Transcript Welcome to the Porterville College Tutorial Center.

You are joining an elite group by
becoming a peer tutor!
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Make sure you have the worksheet packet before continuing
with the orientation; this should have been supplied to you by
the Learning Center Technician.
When the entire paperwork packet is complete, including the
training material mentioned later in the orientation, only
then give the packet to the Learning Center Technician.
It is best to view this slideshow from start to finish in one
sitting. If you choose to view it in multiple sessions, make
sure you view all sections.
Please pause for a moment before going to the next slide
as some slides may have helpful aids in the form of animation.
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which begins on the next slide.
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Student Conduct and Discipline
information.
1. Who can be a tutor?
4. What type of people will
you meet while tutoring?
2. What will be expected
of you?
5. What to expect
3. The Learning Center
Working Environment.
6. Working with groups.
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orientation; otherwise, click the arrow in the lower right corner.
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Students who are enrolled in a minimum of six (6) units during
a full length semester or three (3) units during the summer.
Students who have not received their A/A, here or elsewhere.
Students who received an A or B in the subject they wish to
tutor.
Tutors cannot be enrolled in more than fourteen (14) units
without permission from the Learning Center Technician.
Students who can secure a signature of approval from an
instructor of the subject they wish to tutor.
Students who are serious about helping other students improve
their grade.
 All PC students are eligible.
 All PC students are allowed two hours of tutoring per week
per subject (2 subject limit)
 Students who are recipients or participants of EOPS and or
DSPS can receive additional tutoring time as approved by
the director of said program and space permitting.
 No PC student will be turned away.
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You will be expected to be knowledgeable in the subject(s) which you are tutoring.
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You will be expected to come in and check your schedule regularly.
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You need to be a good example for your tutees.
Your tutees rely on you being here when scheduled.
You will clock-in, on a time card, using the time clock at the appointment time.
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Do not call to ask for schedule information over the telephone.
You will be expected to be on time for all tutoring appointments.
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Needing to severely review during a tutoring session is not acceptable!
If your tutee does not arrive, by 15 minutes after the appointment time, you must clock-out,
document their absence on the back of their card in the file box (ask for assistance if needed)
and then you are free to go.
Make sure you attend the next regular appointment for each tutee after an absence.
You will be expected to call in, in advance when possible, if you cannot make it to an
appointment.
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The Learning Center Technician’s number is 791-2227.
“The Tutor’s Guide” is a series that consists of fourteen sections spanning four
DVDs. Each section is roughly 15 minutes in length. The total viewing time
is approximately 3 ½ hours. (section one contains two bad spots, disregard them.)
You are required to view all sections in the series and take notes as you view
them. Keep your completed notes and turn them in with all other completed
documents. Once everything is complete, give all documents to the Learning
Center Technician.
The DVDs are on reserve in the Porterville College Library
and cannot be checked out.
(Photo ID is required to view the DVDs.)
3.
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Where do you tutor?
B.
What about food, drinks and smoking?
C.
What should you wear?
D.
Personal hygiene!
E.
How will you know when you have an appointment and how to set up
your schedule of availability?
F.
Cancelations.
G.
How will your time be recorded and how often do you need to access
the WTE software?
H.
What do you do with your belongings while tutoring?
A.
• All tutoring must take place in the Learning Center.
• We have adequate tables & chairs to accommodate several
tutoring sessions at one time.
• There are designated computers for tutoring students who
require the use of a computer.
B.
• Food and drinks (other than bottled water with a screw on
cap) are not allowed in the Learning Center by any student.
• If you schedule yourself to tutor large blocks of time, please
allow yourself time for lunch and/or smoking before or
after tutoring sessions not during them!
• Clock out immediately after the tutoring session is over.
Other than the first 15 minutes, you are only being paid for
the time you are actually tutoring!
C.
• Practice good personal hygiene! Odors can be very
distracting.
• Too much perfume or cologne can be just as distracting as
someone who just came from the gym without showering.
• Remember, coffee and/or cigarettes cause odors too.
D.
The Learning Center does not have a written dress code;
however, we do expect you to dress appropriately.
Sagging or revealing clothes can take away your
credibility, and could be offensive to your tutees and/or
other students as well as to staff.
E.
• On the blank schedule, supplied in the packet you received
from the Learning Center Technician, mark a small X in the
corner of each box signifying the hour(s) you are available.
An example is on the following slide.
• You are required to check your schedule at least every other
day.
• You are given a 24 hour grace period before you are
expected to show for a new appointment!
Susanna Banana is going to tutor English 50 and English 101A. Let’s watch as she sets up her schedule.
First Susanna will need to
Susanna Banana
English 50 & 101A
look at her class schedule to
see when she is available.
X Amy Ashton
X Amy Ashton
In ink, Susanna marks an X
Eng 50
Eng 50
in one corner of each box
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X
signifying the hour(s) she is
Brain
X Brian Brain
X Brian
Eng 101A
Eng 101A
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available. The X must be
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X
large enough to see yet small
enough to leave room for the
Learning Center Technician
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X
to write the student’s name
and subject they need help
X Chris Crab
X Chris Crab
Eng 50
Eng 50
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with.
