Tutoring & Writing Support
The Academic Support Zone (LI 2004) is open Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 3:00pm to assist you with any Academic Support services you may need or have questions about. Please note that Tutoring Services and Writing Support appointments will be offered virtually through Zoom. You may access the link to each session via mySuccess.
The Academic Zone is located in LI 2004 at the Thunder Bay campus and in the Orsi Learning Commons at the Orillia campus and is where Lakehead's free academic supports take place.
We offer writing support and drop-in, group tutoring (both in-person & virtually). The hours and services start out slowly at the beginning of each term and pick up the pace as the weeks progress. Drop by and see what's happening at the Zone. We're looking forward to seeing you!
Tutoring Services
Please be advised that tutoring supports may be arranged as needed. Please contact the Academic Support Zone by email at academiczone.ssc@lakeheadu.ca if you are in need of assistance. Students are encouraged to self register for the Academic Skills D2L site.
We are here to help you from the planning to the publishing stage of your assignment! We are not an editing service, but we are here to guide you! Our writing coaches can help with the following:
- discover what you're trying to say and how to say it
- develop an argument
- structure of your paper
- organization of ideas
- proper referencing and citation and provide resources for you
- self-editing skills
One-to-one writing support is available through the Academic Support Zone by booking an appointment online at mysuccess.lakeheadu.ca with a Writing Coach. It is best to book an appointment well in advance of a due date. Writing appointments are designed to teach you skills, not edit your paper, and you need time to apply what you've learned!
You can also access a variety of writing resources in our Resource Library.
The Academic Support Zone is where Lakehead's free academic supports take place. Everyone is welcome in the Zone. Outside of the times when academic supports are being offered, the Zone is an excellent place for quiet study. Stop by and check it out!
Thunder Bay - second floor of the Chancellor Patterson library (LI 2004)
Orillia - Writing coach appointments available online