Learning communities are an integral part of many programs on campus.  The Writing Center tries to become involved with these learning communities by pinpointing the needs of each community and offering tutoring, both in-person and electronically, to members of the community as a group rather than as individuals.

It is important to remember when tutoring a group to allow each person in the group to participate equally.  This means that at times tutors may have to encourage particularly reticent students to speak up or ask someone to allow other members of the group to have a chance to participate.  Some of the specific services we can offer groups include:

• Training peer groups
• Offering feedback on the critiques the group has already generated