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Tutor Talk ushers in an online era By Megan Pendagast As the course load increases, free time diminishes and deadlines loom around the corner. The prospect of seeking help outside of class can seem daunting. For some, squeezing in a tutoring session can potentially overload a schedule. Tutor Talk, a program started by the Student Success Center (SSC) at the start of this month, was created to combat this very issue. In fact, students’ collective convenience is considered a main priority. Tutor Talk allows tutors and students to communicate with each other from the comfort of their own homes. No appointments are necessary, as the program is conducted entirely through Blackboard Instant Message, so every student has the opportunity to take advantage of this new option. It’s ideal for students who are in a hurry, only have a quick question or want a sounding board for ideas. “The student can chat online with a tutor between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday,” said Jenny Scudder, assistant director of SSC, who developed and ultimately launched Tutor Talk. The program offers an instant response for the inquiring student. Online tutors can guide participants in the right direction and act as a precursor to an individual or group session with a tutor. Tutor Talk eases students into the tutoring process by making the program easy to access and utilize. “Hopefully, as students learn about this option, they will know getting help is as easy as chatting on Facebook,” Scudder said. This is not the SSC’s first foray into online tutoring; rather, it is a refinement of the preexisting system. “We have offered online tutoring options for three years and continue to look for ways to make tutoring easy for students to use at Rider,” Scudder said. Tutor Talk came into existence through students’ suggestions. “Many have expressed that sometimes they just have a quick question and don’t feel they need an entire appointment,” Scudder said. By streamlining the program, students in dire need of a quick response can get answers almost immediately. “I think this could be helpful for desperate situations,” said sophomore public relations major Leandra del Pozo. “However, I feel that tutoring is more effective in person.” The program can be utilized as a shortcut or a stepping stone, depending on each individual student’s preference. “Through Tutor Talk students can learn a strategy to work through that brick wall and hopefully schedule a session with a tutor in the future,” Scudder said. Tutor Talk furthers the SSC’s fundamental objective as well. “One of the goals of the Student Success Center is to design academic support services that are meaningful, appealing, and relevant,” said Kendall Friedman, director of the SSC. “Tutor Talk is our most recent initiative that is intended as a student-friendly means of assistance that we hope bring students into our center for more individualized support in the future.” Current and former student tutors are responsible for creating many of the online materials, which are often updated. While this semester is winding down, Tutor Talk will continue to operate in the fall. Anyone interested can check out the SSC website or click the link on their Facebook page. Students can schedule their own appointments in room 237 of the Bart Luedeke Center.
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Ushers Teagascóir Plé i ré ar líne Ag Megan Pendagast Mar an mhéaduithe ualaigh ndóigh diminishes, am saor in aisce agus spriocdhátaí a sheol timpeall an chúinne. Is féidir leis an ionchas ag lorg cabhrach taobh amuigh den rang cosúil daunting. Do roinnt, is féidir Fáscadh i seisiún tutoring overload d'fhéadfadh a bheith le sceideal. Cruthaíodh Teagascóir Talk, clár tosaithe ag an Rath Ionad na Mac Léinn (SSC) ag tús na míosa seo, chun dul i ngleic leis an gceist an-. Go deimhin, tá na mac léinn a mheas mar thosaíocht áise comhchoiteann is mó. Ceadaíonn Teagascóir Plé teagascóirí agus mic léinn chun cumarsáid a dhéanamh lena chéile ó chompord a dtithe féin. Níl ceapacháin is gá, mar go bhfuil an clár go hiomlán i Teachtaireacht Blackboard láithrigh, agus mar sin tá gach mac léinn an deis leas a bhaint as an rogha seo nua. Tá sé iontach do mhic léinn atá i deifir, ach ceist tapa nó bord sounding le haghaidh smaointe a iarraidh. "Is féidir leis an mac léinn comhrá ar líne le teagascóir idir na huaireanta 18:00 agus 20:00, Dé Luain trí Déardaoin," a dúirt Jenny Scudder, cúntóir stiúrthóir SSC, a fhorbairt agus ar deireadh thiar seoladh Plé Teagascóir. Cuireann an clár le freagairt láithreach ar an mac léinn fiosrach. Is féidir le teagascóirí ar líne a threorú rannpháirtithe sa treo ceart agus gníomhú mar réamhtheachtaí le seisiún duine aonair nó grúpa le teagascóir. Eases Teagascóir Plé daltaí isteach sa phróiseas tutoring ag déanamh an clár éasca a rochtain agus a úsáid. "Tá súil againn, mar a fhoghlaim daltaí faoi rogha seo, beidh a fhios acu ag fáil cúnamh é chomh héasca agus is ag comhrá ar Facebook," a dúirt Scudder. Ní hé seo an chéad foray an SSC ar tutoring isteach ar líne; in áit, tá sé mionchoigeartú ar an gcóras preexisting. "Táimid tar éis tairiscint roghanna tutoring ar líne ar feadh trí bliana agus leanúint ar aghaidh chun breathnú ar bhealaí a dhéanamh tutoring éasca do mhic léinn a úsáid ar rothaí," a dúirt Scudder. Teagascóir Plé tháinig ar an saol trí mheán na mac léinn moltaí. "A lán acu in iúl go uaireanta acu ach ceist tapaidh agus nach mbraitheann is gá iad coinne ar fad," a dúirt Scudder. Ag sruthlíniú ar an gclár, is féidir le mic léinn a bhfuil gá dire le freagairt go mear freagraí a fháil ar beagnach láithreach. "Sílim go bhféadfadh sé seo a bheith ina chuidiú le haghaidh cásanna éadóchasach," a dúirt sophomore caidreamh poiblí móra Leandra del Pozo. "Mar sin féin, is dóigh liom go bhfuil tutoring níos éifeachtaí sa duine." Is féidir an clár a úsáid mar aicearra nó cloch stepping, ag brath ar gach mac léinn an duine aonair rogha. "Is féidir Trí mic léinn Plé Teagascóir fhoghlaim le straitéis a bheith ag obair tríd an balla bríce agus táthar ag súil seisiún sceideal le teagascóir sa todhchaí," a dúirt Scudder. Furthers Teagascóir Plé cuspóir bunúsach an SSC ar chomh maith. "Ceann de na spriocanna an Ionad Rath na Mac Léinn é a dhearadh seirbhísí tacaíochta acadúla go bhfuil brí, achomharc a dhéanamh, agus ábhartha," a dúirt Kendall Friedman, stiúrthóir ar an SSC. "Is é ár n-Teagascóir Plé tionscnamh is déanaí go bhfuil sé beartaithe mar bhealach le mac léinn-chairdiúil an chúnaimh sin tá súil againn mic léinn a thabhairt isteach le haghaidh ár n-ionad níos mó tacaíochta aonair sa todhchaí." Tá teagascóirí mac léinn reatha agus iar-freagrach as a chruthú go leor de na hábhair ar líne, atá cothrom le dáta go minic. Cé go bhfuil an seimeastar foirceannadh síos, beidh Teagascóir Plé ar aghaidh ag oibriú an titim. Is féidir le duine ar bith a bhfuil suim acu a sheiceáil amach ar an láithreán gréasáin SSC nó an nasc ar a leathanach Facebook cliceáil. Is féidir le daltaí a gcuid sceideal ceapacháin féin i seomra 237 den Luedeke Bart Center.