can help you with every aspect of the writing process.
They won’t proof or copyedit a writing assignment for you – they’re not a "drop-off" service
where you can leave a paper and come back for it later. They will help you develop skills ranging from style
to mechanical correctness to planning and organizing to drafting, revising, and editing.
How long will it take for a Writing Center consultant to respond to my work?
The writing consultants try to get back to writers within 72 hours.
Occasionally, they get backed up with face-to-face and online requests for assistance.
(The end of the semester and mid-terms are times when this might happen.) If that happens,
they’ll focus on student writers at Colorado State University first and then on requests
from writers outside the University.
Where is the Writing Center located?
The writing Center is located on the Colorado State University Campus in the basement of the Eddy Hall building Room 6.
How do you comment on another person's writing?
The commenting tools in the Writing Studio are designed to help you provide a general response
to work done by a writer. If a writer would like you to comment on his or her work, they will go to the
Make or Request Comments page (this can be found under the navigation toolbar under the heading
"Writing Assistance") and give you permission to comment on a particular project. The Writing Studio will send you a message telling you that the writer would like you to comment
on work in the Studio. When you visit the Make or Request Comments page, you’ll find a list of writers who
have given you access to their work. Click on the writer’s name and you’ll see the work that writer has done
on the folder. If the writer has created a draft, for example, you’ll be able to follow links to view that
draft. You can click on the "Create" comment link to create a comment. You can view comments you’ve made and
update them. Please note: Only other writers who have accounts in the Writing Studio will
be able to use the comment features associated with the Studio. If you are unable to find a writer through
the search function, you may need to ask that person to create a Writing Studio account.
What is a Writing Collection?
The Writing Collections are Web pages that focus on a particular kind of writing.
Some Collections focus on writing done for a particular course, such as the Collection for Colorado State University’s
second-semester composition course, COCC150 College Composition. Other Collections focus on writing in a
particular discipline, such as our Business Writing and Engineering Writing Collections. Still others
focus on specific writing genres, such as our Fiction and Poetry Collections.
The Collections are designed to provide quick access to a wide range of resources that support writing in a
specific course, discipline, or genre. These resources might include a course road map, a set of
curriculum materials, or links to resources that can help you write particular types of assignments.
These resources might also include video discussions of writing strategies and techniques faced by writers
in a particular discipline or writers attempting a particular type of genre. And some resources are "guides"
that help writers practice particular types of writing. Our summary guides, for example, guide writers
through the process of summarizing a source. As students work on the guide, their work is saved. At the
end of the process, they have something that they can use as a rough draft for a summary.
We anticipate that the Collections will become a central part of the Writing Studio. We have several underway,
some in collaboration with faculty from other universities and some written by experienced writers who
have strong interests in particular types of writing. As we complete more Collections, we’ll make them available.
