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Tutoring Services

This guide offers information about the tutoring services offered in the Library and Tutoring Services department..

Writing Tutoring

Campus Tutoring

Writing tutoring is available at the Deerwood, Downtown, Kent, Nassau, North, and South locations. To schedule an appointment or check walk-in availability, use the link below:

Use This Link to Schedule a Campus-Based Tutoring Appointment in myGradPlan

For course coverage details, see the staff profiles below.

Online Tutoring

Writing tutoring is available through Tutor Match and the Writing  in the Brainfuse online tutoring platform. To access:

  1. Log into Brainfuse (link below).

  2. Select English as the Topic.

  3. Select Writing as the Subject.

Use This Link to Schedule a Brainfuse Appointment

You can also access Brainfuse via myFSCJ and Canvas. Please note that you have 90 minutes per month for services provided by Brainfuse's tutors (Live Help, Writing Lab), so come prepared with specific questions and materials to make the most of your session time.

Meet Our Staff

Name and Title: Stephanie Bloodworth, Peer Tutor

Location: Deerwood Center

Credentials: Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Subject: Writing (all discciplines)

Campus Tutoring Appointment Booking Link: https://fscj.campus.eab.com/pal/JKtbRBtzke

Brainfuse ID: StephanieB9

Name and Title: Lorah Murphy, Academic Tutor

Location: Deerwood Center

Email: lorah.murphy@fscj.edu

Credentials: Bachelor of Arts in English Writing

Subjects: Writing (all disciplines and levels)

Campus Tutoring Appointment Booking Link: https://fscj.campus.eab.com/pal/e5EIutqYfY

Brainfuse ID: LorahMurphy21

Name and Title: Susan Ridge, Academic Tutor 

Location: Deerwood Center

Email: sridge@fscj.edu

Credentials: Master of Arts in English: Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling

Subjects: Writing (all disciplines and levels), EAP (writing, grammar, reading, and speaking and listening)

Campus Tutoring Appointment Booking Link: https://fscj.campus.eab.com/pal/qf7nuBB067

Brainfuse ID: SusanR8

Name and Title: Marissa Delacruz, Academic Tutor

Location: Downtown Campus

Email: marissa.delacruz@fscj.edu

Credentials: Bachelor of Arts in English

Subjects (Remote Only): Writing (all disciplines and levels)

Campus Tutoring Appointment Booking Link: https://fscj.campus.eab.com/pal/IYqAhDgV8d

Brainfuse ID: MarissaD

Name and Title: Jenae Leonard, Peer Tutor

Location: Downtown Campus

Credentials: Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Communication and Media

Subjects: Writing (all disciplines and levels)

Campus Tutoring Appointment Booking Link: https://fscj.campus.eab.com/pal/zOsDexrm-E

Brainfuse ID: JenaeLeonard3

Name and Title: Monica Viggiano, Academic Tutor

Location: Downtown Campus

Email: monica.viggiano@fscj.edu

Credentials: Master of Arts in English, concentration in Rhetoric and Composition

Subjects (Remote Only): Writing (all disciplines and levels)

Brainfuse ID: MonicaV.

Name and Title: Rosalyn Wilson, Academic Tutor

Location: Downtown Campus

Email: rosalyn.wilson@fscj.edu

Credentials: Bachelor of Arts in Business Supervision and Management

Subjects: Writing (all disciplines and levels)

Campus Tutoring Appointment Booking Link: https://fscj.campus.eab.com/pal/wTYUUSS3qZ

Brainfuse ID: RosalynW

Name and Title: Amy Copeland, Academic Tutor

Location: Kent Campus

Email: amy.copeland@fscj.edu

Credentials: Bachelor of Arts in English; minor in Spanish

Subjects: Writing (all levels and disciplines), ESL, Reading

Campus Tutoring Appointment Booking Link: https://fscj.campus.eab.com/pal/9QG5VxOCqL

Brainfuse ID: AmyCC     

Name and Title: Olivia Onate, Academic Tutor

Location: Kent Campus

Email: olivia.onate@fscj.edu

Credentials: Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media

Subjects: Writing (all levels and disciplines), Reading, Speech (SPC 2017, SPC 2608)

Campus Tutoring Appointment Booking Link: https://fscj.campus.eab.com/pal/h2WRwHlalh

Brainfuse ID: OliviaO8       

 

Name and Title: Peter Bellis, Academic Tutor

Location: Nassau Center

Email: peter.bellis@fscj.edu

Credentials: Bachelor of Arts in English Literature

Subjects: Writing (all disciplines)

Campus Tutoring Appointment Booking Link: https://fscj.campus.eab.com/pal/_vsnZTP6fH

Brainfuse ID: PeterB27

Name and Title: Wendy Coop, Academic Tutor

Location: North Campus

Email: wendy.coop@fscj.edu

Credentials: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Subjects: Writing (all disciplines)

Campus Tutoring Appointment Booking Link: https://fscj.campus.eab.com/pal/_ruIhaix9b

Brainfuse ID: wendyc101

Name and Title: Christopher Buck, Academic Tutor

Location: South Campus

Email: christopher.buck@fscj.edu

Credentials: Master of Arts in TESOL

Subjects: Writing (all disciplines and levels)

Campus Tutoring Appointment Booking Link: https://fscj.campus.eab.com/pal/dTSx6nCz6E

Brainfuse ID: chrisb02 

 

 

What to Expect During a Tutoring Session

Writing tutoring appointments are scheduled in 30-minute increments. You may stretch your session time to a full hour by scheduling two back-to-back tutoring appointments in one calendar day. We cap tutoring sessions at one hour of tutoring per calendar day to ensure that our staff are available to assist as many students as possible.

  • Writing tutors are available to assist with academic essays for any course, and they can provide feedback on things such as cover letters, scholarship essays, and discussion board posts.
  • During a session, a tutor may provide feedback on the paper's focus, idea development, organization, and grammar and mechanics. Tutors do not provide copy editing services. They will guide students in refining and improving their own work. 
  • Please bring a copy of the assignment directions and any rubrics that your instructor has provided so that the tutor will have contextual information for the writing task that you have been given. 
  • If you are seeking writing tutoring because you would like to prepare for a standardized test or licensure exam, please consult practice test materials so that you will have specific examples of the kinds of problems with which you need help. Study materials for a number of these exams are available through our library: https://guides.fscj.edu/testprep
  • For online tutoring sessions, you may use the Snap and Send feature on Brainfuse's mobile app to facilitate content sharing during the session.
  • Students who receive notetaking or sign language interpretation services as a part of their accommodations for disabilities may bring these support staff members with them to their tutoring sessions. For online tutoring sessions, just reach out to the tutor with whom the session has been scheduled to alert them that you will be inviting another attendee so that they can provide you with a special access link for the session.