Tutoring Services

Both on-campus and distance students have access to academic tutoring services located on both the Lake Macquarie and Sydney Campuses. Students requiring literacy, numeracy, essay writing and referencing tuition can access this tutoring support by visiting the tutor on their respective campus.

Want to improve your essay writing skills? This essay feedback form will help you reflect on the various aspects of essay writing. Your tutor will also use this to provide you specific feedback.

Lake Macquarie Campus

Academic Writing Help:

Tutoring is available for both on-campus and off-campus/distance education students. Lake Macquarie Campus students can obtain help in the Dyson-Williams Study Room on the upper level of the Library. Off-campus and on-campus students can Schedule an Appointment via the Library booking system, or submit requests via email. There are three tutors who are able to help students with all stages of their assignments. This includes helping the student to decipher an assignment topic and come up with an approach to the topic, and to locate appropriate resources. Help is also offered with referencing issues and tutors will also look over an assignment draft and comment on its structure/focus/referencing/expression/etc., and suggest how the student might resolve any problems. Tutors are also there to support any academic problem, to help resolve the problem. If the tutors cannot assist they can suggest someone who can. If the office is unattended, please leave your assignments in the boxes provided.
For further information on Tutor Services look here, Tutor Service processes, Online assignment review process


SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT book a tutor of choice:
Book with Georgiana
Book with Nicole
Book with Nadine

Students may also request academic writing tutoring help by emailing the tutors.

Numeracy Help

Numeracy help is available to all students via booked appointments (including phone support for off-campus students) or by emailing enquiries to mathtutors@avondale.edu.au . The phone number for support is 0249802152.

Semester Tutoring Hours:

Alternate Weeks
Week beginning Monday: Aug 3rd, 17th, 31st, Sept 14th, 28th, Oct 12th, 26th, Nov 9th, 23rd

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
(Face-to-Face COVID-19 dependant), Phone, Zoom Tutors Den (L301) (L302)	Georgiana 9.00am-4.00pm Nadine 9.00am-1.00pm	Georgiana 9.00am-4.00pm Nicole 9.00am-1.00pm	Georgiana 9.00am-4.00pm Louise (Science & Maths) 12.00pm-2.00pm	Nicole 9.00am-3.00pm
Online Support tutors@avondale.edu.au	Nicole Meintjes & Nadine Dunne available as required	Nicole Meintjes & Nadine Dunne available as required	Nicole Meintjes & Nadine Dunne available as required	Nicole Meintjes & Nadine Dunne available as required	Nicole Meintjes & Nadine Dunne available as required

Alternate Weeks
Week beginning Monday: Aug 10th, 24th, Sept 7th, 21st, Oct 5th, 19th, Nov 2nd, 16th

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
(Face-to-Face COVID-19 dependant), Phone, Zoom Tutors Den (L301)	Nadine 9.00am-1.00pm	Nicole 10.00am-2.00pm	Louise (Science & Maths) 12.00pm-2.00pm	Nicole 10.00am-2.00pm
Online Support tutors@avondale.edu.au	Nicole Meintjes & Nadine available as required	Nicole Meintjes & Nadine available as required	Nicole Meintjes & Nadine available as required	Nicole Meintjes & Nadine available as required	Nicole Meintjes & Nadine available as required

Contact

Tutors can be contacted as follows:
Phone: 02 4980 2367
Email: Tutors (tutors@avondale.edu.au)

LMC Upper Library floor plan showing location of the tutor's office.

Sydney Campus

Academic support is available for Sydney Campus students during semester times by appointment. Please use links below to make a booking. The tutor's weekly availability is displayed in the appointment diary and tutoring sessions are held in their office.


SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT book a tutor of choice:
Book with Michelle
Book with Sharon


English as a Second Language and those who are preparing for IELTS:
Students (On-campus and Distance) who require assistance and ongoing support for English as a second language and who are culturally and/or linguistically diverse (CALD) should check:
• On the Sydney Campus for available sessions conducted by trained personnel to develop English language ability and assist with understanding grammar, sentence construction, writing, reading and comprehension of English.
• Kenton Shields is available on Wednesdays. Please email kenton.shields@avondale.edu.au to arrange an appointment. The Sydney library holds information and resources for IELTS assistance.

ASSIGNMENT HELP

As well as personal help from the tutors, the following documents provide information and examples designed to help students write better essays.

Academic Writing Skills

Academic Writing
Grammar
Basic Essay Structure
Writing an Introduction
Writing a Conclusion
Paraphrasing
Reflective Writing
Thesis Statement

Brainstorming an essay
Abstract
In-text citations
Three common sentence errors
Connecting ideas in academic writing
Plagiarism

Writing a Book Critique
Writing a Business Report
Writing a Response to a Case Study
Writing an exegesis

Model essay A
Model essay B
Model essay C
Six steps to a superior essay

Academic Research Skills

Critical Thinking
Understanding the Question

Academic Organisation Skills

Coming soon!