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Talk to your instructor after class, drop by during office hours, or make a one-on-one appointment. Check with your instructors to make sure that you understand their expectations for any writing, speaking, or research assignments.
Go to the library! Check out your campus library’s Web site or ask for a calendar of upcoming events. Many libraries have drop-in classes or workshops to help you learn specific skills. Head over to the reference desk and talk with a librarian about an assignment that you are working on. If you are an online student, be sure to learn how you can gain access to library sources from your home.
Everyone faces some sort of computer crisis in their life. It seems that so many of these emergencies happen just before a deadline for a major paper. Prepare yourself! Check out your school’s technology support services before you need them. Adult students sometimes feel uncomfortable with technology. If you are an adult student, get the help you need from the campus’s technology experts.
Most campuses have one. Frequently it is found within the English department.
Take advantage of writing resources like Re:Writing 3 at bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/rewriting2e. Visit this free resource if you need help finding inspiration, building a bibliography, learning about citation styles, and more. It offers videos of real writers to inspire you, along with writing tutorials, checklists for better writing, grammar exercises, and research tips. Purdue University has an excellent resource on documenting both print and electronic sources. Visit https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/584/02.