SERVICES
Location where students can compose, access Internet resources, and print
What is the ALC computer lab-Room 105?
Current students at BRCC and area universities who are recommended by faculty
Who are the tutors in the ALC?
You can access through Canvas and get 600 minutes free in an academic year
What is Smarthinking?
They're equipped with whiteboards and markers, accommodating 6-8 students
What are ALC study rooms?
It's required every time you report to work.
What is logging in at the front desk?
There are 5 in the ALC
What are study rooms?
Required of all who want to work as a tutor
What is tutor training?
What is 3.0 overall GPA?
What is a faculty recommendation?
Self-paced, web-based tutorials in many subject areas and available free to students.
What is PLE PLATO?
It's available every Monday and Wednesday, and often whenever students ask
What is free coffee?
You're allotted 15 minutes for every 3 hours, and you inform the front desk each time.
What is the tutor/student worker break policy?
Help students can access when the ALC is closed
What are Smarthinking and the Online Learning Center?
Coach, encourage, prompt, and probe
What's a tutor's job?
It hosts numerous handouts, websites, reference materials, and center information
What is the Online Learning Center (OLC)?
Your BRCC ID
What do you need to access ALC services?
A benefit but not part of our job description
What is studying while on the clock?
Subject-area handouts, learning strategies handouts, textbooks, and reference materials
What print resources are available in the ALC?
Tutoring is mostly about getting the answer rather the process of understanding
What do students think tutoring is about?
It provides students taking online classes virtual support resources
What is e-Learner support on the ALC website?
Students struggling, students seeking to advance, and students aiming to excel
Who uses the ALC?
You need to call the front desk AND inform your supervisor(s).
What is required when late or unable to make it to work?
Opportunity to engage with a peer about class material, explore one's understanding, and share questions and concerns
What is tutoring?
Engage with material over and over
Increase subject-specific knowledge
Learn about the learning process
Enhance communication skills
What are some benefits of tutoring (to the tutor)?
It guides students looking to form a study group.
What is the Study Group link on the ALC webpage?
A supportive study environment supporting a community of learners
What is the ALC?
You log in and log out ahead of time on your login sheet.
What's a big no-no?