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LRC Team

 

Damon Nance
Dean, Technology & Learning Resources
(951) 372-7041
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Daren Koch
Mustang Tutoring
Associate Faculty,
Computer Information Systems
Learning Resource Center
(951) 372-7028
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Brianna Reyes
Tutorial Services Clerk
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Mission Statement

Norco College inspires a diverse student body by an inclusive innovative approach to learning through its pathways to transfer, professional, career and technical education, certificates, and degrees. We are proud to be a pivotal hub for scholarship, arts and culture, dynamic technologies, and partnerships. Norco College encourages self-empowerment and is dedicated to transforming the lives of our students, employees, and community.

Faculty Resources

What subjects do we tutor, and who are the tutors?

Tutoring sessions are led by trained tutors who received an “A” or “B” in the respective courses for which they choose to tutor. They reinforce specific course material emphasized by the professors and use their own successful student experiences to integrate what-to-learn with how-to-learn. All of our tutors must be recommended by the College’s faculty members. Subject areas offered for tutoring change each semester, but typically include math, chemistry, history, psychology, physics, biology, anatomy, sociology, business administration, computer information systems, Spanish, and more.

• To recommend a student to become a tutor, click HERE. (In order to complete this form, you will need the student's name and student ID).
• To download the Norco College Embedded Tutoring Best Practices, click HERE.
• To submit a request for an Embedded Tutor, click HERE.

Tutor Hiring

How Do I Become a Tutor? 

Tutoring sessions are led by qualified tutors who received an “A” or “B” in the respective courses for which they choose to tutor. They reinforce specific course material emphasized by the instructors and use their own successful student experiences to integrate what-to-learn with how-to-learn.

Tutors must have passed the class(es) they are tutoring in with at least a “B” grade or higher and:

• Have completed ILA-1: Introduction to Tutor Training course.

  • Note: English and Writing tutors must complete ENG-4.

  • Completion of required courses does not guarantee job placement. Tutoring positions are offered based on the interview process, faculty recommendation, departmental need and availability of funds.

• Currently have and maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher each semester

• Have excellent interpersonal skills

• Minimum of 1 semester of coursework at any college or university

• Submit an unofficial copy of your transcript(s)

• Proof of enrollment in at least 6 units for the Fall and Spring semesters

• Tutor Application
• LRC Faulty Recommendation Form
• Register for your WCONLINE Account

Embedded Tutoring

What is Embedded Tutoring at Norco College?

Embedded Tutors are tutors that offer academic support in the classroom, helping students individually and in groups, as appropriate for a specific course. Embedded Tutoring is a student-centered fully customizable academic support service, which is developed according to the guidelines, resources, and best practices provided by the College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA). As in all other aspects of tutoring support, services will be organized, implemented, and honed according to the needs of individual students and faculty members.

Embedded Tutoring Best Practices:

• In-class support is tailored to specific class/instructor need.
• Embedded Tutors can attend full lectures or specific parts of lectures, as determined by the instructor.
• Embedded Tutors do not necessarily need to attend every class session. In some cases, only Study Groups are necessary.
• Tutors need to have an active role in the classroom, for the times that they are scheduled to be in the class, not just attending the class as a student
• The instructor owns the classroom space
• Tutors are mindful to the instructor’s lead
• Tutors and faculty discuss what is expected of the tutor’s participation and what strategies will be used inside the classroom
• Tutors are not teaching assistants. They do not:
• Grade papers
• Enforce class policy or discipline
• Lecture (tutors are not teachers and will not lecture/re-lecture)
• Supervise the class in the absence of the instructor
• Assist with students with content not yet covered by the instructor
  
  

Study Group Best Practices:

• Scheduled based on student availability survey results
• Take place outside of scheduled lecture times
• In-person sessions are held in the LRC
• Online sessions are accessible via the LRC Zoom link
• Tutors assist individual students with their individual needs
• Tutors do not independently generate content
• Faculty may or may not provide materials for Study Groups
• Tutors may assist instructors with creating materials
• Study Groups are open to all students that are enrolled in the same course

Please submit a Request for Embedded Tutoring and/or Study Groups form, to request services.

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