Ronald W.
- Atlanta, GA 30318 ( 24.2 mi )
- Experienced Writing Skills Tutor
- Male Age 85
- Member Since: 10/2012
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $20.00 to $40.00 /hr
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On-line
In-Home
- Also Tutors: Study Skills, Homework Help
My comments on tutoring Writing Skills : I have taught writing at the college level, specifically report-writing for science courses. I have also taken several courses in creative writing, and have participated in critique groups for over three years. I have tutored many students idividually, and I am currently in the process of writing a book.
I have taught at three universities (The University of Michigan, Henry Ford Community College, and Lawrence Technological University) and tutored formally at two (Henry Ford Community College and Georgia Perimeter College). I have also tutored as an independent tutor, giving me a career of 18 years as an educator. I have also maintained a career as a computer software developer, doing contract work in several cities in the United States, as well as Torino, Italy, and Durban, South Africa. In addition to the courses shown in my profile, I have taught various computer programming languages, including C, FORTRAN, C++, PL/I,and COBOL.
As a teacher and tutor, I focus on developing conceptual knowledge (rather than memorization), and structured study methods, problem-solving techniques, and test-taking skills,including post-test analyses of mistakes as a learning tool. I encourage th ... read more