Tutorial Service
Registration - Your Tutorial - Cancellation Policy - Our Team
MWC will be offering tutoring on the downtown campus and also online via the Microsoft Teams platform.
We are committed to providing a barrier-free experience. If you have any accessibility needs, please let us know by emailing the MWC Tutorial Service Coordinator mwctutorial [at] mcgill.ca.
Currently, online tutoring is conducted via the Microsoft Teams platform. This application is available for free to students through Office 365. Before your first appointment, make sure to familiarize yourself with Microsoft Teams features.
There is a one-time registration to access the online scheduler. Once you have registered, you can book your appointment at https://mwcschedule.mcgill.ca/.
At the time of your online appointment, your tutor will invite you to a Teams meeting for your session.
Should your appointment take place in person, the information about the location will be found in the confirmation email.
Registration
You will need to register online—one time only—with your McGill e-mail address and a password of your choosing.
For MACES students, you can book an appointment with our online scheduler or arrange your appointment by sending an email to macestutorial.arts [at] mcgill.ca.
You will then be asked to fill out a brief profile section. When you are setting up your profile, please be sure to select the GMT-5 time zone; otherwise, your appointment will appear in the wrong time slot. We cannot "replace" time lost due to an incorrect time zone setting.
Pale blue on the schedule indicates that a slot has been reserved by another student. If the time slot you want is booked, check back later for cancellations.
In order to ensure that all students have reasonable access to the tutorial service, you may book a maximum of 7 hours of appointments per semester (any combination of 30-minute and 60-minute appointments). In addition, you are restricted to one hour of tutoring per day.
Again, please ensure that you select the GMT-5 time zone when setting up your profile.
Booking Your Appointment
Once you have successfully registered, you can seek and book appointments at https://mwcschedule.mcgill.ca/.
Please follow these steps to book your appointment:
- Once you’re in the online scheduler, look for WHITE timeslots –these are times that are available to book. Note: whilst hovering over them, those slots turn green.
- Click on the available slot. A pop-up will appear with information about the tutor and timing details about the session you’ll be booking.
- Confirm the reservation details, such as your information (email is important since this will be a virtual appointment) and the time. Click ‘Save’ at the bottom of the pop-up window.
- If you successfully booked your appointment, you will receive a confirmation by email.
Pale blue on the schedule indicates that a slot has been reserved by another student. If the time slot you want is booked, check periodically for any cancellations.
In order to ensure that all students have reasonable access to the tutorial service, you may book a maximum of 7 hours of appointments per semester (any combination of 30-minute and 60-minute appointments). In addition, you are restricted to one hour of tutoring per day.
Again, please ensure that you select the GMT-5 time zone when setting up your profile. Not being set to this time zone will result in problems booking your appointments.
Note about same-day booking: If you try to book a same-day appointment, occasionally the scheduler may show you an error message even though the timeslot is available. If this happens, please email mwctutorial [at] mcgill.ca and make sure to include information about the time you are trying to book.
MACES Appointments
If you are a MACES student, you have 2 options:
- You can follow the instructions under Booking Your Appointment and use the online scheduler.
- You can arrange your appointment by sending an email to macestutorial.arts [at] mcgill.ca.
Your tutorial
Tutors are trained to review your work and provide feedback on sections or issues that you would like to work on. Common issues include crafting unified paragraphs, organizing ideas in logical sequence, developing a line of argument, adopting the appropriate tone, and enhancing clarity by choosing words and phrases that best convey your intended meaning. Tutors will also help you identify and eliminate common grammatical and structural errors.
Our Team
Tutors are Master's and PhD students in a variety of disciplines at McGill with a strong background in teaching and/or tutoring writing. Some tutors are also professional educators who have years of experience teaching academic and professional writing.
Information on individual tutors is available on the online scheduler: when you click on an available appointment, a short bio will pop up to briefly introduce you to there person you will be working with.
Cancellation policy
Appointments must be cancelled online at https://mwcschedule.mcgill.ca/ at least 24 hours in advance, as last minute cancellations prevent other students from using the service.
If you are a MACES student who booked via email, please cancel by sending an email to macestutorial.arts [at] mcgill.ca.
Students who cancel appointments at the last minute or who fail to attend their appointment more than once will have their tutorial service privileges suspended until the following semester.