EXCEL! Zone

Welcome to the Writing Zone!

The Writing Zone provides a collaborative space designed for CCD students seeking assistance with their writing assignments across various disciplines. Support is available both in-person and online through Webex appointments during business hours, ensuring that all students can access the help they need to succeed academically.

Fall 2024

Monday & Thursday: 9:30am - 5:00pm
Tuesday & Wednesday: 9:30am - 6:00pm
Friday: 10:00am - 3:00pm

Located on the fourth floor of the Confluence building in room 409.

One-on-one online sessions are available through Accudemia appointments.

Schedule an appointment from Monday to Thursday, 10am - 5pm and Friday, 10:30am - 2pm.

How to be prepared for an online tutoring session:

  1. Create an Accudemia Account and Reset Password: Request a password
    • When creating your account, use your CCD student email.
    • Returning Accudemia Users: Log in here
    • Appointments are automatically set to 30 minutes long.
    • Accudemia offers up to five remote appointments a week.
  2. Download WebEx on your device before attending your online session.
    • Online sessions are through the meeting platform Webex.
    • You will receive the specific WebEx link through Accudemia and email that you can click to join the tutoring session.

Monday - Thursday: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Evening online tutoring is group meetings. When you join the meeting, please type your S# and course number in the chat area. If this is for editing a paper, please have it prepared and open ahead of time so that you can either send the link or attach the document into the chat when you meet with your tutor.

Online sessions will be through the meeting platform WebEx, please download WebEx on your device before attending your online session.

Join the online meetings by clicking on the tutor links below. No appointments are needed for online evening hours.

TimeMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
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7:00 - 8:00 pmDick-DickDick-

We also offer a paper dropbox each semester where students can submit papers to receive feedback within 48 business hours.

writingzone@ccd.edu

When submitting to the dropbox, please include: 

  • In the body of your email, your S#, class number, and instructor’s first and last name
  • A copy of both your current draft and any rubrics or assignment sheets your instructor has provided for this assignment as an attachment to this email
    *Using a SharePoint or Google Docs link will lock us out of the materials, and we will be unable to view them. 
  • A description of the kind of feedback you are looking for in the body of your email

Finally, please be sure to submit using your student email.