Addendum with evidence (8.2 MB) - Accreditation - Bakersfield ...

Welcome back to another great semester with the BC Writing Center. Now in our second year, we offer
a variety of services to students in need of tutoring and writing revision. Students can receive help with
the writing process: everything from idea generation to correct documentation of sources.
We are very happy to announce that we are piloting a new online writing lab—OWL@BC— which will
enable us to tutor students who access the campus remotely. This is an exciting new feature of the BC
Writing Center. Using the CCC Confer software, students will be able to call or email us from other offcampus
locations to make tutoring appointments. We will schedule them and be able to assist them live
in real time with their writing skills via voice, live chat and on screen features. We will have the ability to
view their essays, show them online content, and even instruct students working as a group together at
the same time! Eventually, we will integrate a web cam feature that will even allow us to chat face-toface
with our OWL@BC students. We will begin scheduling selected sections for appointments next
week. The hours that OWL@BC will be available will be on Thursday afternoons, 3:00pm-6:00pm.
Please remember that this is a pilot program, and as such will not yet be available to all students only
those enrolled in select remote access courses.
Best Regards,
The Writing Center Staff
395-4735
Hours of Operation- 8-6 Monday-Thursday and 8-12 Friday
Location: Student Services 133
Lead on-line tutor: Kimberly Arbolante Kimberly.Arbolante@bakersfieldcollege.edu