for students
Book your time slot for your individual writing counselling on site quick and easy via OPAL or write an e-mail to schreibzentrum@mailbox.tu-dresden.de. We also offer a Writing Marathon to structure your daily work:
Are you looking for individual help? You would like to talk about your writing process? Or are you looking for constructive feedback?
Everything regarding your writing process can be a topic during writing counselling! No matter where in the writing process you are – from the first vague idea to the nearly finished text – you can always come to the Writing Centre. You do not even need to have any written text and with whatever text you are writing, we will try to help you.
All information on what Writing Counselling is and what you need to consider, as well as where and when it takes place can be found here: continue reading
Or you can just register online (via OPAL) for an appointment.
Book your time slot for your individual writing counselling on site quick and easy via OPAL or write an e-mail to schreibzentrum@mailbox.tu-dresden.de. We also offer a Writing Marathon to structure your daily work:
Are you looking for basic information on academic writing and the topics around it? Are you looking for new strategies for learning and writing, and would like to talk to other about it and receive feedback?
Then register for one of the Writing Centre’s workshops
- for academic writing
- for learning and working techniques
- for time management
- for scientific communication and presentation
- for project management.
The workshops are offered partially in a peer learning format, made by students for students. Dates, workshop descriptions and registration can be found in the OPAL course of the Writing Centre.
The target group of the workshops are students of the TU Dresden, who are enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. PhD students will find offers of the Graduate Academy and Centre for Continuing Education more suitable.
Due to the current situation and the spread of the corona virus, the Writing Centre offers online offers: as live workshops or tutorials, podcasts or scripts with the possibility to ask questions and receive feedback.
This semester, the registration takes place in phases: For workshops in June and July, registration is open since May 18th, via OPAL. For the offers in September, registration will open on September 1st.
Furthermore, sine the beginning of May there is the home office community in the TU Matrix, to get through the semester better: just log in and try it out!
It is often easier to write and work together! We will help you found a group, give tips on how to work together productively and if needed, we can moderate meetings.
As of the winter term 2017/18, the Writing Centre helps learning groups in cooperation with the Centre for Continuing Education.
All information on the learning and writing groups, with or without the help of a tutor, can be found here: continue reading
Sitting alone at your desk is boring? You can easily distract yourself and cleaning your apartment sounds much more appealing than typing on your keyboard? To help you concentrate on your writing project, you can write together with others during the writing marathon! All information on the writing marathon and it’s upcoming dates can be found here: continue reading
As of May 2020, we have started the Home office community for all, where you can find a space to work during the time of an online semester, where you can work alone or together with others, where you can talk to others and exchange ideas, and where you can get input on working techniques and time management – and it’s not important what you have to do next and how long you plan on doing one thing. Find more information here: continue reading
Having a suitable room for writing is very important in order to more concentrated. If you are able to write in company, you can come to the quiet and airy Writing Room at the TextLab, where you can write amongst kindred spirits, as well as bringing your Learning and Writing Group or maybe meet new writing buddys.
Furthermore, there are open writing counselling sessions available, or you can register for an appointment online via OPAL.
On our website for Material & Tips, you can find an information desk which offers tips and checklists on all things academic writing, as well as links for helpful software and an FAQ with further information.
According to the motto “Write through the night”, the Writing Centre (SZD) and the Sächsische Staats- und Universitäsbibliothek (SLUB) invites students, PhD students and lecturers annually to the writing event of the year. It takes place on the first Thursday in March and further information on the Long Night Against Procrastination (LNDS) can be found here continue reading.
About Tutors for Academic Writing and Key Competences
The diversity of offers at the Writing Centre is made possible with the support of student tutors. Our student tutors mainly carry out the workshops and counselling offers for students. This encourages joint learning with peers, which makes it easier to ask questions openly and discuss strengths and weaknesses, as well as talk about experiences. We train the student tutors for their assigned tasks. The structuring, implementation, evaluation and development of this training and the close supervision of the tutors are amongst the central tasks of the Writing Centre.
