How to Get Learning Assistance
What is learning assistance?
The Center for Academic Development (CAD) provides one-on-one learning assistance to students who make appointments or contact a learning specialist or tutor. A learning specialist or tutor will communicate with a student who seeks assistance or is referred by an instructor to the CAD. A student may contact the CAD at any stage of the process when writing a paper or having difficulty with assignments.
How does the CAD help students?
- A learning specialist or tutor can offer strategies to help students complete assignments.
- A learning specialist or tutor can help students plan, revise, and rewrite written assignments.
- A learning specialist or tutor can provide individual tutoring to help students further develop their academic skills (writing, reading, critical thinking, and note taking, etc.)
- A learning specialist or tutor does not proofread or edit papers, but offers feedback about drafts to students so that students may revise their drafts and produce better papers.
When should students contact the CAD? How can students get learning assistance? Students may work with a learning specialist or tutor on the campus where they attend classes or with an online learning specialist. Learning specialists may be reached for appointments by calling 800 443-5522 and the following phone extensions:
Chicago - 3374
Elgin - 4554
Lisle - 4554
Northern VA/Washington DC - 6935
North Shore (Skokie) - 2356
Tampa - 6121
Wheeling - 5509
Wisconsin - 6121
Online - CyberCAD@nl.edu
How to submit assignments online for feedback
Students may submit papers to a learning specialist for feedback and assistance prior to turning them in for a grade. Please follow these instructions to submit assignments via this web site.
- Write your paper and save it as a Microsoft Word document.
- Address an e-mail message to CyberCAD@nl.edu and attach the Microsoft Word document to the e-mail.
- Provide necessary information in your e-mail message.
Give a brief summary of the assignment guidelines, your name, your program of study, your campus, the date by which you need to receive feedback, and a phone number in case the learning specialist needs to contact you. - Allow time to revise.
Please allow 2-3 days turnaround time. Although most papers can be returned within this time frame, long papers may require extra time.
