TASC: When you're here, you're family.
Nikki Kochman
Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: News
Although it is still early in the semester, first exams are approaching fast. Whether you need quick help with editing a paper or continuous tutoring in a class, TASC (Tutoring and Academic Success Center) is here to help!
Located in MC 105 is TASC's walk-in tutoring for a quick fix of your homework problems. Four students are usually there between 11:00 a.m. until 3 p.m. to help you in a variety of subjects. (For a complete list visit www.csuohio.edu/academic/advising/tutoring/walkin.html)
When describing TASC, Eric Shilling, a tutor, said, "we're like a family." He said many students he helps often come back, not just to get tutoring, but to say hello.
Another TASC tutor takes it one step further in helping his students. He focuses on ESL (English as a second language) students by helping them learn English and American ways, often taking them on field trips around Cleveland.
New this semester to CSU is e-tutoring, for those students with difficult schedules who need help on the weekends or at night. You can log online (http://www.etutoring.org/) at any time and submit a paper to be edited or Web cam chat to get help on math homework.
Upstairs in MC 401 is TASC's headquarters. Walking into the room you can tell it's a warm, comfortable atmosphere with the smell of coffee brewing for the students. At each of 12 tables sit a tutor awaiting on it's next student. There are couches set up and a computer where you sign in for your appointment.
In order to be tutored up here you must sign a contract to meet regularly once a week, for an hour, with your designated tutor. With over 63 tutors working there, you are bound to find someone you can really enjoy learning from.
Tutors must have at least a 3.0 GPA, an A or B in the subject they would like to tutor in and be a full time student. Also, they must have great communication skills in order to be able to teach the subject and establish a connection with the students. Each tutor has their own style of teaching, often being able to tutor in multiple subjects.
TASC started in 2008, with the population of students doubling every semester. They now have 662 regular students.
TASC 3-D is this semester's slogan using hands-on ways of learning. Alma Pitchford, a tutor who has been there since nearly the beginning, said she used color coded Legos to show a student how the format of a paper should be. They keep a variety of board games around the class to use, including Scrabble to teach ESL students English.
Julie Hills, assistant coordinator, stresses the importance of having a good student-tutor relationship saying "we're really blessed with people." She also mentioned how they are like one big family, similar to the Olive Garden slogan.
If you would like to apply to be a tutor, or be tutored, Hills said they can always accommodate.
TASC services are free for students. For more information, e-mail tutoring@csuohio.edu, call 216-687-2012, or visit http://www.csuohio.edu/academic/advising/tutoring/.
Located in MC 105 is TASC's walk-in tutoring for a quick fix of your homework problems. Four students are usually there between 11:00 a.m. until 3 p.m. to help you in a variety of subjects. (For a complete list visit www.csuohio.edu/academic/advising/tutoring/walkin.html)
When describing TASC, Eric Shilling, a tutor, said, "we're like a family." He said many students he helps often come back, not just to get tutoring, but to say hello.
Another TASC tutor takes it one step further in helping his students. He focuses on ESL (English as a second language) students by helping them learn English and American ways, often taking them on field trips around Cleveland.
New this semester to CSU is e-tutoring, for those students with difficult schedules who need help on the weekends or at night. You can log online (http://www.etutoring.org/) at any time and submit a paper to be edited or Web cam chat to get help on math homework.
Upstairs in MC 401 is TASC's headquarters. Walking into the room you can tell it's a warm, comfortable atmosphere with the smell of coffee brewing for the students. At each of 12 tables sit a tutor awaiting on it's next student. There are couches set up and a computer where you sign in for your appointment.
In order to be tutored up here you must sign a contract to meet regularly once a week, for an hour, with your designated tutor. With over 63 tutors working there, you are bound to find someone you can really enjoy learning from.
Tutors must have at least a 3.0 GPA, an A or B in the subject they would like to tutor in and be a full time student. Also, they must have great communication skills in order to be able to teach the subject and establish a connection with the students. Each tutor has their own style of teaching, often being able to tutor in multiple subjects.
TASC started in 2008, with the population of students doubling every semester. They now have 662 regular students.
TASC 3-D is this semester's slogan using hands-on ways of learning. Alma Pitchford, a tutor who has been there since nearly the beginning, said she used color coded Legos to show a student how the format of a paper should be. They keep a variety of board games around the class to use, including Scrabble to teach ESL students English.
Julie Hills, assistant coordinator, stresses the importance of having a good student-tutor relationship saying "we're really blessed with people." She also mentioned how they are like one big family, similar to the Olive Garden slogan.
If you would like to apply to be a tutor, or be tutored, Hills said they can always accommodate.
TASC services are free for students. For more information, e-mail tutoring@csuohio.edu, call 216-687-2012, or visit http://www.csuohio.edu/academic/advising/tutoring/.
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