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Tutoring Center

Jackson College is committed to student success and offers all its students free academic tutoring at various college locations in friendly, supportive environments. The goal of tutoring is to provide individualized or group assistance that enables you to develop academic mastery and independence.

Tutoring

The CSS has many tutoring options available for students.  There are faculty tutors and student tutors who serve students in the CSS for in person tutoring during our open hours.

Our tutoring center is open Monday through Thursday from 9am to 6pm for in person appointments and drop-in tutoring.

The CSS also has online tutoring appointments during open hours, after hours, and weekends. Our virtual appointments will be held through Big Blue Button or Zoom.  Tutors may offer help with Canvas, homework and study support.


Writing Center

 

The CSS faculty writing tutors are here to serve you! Meetings can be held either in person or via Zoom.

As tutors, we use a Socratic Questioning process, which guides and inspires you while writing and revising your papers.  We will be reviewing the papers together with you. Please note that we can work with all disciplines where papers are required, and this includes English language learners.

Need help?  See our appointment hours and contact information below. You can make a virtual or in person appointment with any of the writing faculty.  We are also available for drop-in tutoring at the CSS during our open hours: Monday through Thursday 9am to 6pm. Reminder: A copy of the assignment, along with a grading rubric, and any other documents would help us help you.

Together, we will make this work!

Contact

  • Phone: 517.796.8415
  • E-mail: JCCSS@fcxc.net

Writing Center Tutors

 

Virginia Imperial

Hello students! I am Virginia Imperial, an Adjunct Instructor at Jackson College since 2008 and a Writing Lab tutor since 2010. I look forward to getting to know you and encouraging you to take ownership of your writing, mindful that my colleagues and I all work to support your professor’s course requirements. Specifically, I will ask questions to help you clarify your ideas and strengthen certain areas such as thesis development, organization, and structure. Each of you is unique, possessing inherent dignity; therefore, I strive to make this philosophy of teaching visible with every encounter. I am excited to meet you and show you that writing is a skill you can enjoy and use throughout your life. Welcome to the Center for Student Success!

You can schedule a tutoring session with me below or

Schedule a tutoring session with Virginia

Sandy Schultz

Hi!  My name is Sandra Schultz, and I am an alumnus of California State University Long Beach, where I graduated with by BA and MA in English.

As a life-long writer, learning and teaching how to successfully communicate through writing resonates deeply inside of me.  The importance of effective writing cannot be underestimated. Teaching students how to write as a communication tool greatly contributes to their success as a student.  Not only are they learning to write papers for classes, but they are learning how to express their needs, desires, ideas, opinions, and wisdom.  They can take this tool out into their world to better their relationships, to navigate their path towards their goals, and to participate more fully as a social being.

First and foremost, I work to create an environment within which the student will feel safe, welcomed, and respected.  I consider each student as an individual with unique learning styles, and in the best scenario, I will also learn from them.  I present content in the most efficient way that I can, striving for clarity and cohesion, so that no student who is willing and able to learn will be left behind.  I make myself available to answer questions, clear confusion, and help students to discover and strengthen their unique voice.

Teaching and tutoring are my passion!  I look forward to meeting you and helping you in any way I can. You can schedule a tutoring session with me below or .

Schedule a tutoring session with Sandy

Teri Utz

Hi! My name is Teri Utz. I am new to the Center for Student Success, but I have been teaching English and writing since graduating from Ohio University with my BSEd in English.

After graduation, I moved to South Korea and taught English as a Foreign Language and English Language Arts to international students living there. When I returned to the United States, I continued teaching English at a variety of levels until graduating with my MA in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and Intercultural Studies from Wheaton College.

My goal in tutoring writing here at the CSS is to work with students to make assignments clear and the completion of them manageable and less overwhelming. I am glad for this opportunity to tutor and get better acquainted with our students here at Jackson College!

I look forward to helping you experience success and satisfaction in your work. You can schedule a tutoring session with me below or .

Schedule a tutoring session with Teri

Supplemental Instruction

Our Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an academic assistance program that uses peer-assisted study sessions with SI Leaders. SI leaders are students who are independent learners who have successfully navigated their courses and are prepared to share what they have learned. Sessions are regularly scheduled, informal review sessions in which students compare notes, discuss readings, develop organizational tools, and predict test items. Students learn how to integrate course content and study skills while working together.

