A: Students who use tutoring are usually the students that will excel above the rest. The goal is to provide academic and personal support for students to develop successful progress through courses that will lead to graduation. There are two options (1) drop-in tutoring and (2) tutoring by appointment.
A. Tutoring is available for all WNCC students in subjects listed on the Tutor Schedule. Students do not need an appointment to attend these sessions. Please check the on-line Tutor Schedule frequently as we may not have a tutor for all subjects at all times. Tutoring will be more effective if you come prepared. Look at your assignment and attempt to do the work yourself. Bring a lot of specific questions with you to the session. Tutors will not provide answers to assignments. They are here to help you learn how to do it yourself. Please bring your text, notebook, syllabus, calculator, and assignment and any other supplies or materials you need for the class.
Q. Who is eligible for online tutoring and when is it available?
A: Live tutors are scheduled each Monday from 12 to 3 p.m., Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m., and on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to answer your questions and work with you. Questions may be posted anytime.
For the online tutoring classroom to operate properly, your computer must have an active internet connection and check to see that you have the proper settings and software installed by running the setup below.
Receiving a math tutors help online is easy! Follow these simple steps to start. Be sure to read the steps before getting started.
1. Open Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
2. Type in the Web address: www.wncc.net . Click on “My WNCC” and then click the link for WebCT. Log into WebCT and click on the link for “Live Classroom”.
3. Run the Horizon Wimba Setup Wizard located on the left side of the screen.
4. Using your mouse, click the START button. The program will run a series of tests to ensure your computer is ready for the Horizon Wimba Live classroom. Tests will be listed on the left side of your screen.
5. The Setup Wizard will check to be sure pop up windows are enabled. When this test is completed, a NEXT button will appear. Click it and a mark will appear in the box beside popup in the list.
6. The Wizard will then continue on to the next test. Continue clicking the NEXT button until all of the boxes on the left have been checked, which indicates that all tests have been performed.
7. Click on the FINISH button.
The setup wizard may need to be performed periodically to ensure all components are updated so they will continue to work properly.
If a problem arises, click the “Help” button in the Live Classroom, then send an email to HorizonWimba Technical Support by clicking on the “Technical Support” link. Complete the form. In the space provided on the form for “Your Organization”, type “WNCC”. Be sure to include a phone number where you can be reached and the best time for them to call, preferably when you will be at the computer you were running the Setup on so they can walk you through the process.
The following courses will have access to online tutoring for the Spring Semester, 2007:
ACFS-0010M Basic Math I (Independent Study) Judy Smith
ACFS-0020M Basic Math II (Independent Study) Judy Smith
ACFS-0030M Basic Math III (Independent Study) Judy Smith
ACFS-0040M Basic Math IV (Independent Study) Judy Smith
MATH-0210-IN01 Intermediate Algebra (Online) David Kozich
MATH-1150-IN01 College Algebra (Online) Andrew Lenzen
MATH-1210-IN01 Trigonometry (Online) David Kozich
Students from ALL Sidney and Alliance Math classes will also be able to access Online Tutoring.
Q. What do I do if my hours do not coincide with the Tutor Schedule?
A. Tutoring by Appointment is available when the students hours are not coinciding with the tutor schedule and the tutor is available at assist at another time. The student and tutor simply set a mutual time to meet for the session. The tutoring must be done in the Labs, ILAC, Library or other rooms on campus. Tutoring by appointment can never be done at the home of the student or the home of the tutor.
A. To request a tutor, students should come to the Independent Learning and Assessment Center located in the Williams Building. If a tutor is already in place, we will give you the needed information and a schedule. If no tutor is currently in place, the ILAC Director will contact your instructor for a recommendation of a suitable tutor--someone who has taken the class and received a B or higher and also has good interpersonal and communication skills. It may take 2-3 days to get a tutor in place.
A: Always bring your textbook and your notes from lectures. If your course requires a calculator, charts or other materials; bring these as well. Of course, bring a pencil and notebook paper. A class syllabus, past quizzes, or tests are also helpful.
A: In Scottsbluff, there are several areas of tutoring throughout the college campus. High frequency courses such as math and writing have tutoring available in the Math Lab and Writing Center most hours of the day. Both Labs are in the Williams Building on the Scottsbluff campus. The majority of our tutoring takes place in the Williams Building Labs and Learning Center such as math, writing, accounting, Spanish, psychology, etc. Other tutors work in the Main Building because of the necessity to be near the appropriate equipment. The computer tutors are in D-Pod Labs (D-1), the music tutors are in the Music Room next to the Little Theater, and the Anatomy & Physiology tutors are in the Science Lab (C-1).
A: Available tutored courses vary from semester to semester. For the list of courses tutored this current semester please see the on-line Tutor Schedule.
