Helping Your Student Make The Grade: A Review Of Tutoring & Library Resources

Center for Writing Across the CurriculumScience, Technology, Engineering and Math Center

St. Albert Hall LibraryTutorial and Academic Skills Center

TutorMe (24/7 Online Tutoring Platform)

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Welcome & Agenda

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● Welcome, Gael Family○ Staff Introductions

● Midterm(s) just concluded, last day to withdraw from a course is 10/30, Spring registration is 11/16 - 11/19

● Provide a broad overview of Tutoring & Library Services at St. Mary’s College of California available to undergraduate & graduate level students○ Services○ Scheduling (or not!) procedures

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Center

STEM Center

● The STEM Center is part of the CALC (Caminos a las Ciencias) Program, funded by an HSI STEM Department of Education Grant

● Virtual Drop-in tutoring for Biology Chemistry, Computer Science, Math, Physics, & Psychology (Stats)

● Additional services include Pathways to Science Speaker Series, SOS Faculty Workshops, among other services, all virtual

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Hours/Scheduling

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● To connect with a tutor, visit our website (on MySMC Campus Resources page) for the current schedule.

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Fall 2020 All Virtual

Monday - Thursday 1 - 9 pm

Sunday 6 - 9 pm

Center for Writing Across the Curriculum (CWAC)

CWAC ~ 1-1 Sessions

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Our writing advisers are not professors nor editors. Rather, they are partners in dialogue.

CWAC ~ Writing Circles

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CWAC Hours & Scheduling

Drop In & Appointments:● Visit www.stmarys-ca.edu/CWAC

○ drop in for 1-1 sessions○ make appointments for 1-1 sessions○ join Writing Circle (Spring 2021)

Fall 2020 All Virtual

Monday - Thursday 9 am - 8 pm

Friday 9 am - 4 pm

Sunday 4 pm - 8 pm

Tutorial and Academic Skills (TASC) Center

TASC

● TASC provides tutoring support for the majority of courses offered on campus (and at no cost)

● TASC tutors are fellow students who have completed the identified course with a B or above and have received faculty endorsement to tutor a given course

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Fall 2020 ALL VIRTUAL

Monday - Thursday 8 am - 8 pm

Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm

How Do Students Schedule An Appointment?

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Undergraduate Tutoring:

Note: Graduate Students Will NOT Schedule through the Student Success Collaborative, but rather, utilize TutorMe (24/7 online tutoring) or file this form.

TutorMe

TutorMe

● TutorMe is an online 24/7 platform that allows students to access a trained tutor in minutes.

● The platform provides tutoring for over 300 undergraduate and graduate courses.

● Students are limited to 3 hours per month in a semester. However, there is a request form for allocation of more hours on the TASC website.

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How to Access TutorMeAccessible through:● Moodle under “Important Links”● MySMC under “Campus Resources”

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St. Albert Hall Library

SMC Library collections

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● 200+ databases to support research in every major

● Thousands of e-journals, newspapers, and magazines

● SMC Library Pickup service for print materials and Link+ requests

Reference and Research Help

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● All reference and research help is being provided online via chat, text, email, or Zoom during Library hours.

● For specialized research assistance, students can meet with the librarian for their major.

Hours / Scheduling

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● Research help (M-Th 9-7; Fri 9-3; Sat. & Sun)

● SMC Library pickup (Mon. 10am-12 pm; Thurs. 4-6 pm)

● On-campus students: Reserve a two-hour time in the library. Facial coverings and physical distancing required. (M - Fri. 9-5 pm; Sat-Sun. 1-5 pm)

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Any Questions?

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