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26 Oct

Posted by Subject Area Tutoring in Current Tutors, Food for Thought, Policy Updates, Weekly Announcements.

Tutors,

I hope everyone’s doing well. We have a lot to report this week, so please give this email a good read.

First, this coming Sunday will be another deadline for submitting your hours. Remember to get those hours into PeopleSoft, and all of your sessions are in TutorTrac. Also, bring in your Work Summary Reports if you have them. You should address any irregularities in this process with an email to me. Effective next week, any issues with payroll will require you coming in to talk to me.

Second, here is a quick policy update. When you are working in the Learning Co-op, please write your name on your workspace’s designated whiteboard. This allows front desk staff members and students to find tutors quickly and easily.

Third, here are some statistics. For the month of September 2012 alone (a three week period), subject area tutors recorded 158 different students with 316 tutoring sessions. Our total sessions exceeds numbers from the last few years. Great job to all of you busy tutors; you’ve all worked hard to help a lot of your peers. Give yourself a pat on the back.

Fourth, a private tutoring opportunity has come up for CHEM 031. For someone who wants to work with a student regularly to assist with CHEM 031, get in touch with me.

Next, an update on outstanding tutor requests. These are courses for which we do not have any/enough current tutors listed:
BIOL 001, CDAE 002, BIOL 003, SPAN 001-109, CHEM 121, EC 060, NR 104, MATH 173, CS 031
If you can work with any of these courses, do let me know.

Finally, as we approach the end of the semester, please notify me if you will be graduating. It’s never too early to start talking about planning for next semester. Giving me the notice allows me to recruit tutors for any courses you tutor. This helps me, students, and other tutors. So, let me know!

And one last note: I hope everyone has an amazing, overwhelmingly fantastic Halloween. Feel free to tutor in costumes. Be smart, safe, and a have a blast!

Thanks,
Keith

8 Oct

Posted by Subject Area Tutoring in Current Tutors, Weekly Announcements.

Tutors,

I hope everyone is having a great week. I know it’s getting crazy around here with exams and everything else. It’s pretty hard to believe that a month of the semester has already flown by.

Advice for the day: if your schedule is getting crazy, and you’re getting too many requests for tutoring, group them up! You can meet with two or more students for the same course at the same time. This allows you to help more students without committing any more of your time. If anyone has questions about how to do this, or needs help making arrangements, let me know.

Courses in need of tutors: PBIO 185, CDAE 061, BSAD 132, BIOC 205
Let me know if you might be able to tutor any of these courses.

Remember: the Tutor Blog (http://blog.uvm.edu/subtutor/) has a variety of resources for tutors, including attendance sign in sheets for group sessions, the hour submission deadlines, as well as instructions for using PeopleSoft or TutorTrac. Be sure to look there if you need anything.

Thanks,
Keith

21 Sep

Posted by Subject Area Tutoring in Current Tutors, Weekly Announcements.

I hope everyone is well, and I hope everyone is having success in both your classes as well as your tutoring. I have one important reminder this week:

COMMUNICATE PROMPTLY AND CLEARLY. We have had some complaints about tutors not responding to emails, or taking many days to do so. My expectation is that you respond to an email, whether from me or from a student, within 24 hours. If you are having trouble keeping up with communication because of your schedule, please talk about it with me.

Courses in need of tutors: GEOG 040, PBIO 185, CDAE 061, ASTR 005, BCOR 102. Get in touch with me if you can tutor any of these courses.

There are still openings in the tutor schedule here in the Co-op. If anyone would like to be considered for Co-op hours, please come in to talk to me about it, or send me an email.

For Chinese tutors: we have a private tutor request from the parent of an international exchange high school student. If you have interest in tutoring a high school student in Chinese, contact me for the details.

Best of luck on that first round of exams.

Thanks,
Keith

27 Aug

Welcome back!

Posted by Subject Area Tutoring in Current Tutors.

I want to wish all of you tutors the absolute best of luck in starting the semester. I hope everyone settles in nicely. Remember, if you want to be a tutor again in Fall ’12, you need to complete the Policy Reminders survey.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dGJqckxoUGxzMGxxUXNHa0Y5UlhBMlE6MQ

Also, we have a Tutor Training session from 7:00 to 9:00 on September 3rd, in L/L Commons 315.

Questions, comments, concerns, and funny stories are all welcome. Direct them here: Keith.M.Williams@uvm.edu

22 Jun

SI Fall Calendar Posted

Posted by Subject Area Tutoring in Current Tutors, Meetings and Events.

Hi there, SI Leaders–

I have posted a copy of the SI calendar for this Fall 2012 semester on “SI Resources” page of the blog. All of your training dates and other important reminders are posted here; be sure to check it early an often next semester.

Enjoy the rest of your summers, and don’t forget to stay in touch!

Best,

Rachel

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