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Tutorial Services Fall 2007 Newsletter

Do you need assistance learning how to study effectively? Are you stuck writing a paper? Is a math assignment giving you fits?

Don't worry. Come to the TLC! Tutorial Services is prepared to help you achieve your academic goals.

What is the TLC?

The Tutorial Learning Center (TLC) provides free, walk-in tutoring for a wide variety of subjects.

Goals of the TLC are:

• To create opportunities for student success

• To help students become more independent with their learning

Where and When?

The Tutorial Learning Center is located primarily in Houston 120, with additional availability in Houston 110, Grand Mesa Hall and Western Colorado Community College.

Hours:

Houston 120 and 110: Monday through Thursday 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Grand Mesa Hall: TBD

WCCC: TBD

A detailed schedule of tutor availability per subject is available by clicking this link: Tutorial Learning Center Subject Schedule

 

What are the benefits of receiving tutoring?

Through tutoring, you will:

• Develop or enhance your existing skills;
• Develop effective study habits;
• Increase your self-confidence;
• Increase your understanding of the subject matter;
• Develop a positive attitude toward learning.

Making the most of a tutoring session:

You will make the most of your tutoring session if you:

• Bring your assignment;
• Start the assignment (try to do it first);
• Prepare questions to ask the tutor;
• Be ready to tell the tutor one main thing you would like help with;
• Bring a positive attitude and a willingness to try.

 

What NOT to expect:

Our tutors are instructed to help you become more independent in your learning. They are NOT permitted to DO any of your work FOR YOU. This includes correcting your work, suggesting words to use in your paper, doing your assignment or teaching you the content after your absence from class.

 

What tutors WILL do:

Tutors will:

• Offer study tips;
• Offer encouragement;
• Give feedback on student assignments;
• Review concepts, types of problems, and rules;
• Help students follow an instructor's directions;
• Help students use their textbooks, syllabi and materials more effectively;
• Introduce students to myriad self-help and campus resources available to them;
• Reinforce what students already know and understand.

 

Self-Help Websites:There are many helpful websites on the internet to assist students with their academic goals. These sites are available twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week to assist students with a variety of issues that may come up while working on an academic project. Our tutors encourage student independence in learning, and we encourage you to visit these sites.

ESL sites:
Dave's ESL Cafe page
Rong-Chang Li's ESL page
Karin's ESL Partyland page
Marie Nuzzi's List of ESL Resources page
Self Study Quizzes for ESL Students page

Grammar/Writing sites:
Community College of Southern Nevada: A Guide to Writing A Summary page
Michael Harvey's The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing page
St.Cloud State University & LEO: Literacy Education Online page
Capital Community College Foundation: A Guide to Grammer and Writing page

Study Skills sites:
City College of San Francisco: Favorite Study Skills Websites page
Study Guides and Strategies page
How-To-Study.com: A Study Skills Resource Site page
Virginia Tech: Study Skills Self-Help Info page
Sites to Promote Academic Success page
Bucks County Community College: Websites on Study Skills page
Utah State University: Online Learning Center page


 

Thank you for using Tutorial Services at Mesa State College!

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Revised 1/8/2008