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Tutoring 101 @ Barnard:
A tipsheet for students with disabilities
Peer tutoring at Barnard is offered via a variety of programs and formats-and the Office of Disability Services can provide disability-related tutoring support (2 hours/wk) to students who are registered with ODS and have been approved for tutoring by either LD coordinator Okie Hrycak or Director Susan Quinby. We hope that this tipsheet will serve as a type of "virtual learning center" to assist you with your academic endeavors at Barnard! Contact: Dean Adjua Starks Academic Fellows are Barnard undergraduates who provide peer tutoring in small groups of 2-3 students
for the following courses: Bio 1500; Econ 1003; Econ 1007; Econ 3033; Econ 3035; Math 1101;
Math 1102; elementary and intermediate language classes. Hourly fee based on a sliding scale. Contact: Mary Young The Barnard and Columbia Math Help Rooms provide free drop-in tutoring throughout the FA '09 term, closing on 12/16/09. Students should go to 333 Milbank (Barnard) for help with College Algebra and Calculus I/II-and to 406 Math (Columbia) for all other courses.
Weekly schedules for FA '09 are available online (www.barnard.edu/math) with hours M-F 10am-10pm
in 333 Milbank and M-F 10am-6pm in 406 Math. Contact: Dean Adjua Starks In consultation with faculty members who teach General Chemistry I, Organic Chemistry II and Physics I, the following workshop rooms are available for free drop-in tutoring for FA '09:
General Chemistry I (BC 2001)
Organic Chemistry II (BC 3230)
Physics I (BC 2001)
Contacts: Pam Cobrin, Director or Judith Vick, Senior Writing Fellow The Writing Fellows are specially trained peer tutors who work with writers across all disciplines.
Writing Fellows are available Sun-Fri from 10am-6pm and reservations can be made online (www.barnard.edu/writing).
Project OWL (Options in Writing and Learning) is a collaboration between ODS and the Writing Center. Launched in 1995 when the first (self-identified) LD Writing Fellow was selected-Project OWL includes a six-session mini-course offered each semester to interested Writing Fellows and taught by ODS LD Coordinator Okie Hrycak. Added in 2006, WFIR (Writing Fellows In Residence) offers 1-1 writing support in 105 Hewitt to ODS-registered students. For current WFIR schedule, visit www.barnard.edu/ods/projectowl.html. Contact: Colleen Reilly The Accommodative Aide Program recruits and trains volunteer/paid disabled and nondisabled students to serve as readers, tutors, typists, notetakers and other aides for students with disabilities who are registered with ODS. Students wishing to serve as an accommodative aide should stop by ODS in 105 Hewitt to complete the Directory Form which includes a schedule of free times and check-off lists of preferred aide categories. Copies of the Accommodative Aide Directory are then published and distributed to students with disabilities who need assistance. Disabled students contact aides directly; work schedules can vary greatly based on student disabilities and related needs. Contact: Nikki Youngblood Students registered with HEOP (Higher Education Opportunity Program) are eligible for 2-4 hours of weekly tutoring through the Dean of Studies Academic Assistance Program. HEOP also offers Barnard Success!, an academic skills course for first-years, as well as individual study skills sessions with a HEOP Scholars adviser. For more info, visit www.barnard.edu/heop. For students unable to locate tutors via any of the traditional methods, ODS can contact individual academic departmental assistants to locate junior and senior majors who may be interested in short-term tutoring. In this informal process, an email is sent to all majors in a given academic discipline who are then asked to contact ODS directly if interested in serving as a tutor. Students may also wish to post "Tutor Needed" flyers on departmental bulletin boards-or speak directly with their faculty members and/or advisers. Though many students prefer to study alone, others find great benefit in locating and/or forming informal study groups throughout the semester or during exam time. Students may wish to use a study buddy/study group sign-up sheet and should speak with their professors about distribution of the form when they
self-identify their disabilities and related needs. A study buddy/study group template can be found at www.barnard.edu/ods/peersupport. |
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