At each session, you will be guided through this material by your SI leader. They know the course content and are anxious to help guide you through it. They’ll be in class with you every day, hearing what you hear. What they won’t do is lecture; their job is to help you think about the lectures and practice techniques, and then put it all together during the SI sessions.

Spring 2024 Supplemental Instruction Schedule

COURSE DAY TIME ROOM SI LEADER
BIO 161.01 Mondays 1pm-2pm JM 133 Marissa Benn
BIO 161.01 Wednesdays 1pm-2pm JM 133 Marissa Benn
CEM 131.I1 Tuesdays 7pm-9pm Online Correy Grunden
GEL 109.H50 Tuesdays 12pm-1pm JM 147 Nolan Hughey
GEL 109.H50 Thursdays 4pm-5pm JM 147 Nolan Hughey
MAT 130.I1 & I2 Mondays 5pm-6pm Online Kylie Spieth
MAT 130.I1 & I2 Wednesdays 8pm-9pm Online Kylie Spieth
MAT 133.01 Mondays 4pm-5pm JM 147 Gabi Packer
MAT 133.01 Thursdays 12pm-1pm JM 147 Gabi Packer
MAT 133.03 Tuesdays 12pm-1pm JM 211 Mary Jo Cox
MAT 133.03 Thursdays 12pm-1pm JM 211 Mary Jo Cox
MAT 133.81 Mondays 4pm-5pm HIL Dmitri Matthews
MAT 133.81 Wednesdays 4pm-5pm HIL Dmitri Matthews
MAT 133.I1 & I2 Tuesdays 8pm-9pm Online Erinne Sisk
MAT 133.I1 & I2 Fridays 8pm-9pm Online Erinne Sisk
MAT 139.01 Mondays 1pm-2pm JM 147 Haley Wallace
MAT 139.01 Wednesdays 1pm-2pm JM 147 Haley Wallace

Become a Tutor/SI

Tutor Eligibility requirements

  • Must be currently enrolled at Jackson College in six or more credits.
  • Have earned a 3.5 or better in the course you wish to tutor.
  • If you are currently enrolled in a course you would like to tutor, your instructor must recommend you by contacting the Center.
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.

Supplemental Instruction Leader Eligibility requirements

  • Must be currently enrolled at Jackson College in six or more credits.
  • Have earned a 3.0 or better in the course you wish to SI.
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

If you meet eligibility requirements and are interested in becoming a tutor/SI, please contact CSS at 517.796.8415, JCCSS@Jccmi.edu, stop by Bert Walker Hall, room 138, or schedule a meeting to learn more.

Schedule an information meeting

Tutor certification program

The Center for Student Success is currently CRLA Certified!

Important facts about tutoring certification:

  • Sponsored by the College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA), an international tutor certification organization that sets a standard of skills and training for tutors and provides recognition and reinforcement for tutors’ successful work.
  • Certifies programs at three levels
  • Requires 10 hours of training and 25 hours of tutoring experience for each certification level
  • Provides professional standards for tutor training
  • Rewards tutors
  • Establishes credibility for tutoring programs
  • Is endorsed by the National Association for Developmental Education and Commission XVI, Academic Support in Higher Education, of the American College Personnel Association

Make tutoring work for you!

Come prepared
Bring your textbook, notes, and assignment sheets with you. Read your assignments and do your best to work through your homework problems before your tutoring session.

Attend classes regularly
Tutoring is designed to supplement class instruction, not to replace it.

Do not ask tutors to do your work
This includes homework, proof-read your assignment, or assist in any way with take-home exams. Tutors can help clarify assignments and identify skills needed to complete assignments. They can give you extra problems and examples like the ones your having trouble with and help you learn to solve them.

Understand that student tutors are not teachers
Teaching provides students with new information; tutoring helps the students master that information by providing alternate explanations, techniques and examples.

Use tutoring services early & often
You will benefit more from tutoring if you come when you first begin having problems. If you wait until the last minute, you may not be able to master the material in time to succeed on tests and assignments.

Do not expect tutors to know everything
Remember that tutors are students like you who have mastered specific course content with a specific instructor. They are not expected to have the level of experience of your professor.

Ask questions as they arise
If you remain silent, the tutor may assume you understand. Tutors have learned many ways to explain a single concept, so continue to ask questions until the material is clear for you.

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Doing this helps us maintain funding to continue to provide these services free of charge.