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X
This is an example of
Susanna’s schedule, after she
has set it up?
This is what Susanna’s
schedule looks like after the
Learning Center Technician
has made a few tutoring
appointments for her.
F.
Every effort will be made to post cancelations on the
cork board located next to the storage room door. Once
you have read the message, please discard it unless it
appears to be addressed to multiple tutors.
If you are canceling, please notify the Learning
Technician or other staff member and then place a postit note on the SARSTRAK computer podium. Make sure
it is visible to students when they are logging in.
G.
 All tutors must complete WTE (Web Time Entry) training. This information will
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be given to you through the financial aid office.
All tutors are required to clock in on a time card using the time clock. Make sure
your tutee’s first and last name and the date is written in for every tutoring
session.
To insure the time stamp is in the correct spot on the time card; make sure you
line up the blue marker on the time clock with the appropriate line on the time
card then press the lever to stamp the time onto the time card.
If you forget to clock in or out take your time card to a Learning Center staff
member immediately and inform her/him so they can hand write and initial it!
Habits of forgetting to use the time clock can result in a loss of time; and
therefore, a loss of money to you.
You will be required to input your time in the WTE on a daily basis.
Clock out immediately after the tutoring session is over. Other than the first 15
minutes, you are only being paid for the time you are actually tutoring!
H.
 It is best to keep your personal belongings with you at all
times! The Learning Center will not be held responsible
for lost or stolen items.
 If you have a vehicle with a trunk you might consider
keeping your belongings locked inside, away from prying
eyes and hands.
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Potentially, you can meet a very diverse population of people during your time as a peer
tutor. Porterville College attracts students from within an hours drive as well as from
areas far enough away that relocation is required. You may meet people just like yourself
from just around the corner. You may meet people from places you may have never even
heard of. You may even meet people from an area you have only dreamed of one day
visiting.
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The subject you tutor as well as the level of that subject can be a determining factor as to
the people you meet during the course of your tutoring.
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With the many different types of people you meet comes the possibility of meeting
someone whose personality may clash with your own. If you sense a problem brewing
please bring it to the Learning Center Staff’s attention before it escalates into a bad
situation.
If you need to speak with a Learning Center staff member
regarding a student, even if that student is not on your
schedule, please do not hesitate to do so.
It is better to come forward for nothing then to not come
forward and the problem be real and get out of hand.
Play it safe.
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How will you know if your tutee has
arrived?
Greeting your tutees
What if I run out of time?
Working with groups
Insuring Visibility
Encouraging Participation
 Each tutee must log in on the SARSTRAK computer located on the
podium.
 You, the tutor, can check to see if your student has logged in by
pressing F-10 on the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard remains
behind the monitor, or is returned to that location.
 So the tutee can identify you, please wear a stick on name badge.
Badges are located by the time clock. Write your name on one and
wear it while tutoring, especially when meeting with a new tutee.
Please try to reuse the name badges for economical purposes.
These two factors should help the two
of you in locating each other.
Tutees may be a little intimidated at first. Take a few
minutes to get to know them a little. A good way to do
this would be to tell the tutee a little about yourself.
After briefly telling about yourself, ask if (s)he has
declared a major and if so what it is. Ask about their
hobbies and their instructor(s) too.
This information can later be useful to increase the
tutee’s rate of comprehension. For example, if the tutee
likes to fish you might be able to relate a math problem
to the size, and weight of a fish.
 Make sure you and your tutee are aware of the
time restraint.
 Typically, each appointment is made for one hour. Do
NOT go over that time, even if you do NOT have
another tutee waiting.
 Manage the time you have with each tutee so they
can get the most out of each session.
 If you, your tutee, or both of you have a class right after
a tutoring session, it is okay to end the session a couple
of minutes early in order to get to class on time.
 Everyone benefits by good time management.
6.
 Insuring Visibility
 Encouraging Participation
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Arrange seating
~Make sure that all students in the group have equal
visual opportunities
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Turn your notes around
~As you are referring to notes, handouts, and/or
textbooks it is a good idea to have them turned so the
group can equally see the material
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Rearrange positions
~Remember to make sure all of your students can easily
see notes, books, etc. If the students cannot easily see,
then rearrange the item’s positions for ease of view.
 Ask one student to explain an answer or concept to the
other students (e.g. a graph or chart).
 Keep control of the dominant students and reassure the
quiet ones. Keep them balanced; dominant students tend
to make the quiet students a little more quiet.
 Take a vote – if your group is split on an opinion a vote is a
good way to begin dialog in a controlled manner.
 Summarize students ideas – recap the discussion and make
sure you do not focus on one student’s comments unless it
was voted to be the best viewpoint.
If you have any
questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to
talk with one of the
Learning Center’s
staff members.