Writing Consultation Appointments
- Appointments (General Overview)
- How to Schedule a Writing Consultation (In-Person and Online Appointments)
- Synchronous Online Appointments Overview
- VUMC Postdoc Appointments
Writing Studio Office and Primary Location
Curb Center Building (1801 Edgehill Avenue), Suite 112
Satellite Location
217 Commons Center
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The Writing Studio will continue offering聽in-person consultations聽at various locations across campus聽in addition to continuing to offer聽synchronous online consultations using our WCOnline platform as described below. Think of our online appointments as yet another convenient location to connect with us!
Below you will find a guide to scheduling and accessing our online writing consultation appointments.
For those about to work with the Writing Studio for the first time, we recommend you also read聽this general overview about our appointments聽and our聽Appointments FAQ and Policies.
Scheduling and Accessing an Online Writing Consultation Appointment
Step 1: Access our online schedule (WCOnline)
On the Writing Studio homepage, click 鈥淪chedule an Appointment.鈥� You will be prompted to enter your VUnetID and password. You will then be connected to the Writing Studio鈥檚 WCOnline scheduling platform聽(pictured left) to set up your appointment.
New users:聽On your first visit, you will also need to go through the quick and easy process of registering a new account in the WCOnline scheduler.
Once you are logged in, you will come to a Welcome page, on which you will need to select between the Writing Studio and聽Tutoring Services聽schedules for the current semester.
Select the desired schedule, and you will be taken to a page聽displaying all of our appointments for the current week. Using the navigation links at the top of the page, you can also access the following week, as well.聽Note that our settings only allow you to make appointments up to seven days in advance.
Step 2: Schedule an Appointment
Reading the schedule:聽Once you have reached the current Writing Studio schedule, you will see that it is color coded (see color legend to the right):
- Look for聽white blocks, which indicate open appointment slots.
- Blue blocks聽indicate appointment slots that are already claimed or otherwise unavailable.
- Blacked out spaces are not available as appointment slots.
Filtering the schedule by modality:聽To see only available online appointment slots, look for the drop-down menu at the reads 鈥淪how All Appointment Types鈥� and change it to 鈥淥nline Only.鈥�
Schedule a new appointment聽by clicking on a white 鈥渙pen鈥� block to make an appointment, which will open a new window or tab for the Appointment form.
- Note: If an Appointment form does not open in a new tab or window, consider the following:
- You may have already exceeded your maximum daily or weekly appointment limit. (See our聽Policies page.)
- Otherwise, check to see if you already had an Appointment form open in another tab or window of your browser.
- If you feel neither is the case, please contact us a writing.studio@vanderbilt.edu for technical support.
Complete the Appointment form, including the opportunity to indicate the writing task you would like to discuss and the goals on which you would like to focus.
- Once the form is filled out, simply hit聽鈥淪ave Appointment.鈥�聽Your reserved appointment time will appear in either red (for online appointments) or yellow (designated for 鈥渕y appointments鈥�), and you should receive an automated online appointment confirmation email.
WCOnline Color Legend
Step 3: Begin your Synchronous Online Appointment
As you get ready for your appointment, do note that聽to use WCOnline鈥檚 online consultation module, it is recommended that you plan to use either the Chrome or Firefox web browser.聽鲍辫诲补迟颈苍驳听your browser is updated to the latest version聽may also eliminate some audio/visual connectivity issues.
Accessing your online appointment
Approximately 5-10 minutes before the start of your appointment, log back into the Writing Studio scheduler and follow these steps:
- Find and click on the red or yellow block at the time of your appointment.
- Within the pop-up Appointment window,聽select the red text 鈥淪tart or Join Online Consultation.鈥� This will open the online consultation module.
- You will be prompted to give your browser access to your camera and microphone. Please do so.
The Online Consultation Module
Within the online consultation module, you鈥檒l find a shared 鈥渄ocument collaboration whiteboard鈥� in the middle between the video display (on the left) and the chat pane (on the right).
The whiteboard contains a default text explaining the features of the module including how to import or paste a document to the whiteboard. Changes made to text in this window are seen immediately by both individuals participating in the online consultation.
After your session, you can easily export the contents of the whiteboard on a variety of formats by selecting the聽Import/Export tool (look for icon featuring two arrows)聽at the top of the screen.
Moreover, your chat and document will be saved in this online meeting. You can come back by viewing your appointment and clicking the 鈥榮tart or join online consultation鈥� link.
For more detailed guidance, refer to聽our guide to the tools in the online consultation module.
Additional resources in support of our online appointments:
- 罢丑别听Welcome Videos page聽includes two short videos introducing the Writing Studio鈥檚 WCOnline system.
- Troubleshooting Guidance聽for the Most Commonly Encountered technology issues with our online appointments.
We look forward to talking with you about your writing! We also request your patience as we navigate this technology and the occasional technical difficulty with you.
Questions? Problems?
E-mail us at聽writing.studio@vanderbilt.edu.