Student Success Center Tutoring Services for Fall 2020 are in session!
Small groups tutoring sessions are designed to provide weekly support from a peer tutor in groups of 6-8 students per assigned session. Each small group session will last approximately 1.25 hours (75 minutes).
Process for Small Group Tutoring:
Students request small group tutoring through myCU
Select Tutoring & Accommodations, Request Tutor for the desired class(es)
Provide as much availability as possible
Your request will be pending until you have been placed into a group
When assignment is made you will receive an email with a zoom link, day, time and tutor’s name
Process for Virtual Drop-In Tutoring
Drop In Tutoring will be provided Sunday- Thursday evenings between 7pm-11pm. To access the tutoring sessions select the subject below during tutoring hours.
Questions regarding tutoring can be directed to Kate Mikel, Associate Director/Tutor Coordinator at kmikel@clarkson.edu.
Here are some tips to help you get the most out of our tutoring services:
Tutoring is not homework help — A tutor’s job is to focus on ensuring that you understand your course material. To ensure the academic integrity of both the tutor and tutee, tutors will not work directly on any assignment with a tutee.
Use drop-in tutoring regularly — As with any study habit, it works best if you do it regularly. Don’t try to “cram” just before an exam. Using tutoring regularly as part of your studying allows you to get your questions answered on an on-going basis, and it also helps the tutors learn how to help you best.
Get prepared when you have a video consultation so you can make the most of your time! — Aside from having your textbooks, notebooks, and class materials ready for a consultation, you should review prior to attending so you know where you want to start. Having a prepared list of questions and topics will allow the tutors to make the most of your limited time.
Form a study group — Study groups can work together both inside and outside of drop-in tutoring to everyone’s benefit. Especially on busy nights, the tutors need to make sure everyone is getting help, but that means that there will be times when they will be helping other people. Study groups can work together to find answers to questions, thus decreasing the demand for the tutor. Study groups are also wonderful ways to prepare prior to a drop-in session as they will allow you to narrow down the number of topics you need help with.
See your professor — Tutoring of any kind is never a replacement for a student working directly with a professor. Tutoring is just one of many resources. PLEASE go to office hours. And ask your professor if they have a TA you can work with as well.